The first step is a complimentary discovery call, with no obligation. You and Marina talk through your travel style, who's coming, and what you're dreaming of. If it's a fit, you sign a simple travel-planning agreement and pay the vacation management fee (payable upfront), and the planning begins.
Marina takes on new trips that are at least three weeks away. The earlier you reach out, the better the availability, rates, and experiences she can secure.
Yes, group and multi-family travel is one of Marina's specialties. Whether you are all celebrating together or simply traveling at the same time, Marina coordinates every family so the whole group stays perfectly in sync.
The words are often used interchangeably, and many people search for a travel agent. The difference is the approach: a traditional agent books a transaction, while a travel advisor builds a relationship. Marina gets to know how you travel, designs the trip around you, secures VIP perks and recognition, and stays your single point of contact before, during, and after. You get a partner, not a booking desk. Read the full guide →
Yes, Disney through Glass Slipper Concierge, and the wider world of luxury travel through GSC World Travel, a Virtuoso member agency.
Yes. Beyond the destinations in Marina's portfolio, she plans safaris in Africa, cherry-blossom season in Japan, expedition cruises to Antarctica and the Galápagos, the Maldives, Europe, Egypt, New Zealand, and anywhere else you're dreaming of, through her global network of trusted, on-the-ground partners.
Absolutely. Through her trusted on-the-ground partners, you get true local expertise anywhere in the world.
Yes. Family and multi-gen travel is a specialty: trips designed to work for every age, from toddlers to grandparents.
Yes. Honeymoons and milestone trips, anniversaries, babymoons, and big birthdays, are a specialty, planned with the romance, privacy, and special touches the occasion deserves.
Yes. Marina plans the travel side of a destination wedding: sourcing the venue and the resort, pulling quotes from the resort wedding departments, recommending vetted local vendors, negotiating and managing your guest room block, arranging transfers, and designing the honeymoon. She is not your day-of wedding planner, and she will help you hire one or work alongside the resort's on-site coordinator.
No. Your guests book through Marina at no charge to them, at the same rate or better than booking direct, and with the VIP amenities she secures as an affiliate of GSC World Travel, a Virtuoso member agency, where the property offers them.
Yes. Destination wedding planning starts at $1,000 USD and includes designing and booking the honeymoon as its own trip, with VIP amenities where available.
Marina recommends vendors from her own network and her trusted partners on the ground in the destination, checks references, and gives you a shortlist to choose from. You hire and pay those vendors directly.
That is common, and Marina plans for it. She sources both the venue and the resort, compares what each option includes, and coordinates the transportation between them for you and for your guests on the day.
Most destination weddings come together over twelve to eighteen months, which is when Marina can secure the best venues, rates, and room blocks. She takes on weddings with at least six months of lead time. If your date is sooner, reach out anyway and she will tell you honestly whether she can do it well.
Yes. You keep all of your loyalty points and status, and the Virtuoso amenities Marina offers through GSC World Travel layer right on top.
Yes. If you'd rather book yourself, Marina's preferred-partner booking tool lets you compare live rates on hotels and rental cars and still unlock VIP benefits like room upgrades, resort credits, and daily breakfast where available, with no planning fee required. Book at Marina's booking link (access password: GSCInsider).
Either works with Marina. For a fully planned trip she designs everything end to end; or use her VIP booking link to book hotels and rental cars yourself and still unlock preferred-partner perks. Both cost you nothing extra over booking direct, and both come with her recognition and support.
Yes. As an affiliate of GSC World Travel, a Virtuoso member agency, Marina secures VIP benefits at the world's finest hotels: room upgrades on arrival, resort or spa credits, daily breakfast, and early check-in when available, on top of the loyalty points and status you keep yourself.
Marina strongly recommends travel insurance to protect your investment against cancellations, interruptions, medical emergencies, and other covered events. She works with a list of preferred insurance partners and is happy to recommend the right coverage for your trip.
Marina is your single point of contact before and during your trip. She monitors your bookings, handles changes or surprises, and is there if anything comes up while you're traveling, so you can simply relax and enjoy.
Yes. Marina is bilingual and plans your trip in English or Español, whichever you prefer.
Marina charges a vacation management fee that starts at $250 USD for domestic travel, $500 USD for international, and $1,000 USD for destination weddings with the honeymoon included. It reserves her time and expertise and covers the full research, design, and management of your trip from start to finish, How much does a travel advisor cost? → and is separate from the cost of your travel. It pays for her professional time, does not credit toward any booking, and is independent of the VIP perks she secures through her agency relationships.
Yes. Disney is planned at the domestic rate, starting at $250 USD, the same vacation management fee, with full-service planning and insider access as an affiliate of Glass Slipper Concierge. Do you need a Disney travel agent? →
The vacation management fee is payable upfront, before planning begins, once you sign the travel-planning agreement. It is non-refundable and always separate from the cost of your travel.
The vacation management fee applies per itinerary. If the whole group is staying together on one shared itinerary, Marina coordinates everyone under a single fee. If families have their own separate itineraries (different dates or plans), each itinerary carries its own vacation management fee. A destination wedding is one itinerary and one fee, paid by the couple; guests booking their own rooms through Marina pay no fee at all.
If you have already planned your own trip and just want Marina to research hotels and present a curated proposal, that starts at $100 USD for her time. It is separate from the cost of any booking and does not credit toward it, and it is independent of the VIP perks Marina secures through her partner relationships when you book through her.
Tell Marina where you're dreaming of, and she'll take it from there.
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