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Specializing In Romance Travel

How important is your honeymoon or destination wedding? We believe it is the most important trip of your lives because it is the one you will always remember as your first trip as man and wife. When you are planning something as important as your honeymoon or destination wedding, working with someone that specializes in romance travel is essential. Why trust such an important experience to someone that generalizes in travel or that has not traveled themselves? We started in the travel industry only designing honeymoons and destination weddings and today it is still our primary business.

We have traveled extensively throughout the world to bring our clients first-hand romance experience. We do not believe in brochures and keep very few in stock. We believe in providing our clients with our first-hand travel experience to guide them toward the best experience that makes sense for them. We started in Romance Travel because that is what drives our marriage and love to find new destinations to build our own relationship on. We believe that your honeymoon is far from an ordinary trip and strive to make it extraordinary as you begin your lives together.

What Makes Us So Different?

Service and Resources. We love what we do and believe that it shows. No more pushy travel agent trying to get you to book at one particular resort so that they can get their extra perks. We profile each of our couples in order to fully understand their specific dreams. We certainly have our favorite resorts, but they may not be your favorite and we take the time to get to know you so that we can recommend that perfect destination, all-inclusive resort, boutique hotel, river cruise, or whatever it may be. With over 20 years of global travel experience and an extensive network of worldwide affiliations we are able to provide our clients with first-hand travel expertise to some of the most sought after destinations.

Do you want to risk such an important trip or event by working with anyone but the best? Our Service and Resources are next to none!

Our Commitment

Journeys of Excellence is committed to providing our clients with only the best service possible. We offer full concierge service making your travel experiences effortless including:

  • Consulting with you to fully understand your dream honeymoon or destination wedding
  • Respecting your budget - We are value added and work hard to give you more for your investment
  • Setting up all airline, including commercial flights or private jet service
  • Hotel/Resort/Lodging recommendations based on our own experience and extensive global network
  • Handling of all transfers
  • Butler and Chef services on certain properties
  • Escorted excursions

Just dream it (or let us dream it for you) and we will make it happen!

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Frequently asked questions

What types of travel do you specialize in?

Destination Weddings
Family Trips
Group Travel / Tours
Honeymoons
Luxury Trips

What destinations do you specialize in?

Africa
Caribbean
Central America
Dominican Republic
Hawaii
Mexico
North America
South America
West Europe

What travel services do you provide?

Travel Insurance

Reviews of Journeys of Excellence

Karen
Karen Sent on 09/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Awesome Wedding Travel Agent

Do yourself a favor and use Mike from Journey’s of Excellence for your wedding travel. Mike was SO helpful putting together my daughter’s wedding travel for the group going to the Dominican Republic. I know he also handles travel to Mexico and many other places. Thanks again, Mike, for everything you did. We could not have done it without you!
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Tanya Sent on 05/17/2019
5 out of 5 rating

When Service Matters, Journeys of Excellence Delivers

We knew that we wanted a destination wedding but did not know where to start. We were very nervous about picking the best destination, property and how to even work with anyone to set up a wedding outside at a resort. Mike with Journeys of Excellence quickly made us feel comfortable with the entire process and put our hearts at ease. He listened to our needs and dreams and found the perfect property to give us exactly what we needed.

Not only did he help book the property, but he was also invaluable in organizing everything for our guests. He built a custom website for our wedding that truly beautiful and answered all questions for our guests. He was very quick to respond to ours and our guests calls and helped in any way we needed. When working with the wedding planners and needed some help getting a timely response, Mike proved to be an invaluable resource due to his relationships with the resorts. You just can't get this kind of service without someone with relationships as strong as Mike has with the resorts.

Finally, Mike absolutey loves what he does and it shows. He has fun with the group and all of our guests enjoyed working with him. I know that one of our guests are planning on working with him for the destination wedding coming up because of the positive experience that they had. When our guests had so much good to say about their experience, it really made us happy.

