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With decades of international travel experience, we know that thoughtful travel planning is about more than logistics. It is about understanding how you want to travel and using real-world experience to guide every detail with confidence.
Through long-standing relationships with luxury hotels, cruise partners, and trusted local experts, we give our clients access to experiences and advantages not available through online booking sites.
Every itinerary is personalized around your interests, pace, and priorities, supported by expert planning and insider access that delivers a smoother, more meaningful travel experience.
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Except where otherwise noted, all photos featured on our website were taken by our President & Owner, Josh Scheer
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Josh Scheer
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A luxury travel advisor designs and manages customized vacations while securing VIP perks and acting as your advocate, often delivering value that exceeds the cost. Through our global relationships, including Virtuoso and luxury hotel programs, clients receive added benefits such as room upgrades, hotel credits, and priority service at the same rates available online. We also manage all logistics and support you before, during, and after your trip. Initial consultations are complimentary.
The cost of working with a luxury travel advisor depends on trip complexity, length, and planning requirements. Your initial consultation is complimentary, and any professional service fees are discussed transparently before planning begins. Many clients find that the exclusive amenities, upgrades, and time savings, often valued at $500 to $2,000 or more per trip, offset the planning investment.
A Virtuoso travel advisor provides the same rates as booking directly, plus exclusive perks and personal advocacy you do not receive when booking on your own. These benefits often include complimentary room upgrades, daily breakfast, hotel credits, onboard cruise credits, early check-in, late check-out, and priority support. Beyond amenities, your advisor manages details and resolves issues to ensure a seamless experience from planning through your return home.
Luxury cruises are best booked 12 to 24 months in advance to secure preferred suites and early booking benefits. Luxury land vacations typically require 6 to 12 months of planning, especially during peak seasons or at high-demand properties. For bucket-list trips such as African safaris, Antarctica expeditions, or the Galapagos, 12 to 18 months is ideal. Last-minute travel is possible, though availability may be limited and rates higher.
White Lotus Travel Design specializes in culinary and wine-focused travel, luxury river cruises, culturally immersive itineraries featuring local artisans and traditions, and custom-paced journeys tailored to each traveler’s style, from relaxed exploration to active adventures. Our expertise includes luxury land vacations, small-ship ocean cruises, expedition voyages, river cruises, yacht vacations, and luxury train travel, with a particular focus on Europe (especially Italy, France, and Greece).
Yes. We specialize in luxury cruising beyond traditional mega-ships, including river cruises, small-ship ocean cruises, expedition voyages, and ultra-luxury yachts. We work with leading brands such as AmaWaterways, Tauck, Riverside, Crystal, Silversea, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Seabourn, PONANT, Aurora Expeditions, and Lindblad-National Geographic. As a Virtuoso advisor, we secure exclusive onboard credits, preferred cabins, and added experiences not available when booking directly.
White Lotus Travel Design plans luxury travel worldwide, including Europe, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and beyond. Popular journeys include Italy, France, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, African safaris, and polar expeditions.
We partner with leading luxury cruise lines including Silversea, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Seabourn, PONANT, Crystal, Windstar, Explora Journeys (ocean), AmaWaterways, Tauck, Riverside (river), Aurora Expeditions, Lindblad-National Geographic, HX, Atlas Ocean Voyages (expedition), and Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Four Seasons Yachts, Aman at Sea (yachts) to match each destination and travel style with the right experience.
We work with the world’s leading luxury hotel brands and participate in select preferred partner programs, including Belmond Bellini Club, Couture by Langham, Mandarin Oriental Fan Club, Marriott Stars & Luminous, Hilton for Luxury, Hyatt Privé, and IHG Destined. Through Virtuoso and direct relationships with individual properties, we are also able to secure benefits and amenities at top luxury hotels such as Four Seasons, Rosewood, Aman, and The Leading Hotels of the World. These relationships allow us to provide VIP amenities, preferred room placement, and added value at luxury hotels worldwide.
Featured in The Kitchn
“Josh Scheer, president and owner of White Lotus Travel Design, works with travel companies that rent out villas, apartments, and other unique home stays. He recently heard about a traveler who was booked at a home stay that was supposed to have a fully stocked kitchen, but upon arrival, they found not a single pot or pan.”
Read the full article here: 8 Surprising Kitchen Items You Should Always Pack for a Vacation | by Barbara Bellesi Zito
Featured in Rent.com
“Leaning into traditional Sicilian decor and traditions is a special way to bring the Italian vacation spot into your home. “Buying a locally made piece is a great way to add a touch of Sicily to your home. One of my favorite things about Sicily is that local artisans still use methods and traditions that have been passed down for generations,” Josh Scheer with White Lotus Travel Design explains.”
Read the full article here: Bring The White Lotus Aesthetic Into Your Home: Decor Inspired by Iconic Locations | Rent. is a subsidiary of Redfin.com
Podcast: Exploring the Seasons of Life: Travel Edition
Love & Travel: Romantic Getaways
This isn’t just another travel podcast—it’s an invitation to explore how travel shapes our lives, helping us grow, see the world in new ways, and rediscover ourselves along the way.
And today, we’re embracing love and travel in the spirit of Valentine’s Day! Whether you’re dreaming of a honeymoon-worthy escape or an unexpected romantic adventure, this episode is all about creating magical moments with the one you love.
Listen to the full episode here: Listen on Spotify | Listen on Apple Podcasts
What’s the most precious resource for a small business? Arguably, there are three: capital, customers and time.
Artificial intelligence is emerging as a technology that can act as a triple threat, addressing all three of these resources and making a small business look bigger in the process.
Andre Machicao, senior vice president at Visa Acceptance Solutions, and Josh Scheer, president and owner of White Lotus Travel Design, told Karen Webster that small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can use AI to create marketing plans and product descriptions in minutes without a big marketing team to do it.
Watch the full conversation here: GenAI Helps Small Business Play Big on a Global Stage
Josh Scheer of White Lotus Travel Design obtained his Verified Travel Advisor certification from the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA). In our industry, competition is fierce. But when stamped with the ASTA VTA badge, the travel industry and potential clients are granted with the reassurance that their professionalism and industry knowledge is at the highest standard.
Rebranded in 2018 as the American Society of Travel Advisors, ASTA is the leading global advocate for travel advisors, the travel industry, and the traveling public. Its members represent 80 percent of all travel sold in the United States through the travel agency distribution channel. Together with hundreds of internationally-based members, ASTA’s history of industry advocacy traces back to its founding in 1931 when it launched with the mission to facilitate the business of selling travel through effective representation, shared knowledge and the enhancement of professionalism.
IGLTA was founded in 1983 and is the world’s leading network of LGBTQ+ welcoming tourism businesses. IGLTA provides free travel resources and information while continuously working to promote equality and safety within LGBTQ+ tourism worldwide. IGLTA’s members include LGBTQ+ friendly accommodations, transport, destinations, service providers, travel agents, tour operators, events and travel media located in over 80 countries.
