FAQ

AVD Global has over a decade of hospitality and tourism experience following a career in corporate finance and law. That experience means we can be trusted with your travel investment and have long standing relationships with our suppliers which translates into an enhanced client experience. Our strong networks give our clients access to the best guides, drivers, and travel experiences. We also treat clients the way we would like to be treated when we travel – honesty, trust, and high-touch service are our hallmarks. We specialize in becoming experts in our clients’ preferences and long-term travel plans. The proposals we design are bespoke and depend on the client’s desires.

We offer a complimentary hotel and cruise-only booking service but we do charge fees for comprehensive trip planning. Our fee structure can be found here.

We specialize in seamless and unique travel across the world. The cost to have this experience depends on destination, length of trip, and whether any touring is done in small groups or privately. Not including airfare, most of our clients’ full service trips start at $800 – $1,000 per person per day.  These are the rough starting points from which we can provide the most value to your trip and leverage our highly vetted travel partners, and vary based on destination, time of year, and number of services. If you’d like to know if your trip is a good fit for us, please fill out our contact form and we can guide you on what is possible.

This does depend on destination, but many of the world’s best operators negotiate confidential wholesale rates with their individual guides/suppliers, and are contractually unable to break down costs for us when pricing a customized itinerary.  Our partners work with us to tweak the initial itinerary based on budget or desired pace of travel, but they cannot legally share the individual negotiated rates of tours, drivers, or in some cases even hotels, with us. We vet our suppliers thoroughly and only work with those whom we know are committed to negotiating fair prices for incredible experiences for our clients. 

Yes. Most of the trips we plan require a final, nonrefundable payment several weeks prior to departure. We believe it is too big of a risk not to purchase insurance to cover your investment. As part of our trip proposals, we include quotes through our preferred agency. If you decline travel insurance coverage, we will ask you to sign a waiver stating you have decided not to purchase this coverage.

We are unable to book any services with points or miles.