Thank you so much Mike for making this such a great experience. We will absolutely work together again!!
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Samantha Sent on 02/02/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Mike has been an absolute amazing liaison to work with while booking our honeymoon. He helped us stay within budget and get us everything we wanted and more. He was even able to get us lots of free upgrades to help make our honeymoon even more special. I cannot recommend him enough!
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Hannah Sent on 07/12/2016
5 out of 5 rating
We were referred to Mike by a friend and we couldn't have been more pleased! Our honeymoon was over the top amazing. He really does sit down and listen to exactly what you want in a vacation and than makes all your honeymoon dreams come true. We have already passed his information on to 3 other couples.
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Alicia Sent on 05/03/2016
5 out of 5 rating
I spoke with a few different travel agents before deciding to use Mike's services. After our initial two plus hour conversation there was no doubt that even though Mike resided in Florida, and I was in Texas, he was the one for the job. I am a true Type A personality and have high standards...hence, the Five Star Resorts we were considering having our wedding at along with 25 guests. Mike helped us find the perfect match for our wants/desires, negotiated rates, communicated with our guest as well as handled their rooms, travel and transfers. Mike was part of every single communication I had with the resort in the decision making and planning of our rehearsal dinner, wedding and reception, spa services, golf needs, sightseeing, etc. Honestly, I had zero worries with Mike at the helm. That's just the way a bride wants it.
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User2398989 Sent on 03/24/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Our honeymoon at the Excellence Playa Mujeres was pure bliss and paradise thanks to Mike's help in finding the perfect resort for us. It was the most relaxing, luxurious and adventurous week of our lives together, and all without any worry or stress in the planning. From the first time I reached out to Mike I could tell that he was genuine and passionate about travel. His interpersonal skills and customer service are top notch, and immediately I knew he was someone we could entrust with the most special trip of our lives together. He made the honeymoon planning the easiest box to check off on my wedding "To Do" list, and for that I will be forever grateful. Even when it seemed we may run into issues with the resort of our choosing, Mike made sure that we got exactly what we wanted without overpaying. His friendly attitude and heart of service made working with him a true pleasure. We absolutely cannot wait to work him again on future trips!
Shannyn
Shannyn Sent on 03/23/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Had a great experience with Mike. He listened to what we were looking for and our budget and provided us with various options that would fit those. He provided us some great insight on some resorts in the destination we were looking at, and was able to get us some awesome upgrades that we would have absolutely not been able to have had we not booked with him. Overall, our honeymoon experience was fantastic. I would definitely book with Mike again if we go on a similar trip. Thanks for everything!
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Zachary Sent on 07/29/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Mike was absolutely amazing. His follow-up was impeccable. He went above and beyond any normal expectations on the travel agent to ensure that us and I guess had the most amazing wonderful time! Mike has become our go to guy for all of our travel going forward from now on!
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User2112609 Sent on 04/28/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Working with Mike and Journeys of Excellence was a fantastic experience!! We never would have found the resort we visited (El Dorado Casitas in Riviera Maya, Mexico) without his recommendation and we certainly wouldn't have experienced the upgrades and added benefits of booking through one of the resorts preferred travel agents. Mike listened to our requests and how we described our perfect honeymoon and worked within our budget to suggest several options to us. He took care of all flight and car transportation - it was so nice in the middle of wedding planning to let someone else make the arrangements for the honeymoon. All we had to do was show up where he'd told us.
While we were at the resort, we could see the difference in our booking experience and that of another couple who had also booked through a travel agent. Because Journeys of Excellence has such repor with this resort company, our room had been upgraded and was ready early (the other couple's was not).
My in-laws worked with Mike behind the scenes to pay the balance on our trip - unknown to us. He worked with them to keep it a secret from us, and they were just as satisfied as we were to work with Journeys of Excellence.
I highly recommend using Journeys of Excellence for any travel booking! They have the experience of visiting the locations they recommend and are professional and genuinely invested in your having a great experience.
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Lauren Sent on 04/22/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Mike was absolutely amazing! He did a great job of matching our personalities to the perfect Honeymoon vacation in Mexico and also in our price range. He went the extra mile to make our trip one we will never forget. We really hope we can go back again for an anniversary and we will be booking through Mike. He also planned my bachelorette cruise and was a great help with making sure our rooms were close to each other and everything was organized. I would definitely recommend working with Mike to plan your anniversary or honeymoon!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2012 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2011 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2010 Winner

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