Miami's luxury travel advisory since 1986 — a Virtuoso member and a Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists agency, built on the relationships that open doors no algorithm can reach.
Forest Travel is a luxury travel advisory based in North Miami Beach, Florida, designing private journeys for high-net-worth travelers since 1986 — forty years across more than 120 countries. We are a Virtuoso member, a Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists agency. What sets us apart is not inventory — it is access: the relationships with owners, general managers and on-the-ground partners that turn 'impossible' into 'it's arranged.'
The difference between booking a trip and being given a journey.
The same rooms and tours anyone can book online.
Off-market access — after-hours museums, owners' villas held quietly, tables where reservations don't exist — through four decades of relationships.
A call center and a different agent every time.
One dedicated advisor — several of them Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists — who designs the journey around you and stays with you end to end.
A chatbot and a hold queue.
A real person reachable around the clock — in your language — re-routing you before you've noticed the problem.
Reviews and a price comparison.
Forty years of having been there — the right villa, the right month, the right side of the island, for you.
Online platforms are built to sell inventory. A Forest Travel advisor is paid to know what a booking engine cannot — access, timing, and the relationships that change how a journey feels.
| Booking online | A Forest Travel advisor | |
|---|---|---|
| Who you deal with | A platform and a rotating call center | One named, in-house advisor who stays with you end to end |
| Access | Publicly listed rooms, flights and tours | Off-market rooms, upgrades and experiences that never appear online |
| Pricing | The rate you see, plus fees at check-in | The same rate or better, with added value negotiated for you |
| When plans change | A support queue and a policy read back to you | Around-the-clock help from someone with people on the ground |
| Local knowledge | Reviews and star ratings | An advisor who has been there and tells you the truth |
| Personalization | Filters you set yourself | A journey designed around how you actually travel |
| After you book | You are on your own | Introductions and a concierge before, during and after |
The doors worth opening are not for sale online.
Member since 2004Virtuoso is the by-invitation network of the world's leading luxury travel agencies. Membership gives our clients VIP amenities, room upgrades, resort credits and private access at the finest hotels worldwide — benefits you cannot get booking direct.
Top Travel Specialists · 2026Three of our advisors are named to the Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists list for 2026 — the magazine's vetted directory of the destination experts it trusts most.
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