What does “luxury travel” actually mean? For hosts Gabrielle Brechner, Jill Albino, and Angela Marini, it’s not simply about the biggest suite, the fanciest hotel, or the highest price tag. It’s about creating an experience that feels exactly right for you.
What does “luxury travel” actually mean? For hosts Gabrielle Brechner, Jill Albino, and Angela Marini, it’s not simply about the biggest suite, the fanciest hotel, or the highest price tag. It’s about creating an experience that feels exactly right for you.
In the first episode of Boarding Group A, the travel advisors pull back the curtain on how they think about luxury travel—and why the best trip can look completely different from one traveler to the next. They talk about why knowing a client matters more than knowing a destination, how they decide when a splurge is actually worth it, and why a hotel room can make or break an entire trip.
They also get into the things you won’t necessarily find online: the rooms that are worth upgrading to, the hotels that are right for one traveler but wrong for another, the value of relationships with people on the ground, and why sometimes the smartest luxury decision is to wait until you can afford to do a trip right.
Plus: their favorite hotels in Positano, why Italy keeps pulling them back, what they really think about using ChatGPT to plan travel, and the travel myths they wish clients would stop believing.
Next up: how to figure out what your travel budget should actually be.
What to Know:
Santa Caterina (Amalfi Coast, Italy): https://www.hotelsantacaterina.it/
The Retreat at Blue Lagoon (Iceland): https://www.bluelagoon.com/accommodation/retreat-hotel
Le Sirenuse (Positano, Italy): https://sirenuse.it/en/
Il San Pietro di Positano (Positano, Italy): https://www.ilsanpietro.com/
Four Seasons Hotel Osaka (Osaka, Japan): https://www.fourseasons.com/osaka/
Amanoi (Vietnam): https://www.aman.com/resorts/amanoi
The George V (Paris, France): https://www.fourseasons.com/paris/
Le Meurice (Paris, France): https://www.dorchestercollection.com/paris/le-meurice
Eleven Deplar Farm (Iceland): https://elevenexperience.com/lodge-destinations/iceland/eleven-deplar-farm