An advisor booking.
Most luxury travelers still book direct or through a credit card portal. Those approaches deliver a hotel room, sometimes with extra perks. None match the knowledge, access, and service that booking with an advisor provides. Curated by Colby delivers clients bespoke bookings with preferred partner recognition, a direct line to hotel management, and travel details coordinated in advance to ensure every aspect of your stay is considered.
Curated by Colby books clients directly with hotels and trusted partners. Properties are recommended from experience and extensive research. Bookings are structured to provide clients with additional value, perks, and VIP recognition.
We book you at the same rates you see on the hotel's website. If you book through credit card portals, let us know. Our partnerships unlock a wider range of offers, combined with the flexibility and direct advocacy working with a dedicated advisor provides. If your trip is a single hotel booking or a multi-destination journey, Curated by Colby is here to elevate your travel.
Curated by Colby operates as a fee-free advisor. No planning fee, no subscription, and no service charges. We work with clients who want to elevate their luxury travel experiences. While we do work with any budget, generally our recommendations and preferred partnership benefits add the most value at properties starting around $1,000 per night.
Curated by Colby spends multiple weeks each year exploring, evaluating, and ensuring that the hotels we recommend meet our standards. We visit destinations around the world, covering a wide range of hotels, resorts, transportation suppliers, and destination experiences. This firsthand insight allows us to guide clients towards the best accommodations, and have the smaller details arranged.
Our knowledge base constantly evolves, even when we are not on the road. Firsthand experience is combined with years of travel research, trusted industry insights, and constant client feedback to maintain a current understanding of hotels and destinations worldwide. Curated by Colby will only recommend hotels that we believe in and that can match the experience our clients expect.
Curated by Colby is not paid to promote any property and does not rely on complimentary travel to form opinions. We pay the same rates that we book for our clients, our reviews provide an authentic take of our travel. Every recommendation has been qualified to the best of our ability and we believe it delivers an exceptional experience. If a property does not meet that standard, it does not get recommended.
Every trip is bespoke for each client. Our recommendations range from the best hotel fit down to what specific room matches client needs for the stay. We understand which properties, experiences, brands, and destinations will best align with a traveler's want. Sometimes that means a celebrated icon. Other times, it means introducing a place a client would not have discovered on their own.
Curated by Colby maintains preferred partnerships with numerous brands and independent travel suppliers. In addition we are an independent affiliate of Virtuoso, offering our clients access to perks and benefits for their travel across the globe. Perks vary by property, but often including daily breakfast, resort and hotel credits, room upgrades when available, and early check-in/late check-out when available. Properties have enhanced special offers during select periods adding even more for clients.
Curated by Colby maintains contact with hospitality professionals around the globe that make up our wide ranging network. We work closely with hotels to prepare them in advance for every client's arrival. Our partners help deliver that warm welcome and ensure you are well looked after throughout your stay. When a Curated by Colby client books a stay, that network becomes part of what elevates your arrival. Wherever you go, we have someone looking after your stay.
Before a client arrives, Curated by Colby is communicating with hotel and supplier teams, sharing preferences, noting special occasions, and ensuring relevant details are in place. This could range from confirming connecting rooms to having a pot of coffee ready every morning to start your day off. The goal is to make sure the property knows who is arriving, what they value, and how to best accommodate them, so the client has everything they are looking for throughout the stay. No detail is too small to pass along.
Sometimes when working with an advisor, the greatest advantages are the ones you do not immediately notice. From the coordination of specific requests to advocating on client’s behalf when something needs resolving. Travel does not always go as planned, allow us to leverage our network and find you the right resolutions when needed the most. Curated by Colby works closely with our preferred partners before, during, and after your travel on your behalf so you have someone looking out for you.
Curated by Colby can be your single point of contact for all travel coordination and needs. You can rely on our consistency and commitment to customer experience. You no longer need to deal with call centers or endlessly waiting to be connected with a service representative. Clients have direct access to Colby at any time for any request. No starting over with a new contact. No repeating preferences. No chasing a response.
We are not a pre-packaged itinerary seller. Our expertise is built around bespoke planning. We develop travel plans that match our clients' travel desire and style. Bookings with us can range from hotel only up total door-to-door planning including flights, hotels, ground transportation, and daily excursions. With Curated by Colby each trip begins with a simple conversation and is then planned to fit clients and match what they are after. No forced additions to your trip.
One time when on the road, Colby was talking to a hotel manager and he shared that the hotel approaches every guest's stay like it is their once-in-a-lifetime visit. That is the expectation they had set themselves to meet. That stuck with us. Whether it is a yearly return or a once-in-a-lifetime milestone trip, Curated by Colby approaches every booking with the same level of care. There is no such thing as a routine trip. Every journey is significant, and our approach reflects that.
Travel should feel effortless, yet sometimes when you need support the most response times matter. Curated by Colby remains readily available to clients at any time, any day. We pride ourselves on keeping clients informed throughout the travel process. Clients can expect proactive outreach to address anything that comes up. We also ensure clients get same day acknowledgement to any queries. We do not like waiting for answers so we will not leave you waiting.