Director of Sales and a Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist, Juan David has traveled to 71 countries, specializing in safaris, expeditions and classic Europe. His long-standing relationships with owners and hoteliers give clients authentic, informed access that few others can match.
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In short
Who is Juan?
Juan David Gutierrez is Director of Sales and a luxury travel advisor at Forest Travel, the luxury travel advisory founded in Miami in 1986, and works from Miami, Florida. Juan designs journeys focused on safaris, expeditions, classic Europe, Latin America and privileged access for clients across the United States and Latin America, in English and Spanish.
Role
Director of Sales
Based in
Miami, Florida
Experience
71 countries explored
Languages
English, Spanish
Specialties
Safaris, expeditions, classic Europe, Latin America, privileged access
Safaris built around the season, the camp and the guide, with flights and transfers arranged as one trip.
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Adventure & expedition
Expeditions, alpine and ski journeys where timing, access and comfort are planned together.
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Europe
European journeys from the classic capitals to the quieter regions, designed around how you like to travel.
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Latin America
Journeys across Latin America designed by advisors who know the region and its hotels.
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Common Questions
Questions about working with Juan.
Juan David Gutierrez specializes in safaris, expeditions, classic Europe, Latin America and privileged access. Clients come to Juan for safaris built around the season, the camp and the guide; expeditions and alpine journeys where timing, access and comfort are planned together. 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, Juan David Gutierrez 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. Juan David Gutierrez is on Condé Nast Traveler's 2026 Top Travel Specialists list, one of three Forest Travel advisors named, with Magnolia Quintana and Debbie Heim. It is an editorial recognition from the magazine, and its profile for Juan is linked from this page.
Ask for Juan 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, Juan 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 Juan is free. Commission is not added to what you pay: the hotels, cruise lines and operators Juan books pay Forest Travel out of the same rate you would be quoted booking direct.
Juan David Gutierrez 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.
A safari is decided by season, camp and guide, and the best camps book far in advance. An advisor who knows the camps chooses the right ones for your dates and travelers and arranges the flights, transfers and park logistics as one trip. Juan plans this kind of trip for Forest Travel clients.
Expeditions and ski weeks depend on timing, access and logistics: the season, the guides, the transfers and a plan for when conditions change. An advisor sequences all of it and keeps the comfort at the level you expect. Juan plans this kind of trip for Forest Travel clients.
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