The world is vast — but knowing how to move through it is everything. Cecilia guides you to the kind of travel that goes beyond the obvious: where quiet luxury meets the experiences most people never find. Whether it's a romantic escape to Ibiza, a family summer through Europe, or an extraordinary adventure across Asia, she makes sure you do it the right way — with intention, with access, and with the magic that only comes from someone who truly knows the way.
Virtuoso member · In-house advisors · 40 years of relationships
In short
Who is Cecilia?
Cecilia Zaldivar is a luxury travel advisor at Forest Travel, the luxury travel advisory founded in Miami in 1986, and works from Miami, Florida. Cecilia designs journeys focused on luxury resorts & hotels, the Mediterranean, honeymoons, wellness and gastronomy for clients across the United States and Latin America, in English and Spanish.
Role
Luxury Travel Advisor
Based in
Miami, Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Specialties
Luxury resorts & hotels, the Mediterranean, honeymoons, wellness, gastronomy
Specialties
What Cecilia designs.
Luxury hotels & resorts
Hotel stays booked through the luxury brands' own advisor programs and Virtuoso, with their benefits.
The Mediterranean
Coasts, islands and cities of the Mediterranean, planned around the season and the way you like to travel.
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Honeymoons & couples
Honeymoons and anniversaries where the room, the table and the timing are set before you arrive.
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Wellness & retreat
Retreats matched to the person, with the rest of the trip designed around the program.
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Common Questions
Questions about working with Cecilia.
Cecilia Zaldivar specializes in luxury resorts & hotels, the Mediterranean, honeymoons, wellness and gastronomy. Clients come to Cecilia for hotel stays booked through the luxury brands' own advisor programs; honeymoons and anniversaries where the room, the table and the timing are set in advance; retreats matched to the person and not only to the program. Each trip is designed from scratch with the hotels, guides and operators Forest Travel has worked with since 1986.
A luxury travel advisor designs the trip, books it and stays your contact until you are home. At Forest Travel, Cecilia Zaldivar designs the itinerary from scratch, books hotels, flights, guides and transfers through the relationships the firm has built since 1986, handles changes while you travel, and answers by phone or WhatsApp.
Yes. Forest Travel has been a Virtuoso member since 2004, so clients who book through Cecilia receive Virtuoso amenities at partner hotels: typically 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.
Ask for Cecilia by name on Forest Travel's inquiry form, by phone at +1 (786) 751 8771 or on WhatsApp at +1 (786) 969 3045. 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, Cecilia confirms the US$250 planning fee per itinerary in writing, then sends a proposal built from scratch, books each element you approve and remains your contact until you are home.
Forest Travel charges a planning fee of US$250 per itinerary, confirmed in writing before any work begins, and the first conversation with Cecilia is free. Commission is not added to what you pay: the hotels, cruise lines and operators Cecilia books pay Forest Travel out of the same rate you would be quoted booking direct.
Cecilia Zaldivar is based in Miami, Florida and works with Forest Travel clients across the United States and Latin America by phone, WhatsApp and the inquiry form, in English and Spanish. Forest Travel works in English and Spanish.
Luxury hotel brands run advisor programs, and Forest Travel books through them: Four Seasons Preferred Partner, Rosewood Elite, Belmond Bellini Club, Mandarin Oriental Fan Club, Hyatt Privé and Marriott STARS, among others. Through them and Virtuoso, a stay typically adds daily breakfast for two, a property credit and an upgrade on arrival when available, at the same rate as booking direct. Cecilia plans this kind of trip for Forest Travel clients.
Because what makes the trip feel private (the room, the timing, the table, the small surprise) is arranged before you arrive. An advisor holds those details with the hotels and guides, so you spend the trip on each other and not on logistics. Cecilia plans this kind of trip for Forest Travel clients.
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