Asia
Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, or a multi-stop loop. Order set by the flight map and the seasons.
Bella-Ruta · Luxury trip design
Turn your PTO into the trip of a lifetime.
Best routes + luxury stays, fully planned. I plan the route, the order, the hotels and the connections for multi-country trips — in English or Spanish. You book on your own card and keep every point, mile and night of status.
30+ years of travel · 40+ countries · MBA · English & Español
No commission from anyone — so the hotel I recommend is the one that's right for your route, not the one that pays me. And because you book it yourself, every mile, point and night of status stays yours.
Nobody remembers the day they spent changing trains. They remember the morning they woke up somewhere new with nothing they had to catch.
You've got two weeks and a list of nine places. I'll tell you which four fit, what order to see them in, how you get between them, and where to stay in each one.
The work
What you'll have before you book
The order of your cities, the nights in each one, the transport for every leg, and the neighborhood to sleep in — with the reasoning written beside each decision, so you can disagree with any of it. Then you book it yourself, on your own card.
City order and nights in each stop, with the reasoning beside every call
Written in English or Spanish
Transport for every leg and where to stay in each city
You book it, so the miles, points and status stay yours
Who this is for
Who this is for
For travelers who'd rather spend their time on the trip than on planning it. Couples marking a milestone, families traveling across generations, professionals with limited time off, and anyone with a long list and a big points balance.
Available in English and Spanish.
Route shapes
Example route shapes
Every route is planned for your dates and your departure airport. These are the shapes people ask for most:
Europe
Enter one city, exit another. Rail between, where rail wins.
Africa
One country deep, or a southern Africa loop. The order is set by the flight map.
Florida winter route
One base, day trips out, one unpack instead of four.
Mexico + Caribbean
Two countries, one open-jaw flight, no backtracking.
U.S. cities
Three cities in 10 days, each one worth the move.
Latin America
Order set by the flight map, not by distance on paper.
The process
Four steps, all in writing
Here's how it goes from your list to a route you can book.
- 01
Tell me about the trip
Your dates or how many days, the airport you're flying from, everywhere you're considering including the maybes, and anything that can't move.
- 02
I'll tell you what actually fits
In writing, before you pay anything. Sometimes the answer is "that's a 16-day trip and you have 10." Better to hear it now.
- 03
I build the route
50% to start. Order, nights, transport for every leg, where to stay in each city, and the reasoning beside each decision.
- 04
You push back
Two rounds of revisions included. Final 50% on delivery. You book it yourself, wherever you like.
No calls required. You'll never be asked to book a consultation to get an answer.
What you get
What you get
Four things, written for your trip and nobody else's.
The route
Which cities, in what order, how many nights in each, where you land and where you fly home from. With the reasoning written next to every decision, so you can disagree.
How you get between them
The transport for every leg, which mode and why, and roughly how long door to door. Researched for your route, not copied from a guide.
Where to stay
The right neighborhood in each city and why it's right for your route — walkable to the station you leave from, the correct side of town for an early start. Plus two or three places to stay at different price points.
What I'd cut
The honest part. What doesn't fit in your days, why, and what to do with it instead.
You book it. You keep the miles.
I don't book anything on your behalf, and that's deliberate. Every flight and every night goes on your own card, in your own loyalty account — so the miles, the points and the elite credit stay yours. Book through a third party and you can lose all three. You get the route. You keep the rewards.
Why order matters
The order decides how the trip feels
Get it right and the days connect: you arrive when the city is awake, you leave from the station you can walk to, and the long leg lands where you wanted a slow morning anyway.
- 30+ years of travel behind every route
- Planning and documents in English and Spanish
- Order and night splits first, sightseeing lists second
- You book everything on your own card, so the rewards stay yours
Pricing
One price list
Same prices on every page. No surprises.
Route Check
$175
Any trip · any number of countries
Any trip, any number of countries. You send your list and dates; I send back the order, the night split, and an honest note on what doesn't fit.
Credited in full toward full planning within 90 days.
Single-Country
$750
1 country · up to 10 days · up to 4 travelers
City order, nights, transport for every leg, and hand-picked hotels in each stop.
Most popular
Signature Journey
$1,350
2–3 countries · 8–14 days · up to 4 travelers
Full route, transport, hotel recommendations at two price points, and the reasoning beside every decision.
Includes one 30-minute call.
Grand Journey
From $2,500
4+ countries · 15+ days · or 5+ travelers
Full route, leg by leg, with two planning calls and pre-departure check-in.
Add-ons: +$100 per extra traveler · +$250 per extra country · +25% rush (departure within 30 days) · $125/hr for revisions beyond the 2 included.
I'm paid by you and nobody else. No commission from any airline, hotel, rail operator or tour company — which is why every recommendation is the right one for your route — whether that's the first-class rail seat or the private transfer. You book everything on your own card, so the miles and the status stay yours.
Your next route
Send me your list and I'll tell you what fits.
Your dates, the airport you're flying from, and every place you're considering — maybes included. You get an honest read in writing.
Prefer email? Write to info@bella-ruta.com
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