For Herbert, travel is a way of life. Having lived and worked across the United States and explored five continents, he combines firsthand travel experience with an engineer's attention to detail and a business owner's commitment to personal service. His travels have taken him from the Riviera Maya to Ibiza to Tokyo and beyond, with memorable meals at some of the world's finest restaurants, including Spain's legendary elBulli.
Whether you're planning a corporate retreat, a romantic escape, or a culinary adventure, Herbert creates personalized itineraries around your interests, your tastes, and the way you love to travel.
Virtuoso member · In-house advisors · 40 years of relationships
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Who is Herbert?
Herbert Leyton is a luxury travel advisor at Forest Travel, the luxury travel advisory founded in Miami in 1986, and works from Miami, Florida. Herbert designs journeys focused on corporate retreats, romantic escapes and culinary travel for clients across the United States and Latin America, in English and Spanish.
Journeys built around the tables worth travelling for, booked through local relationships.
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Questions about working with Herbert.
Herbert Leyton specializes in corporate retreats, romantic escapes and culinary travel. Clients come to Herbert for journeys built around the tables worth travelling for. 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, Herbert Leyton 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 Herbert 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 Herbert 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, Herbert 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 Herbert is free. Commission is not added to what you pay: the hotels, cruise lines and operators Herbert books pay Forest Travel out of the same rate you would be quoted booking direct.
Herbert Leyton 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.
The tables worth the journey are often booked far ahead or closed to the public. An advisor with local relationships can secure them and build the days around the meals. Herbert plans this kind of trip for Forest Travel clients.
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