Luxury Travel Advisory in Miami — 40 years crafting the impossible

Forest Travel is a private luxury travel advisory in Miami, not a booking site: an in-house advisor designs each trip from scratch and books it through relationships with hotels, guides and operators built since 1986. Clients also receive Virtuoso amenities at partner hotels (Forest Travel has been a member since 2004), work with advisors named to Condé Nast Traveler's 2026 Top Travel Specialists list, and keep the same advisor before, during and after the trip, with 24/7 support while they travel.

Yes. Forest Travel charges a planning fee of US$250 per itinerary, confirmed in writing before any work begins, and the first conversation with an advisor is free. Commission is not added to what you pay: the hotels, cruise lines and operators we book pay us out of the same rate you would be quoted booking direct.

No. Hotels, cruise lines and tour operators pay Forest Travel out of the same rate you would be quoted booking directly, so the price of the room or cabin does not go up; the only addition is the US$250 planning fee per itinerary. At Virtuoso partner hotels, booking with us usually adds daily breakfast for two, a property credit of about US$100 per stay, and an upgrade or early check-in when available.

You contact Forest Travel through the website form, by phone at +1 (786) 751 8771 or on WhatsApp at +1 (786) 969 3045, and an in-house advisor replies personally, usually within hours. The first conversation is free and covers where you want to go, your dates, who is traveling and how you like to travel. Before design work starts, the advisor confirms the US$250 planning fee in writing, then sends a proposal built from scratch, books each element you approve and remains your contact until you are home.

Virtuoso is a global network of luxury travel agencies whose partner hotels, cruise lines and tour operators give extra amenities to travelers who book through a member advisor. Forest Travel has been a Virtuoso member since 2004. At partner hotels, more than 2,000 worldwide, that typically means daily breakfast for two, a credit of about US$100 per stay, an upgrade on arrival when available, and early check-in or late check-out on request. Exact amenities vary by property and are confirmed at booking.

Forest Travel books through the luxury hotel brands' own advisor programs, including Four Seasons Preferred Partner, Rosewood Elite, Belmond Bellini Club, Mandarin Oriental Fan Club, Hyatt Privé and Marriott STARS (Ritz-Carlton and St. Regis), and works as a partner with Aman, Six Senses, Waldorf Astoria, One&Only, Capella and Auberge Resorts. Booking through these programs typically adds amenities such as breakfast, a hotel credit and priority for upgrades, and the hotel knows the guest arrives through an advisor it works with.

Yes. Forest Travel is a luxury travel agency based in Aventura, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and has designed trips since 1986. It works with travelers across the United States and Latin America, including Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Central America and the Caribbean, in English and Spanish, by phone, by WhatsApp or in person at the Aventura office.

Forest Travel LLC was founded in 1986 by David Mendal and works from 2420 NE Miami Gardens Dr, Suite 301, Aventura, FL 33180. It has been a Virtuoso member since 2004, and three of its advisors (Magnolia Quintana, Juan David Gutierrez and Debbie Heim) are on Condé Nast Traveler's 2026 Top Travel Specialists list. You can call the office at +1 (786) 751 8771, Monday to Friday 9:00 to 18:00 and Saturday 10:00 to 16:00 ET.

Yes. Forest Travel heads a group of four affiliated brands: Privé Jets for private aviation, Luxury Cruise Connections for luxury ocean voyages, Ultimate Jet Vacations and Luxuria Vacations. One advisor coordinates the whole trip, including private charters, yacht rentals and suite selection on cruise lines such as Silversea, Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn and Crystal, and a cruise booked through us costs the same fare as booking with the line.

We have deep expertise in Japan, East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Mozambique), the Mediterranean (Greece, Italy, France, Spain), the South Pacific (French Polynesia, Fiji), the Maldives, the Caribbean, the UAE, Patagonia, and Latin America. Our advisors have personally visited and cultivated relationships in each of these regions. We can also design journeys to virtually any destination worldwide.