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Haute Holidays Travel

  • About
  • How It Works
    • Process
    • Fees
    • Client Benefits
  • Travel Stories
  • Mentions
  • Resources
  • Set Sail

Meet Laura

Laura Bassett started Haute Holidays in 2013 as a way to pursue her passion for helping plan and execute travel dreams.  After working in Corporate America as a CPA for a decade while helping plan friends’ trips and dishing out travel advice on the side, Laura decided to turn her travel obsession into a career.  She believes that travel is all about self-discovery and finding new ways to inspire and to be inspired.

Laura meticulously crafts each individual itinerary with YOU in mind because just as no two people are alike, neither are two vacations.  With great organizational skills and an eye for detail, Laura will ensure that no detail is overlooked when planning your trip.

Interests and Specialities:

– Customized luxury travel planning worldwide, including hotels/resorts, villas/apartments, luxury cruises

– Honeymoons, anniversaries, special occasion travel, family travel, experiential and adventure travel, babymoons, mini-moons, weekend getaways, food & wine

– I have personally visited or planned client trips to: Hawaii, Tahiti, Mexico & the Caribbean, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Kenya, South Africa, Botswana, Costa Rica, Belize, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, Thailand, Canada, Alaska, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ireland, United Kingdom, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Montenegro, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Greece.


Some of Laura’s personal favorite journeys have included:

* Relaxing in an overwater bungalow in Bora Bora
* Riding elephants in Chiang Mai and Phuket, Thailand
* Participating in a cooking class on the Amalfi Coast, Italy
* Celebrating Oktoberfest in Munich (prost!)
* Enjoying a sunrise camel ride in the Sahara Desert in Morocco
* Exploring the ancient city walls of Dubrovnik, Croatia
* Touring and tasting at the famous port houses in Porto, Portugal
* Strolling the cobblestone streets of Cartagena, Colombia
* Swimming in Hawaiian waterfalls with her family
* Wine tasting in Tuscany
* Enjoying apres-ski in Aspen
* Island-hopping in Greece
* Helicoptering over the Emerald Isle, Ireland
* Completing the 15 mile Base of the Towers hike in Patagonia, Chile
* Whitewater rafting in Costa Rica with her family
* Dancing with the local Samburu tribe in Kenya around a campfire
* Gliding through the Okavango Delta of Botswana in a dugout mokoro canoe

Click here for Laura’s recent and future travels!  And here for her Virtuoso profile.

Meet Jennie

Jennie Weizel is Haute Holidays’ Travel Coordinator who helps pull all the details together so that your trip is seamless!

A native Texan, Jennie grew up in Houston, went to college at Baylor University in Waco, and now lives in Dallas with her husband and three children. Her background is in marketing, and she loves everything about the travel planning process! Her dream vacation can range from a rigorous outdoor adventure all the way to lazing by the pool or beach with a good book and cocktail.

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So excited for our sweet clients who will soon be So excited for our sweet clients who will soon be unwinding on this beautiful beach at @oomandarina!🌴☀️ This secluded cove gives me all the Bali meets Hawaii vibes with the thick jungle rising up behind the golden sand🏖 What I wouldn’t give to be back there with a skinny marg right now😍

Our clients here get free daily breakfast, $100 resort credit & upgrade if available🙌🏼 Who’s ready for a little Mexican getaway??🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️ #oomandarina #oomoments #rivieranayarit #hauteholidaystravel 

📧: laura@hauteholidaystravel.com
Families love Hawaii. Couples love Hawaii. But the Families love Hawaii. Couples love Hawaii. But the honeymooners don’t necessarily want to be splashed by kids diving in the pool, ya know what I mean?!🤪 

When I travel, I am ALWAYS thinking about which properties are best fits for which clients. Since most hotels in Hawaii are family-friendly, I look for things that make resorts friendly to romantic getaways as well💙🌺

The old Mauna Lani had one large freeform pool, but the new Auberge @maunalanihawaii has 3 pools! One family-friendly1️⃣, one adults-only2️⃣, and one (just 1.5 foot deep with a sandy bottom) for the littlest keiki3️⃣! So, everyone has their space & place, and I can personally confirm that parents will also love sipping a mai tai while watching their kids run on the adjacent grassy lawn😉🍹💁🏼‍♀️ #hauteholidaystravel #maunalani #alwaysauberge #bigisland #hawaii 

📧: laura@hauteholidaystravel.com
Lindblad has just announced the resumption of thei Lindblad has just announced the resumption of their small ship expeditions (96-100 guests max) in Alaska & the Galapagos for THIS SUMMER!! Normally these voyages book 1+ years out.. this is a unique opportunity to plan a trip like this at the last minute!😬 (Also a great time to think about that 2022 bucket list!!) Happy to help with your questions of rates, availability, protocols, etc🙌🏼 

I experienced a Lindblad expedition on the National Geographic Venture in Alaska👆🏼two years ago and cannot highly recommend enough!!!💯 This is for those who want a deeper experience in these destinations- the smaller ships can go places the large ones cannot, like up close with glaciers in a zodiac➡️ But, the Nat Geo specialists on board honestly make the trip. They are the BEST and truly it makes me smile knowing that they get to be back at work, doing what they love!🛳🤗 @lindbladexp #hauteholidaystravel #lindbladexpeditions #nationalgeographicventure #alaska #expeditioncruise 

📧: laura@hauteholidaystravel.com
You know when you give your phone to a stranger to You know when you give your phone to a stranger to get a group pic on vacation, and they hold it down real low (noooo.. angles, people!), and then put your head square in the center, cutting you off at the torso??🙅🏼‍♀️ 

Yeah, @flytographer doesn’t do that! We love using this service all over the world to get some professional photos while traveling📸 But on THIS evening on Oahu, the steady wind gusts blew our hair straight up off our heads, threatened to give me a Marilyn moment, and I was nervous..🤣 

Of course @natalieschulte for Flytographer came through with some cute pics anyway! Don’t know how she did it... but she is awesome, if you are traveling to Oahu and need a Flytographer!!👏🏼 (Love this service.. and, @flytographerlife started her biz in 2013, just like me🥳) #hauteholidaystravel #oahu #flytographer #hawaii
Waikiki by day...➡️ or night?🤩 Either way, Waikiki by day...➡️ or night?🤩 Either way, can’t beat the view from an Ocean View room on the top floor of @royal_hawaiian Mailani Tower! Adjacent to the historical building, these rooms feature VIEWS over the iconic Waikiki Beach with Diamond Head at the end🌴

Historical building rooms are also spacious but feature a more traditional style and many have garden views- as the original hotel entrance actually faced in towards a lush palm grove! Apparently, after sailing across the ocean for weeks in the hotel’s early days, the last thing the new guests wanted to look at was the water!🤣 #hauteholidaystravel #waikiki #onlyattheroyal #onlyatmailani #royalhawaiian #oahu 

📧: laura@hauteholidaystravel.com
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