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Travel & Stays

The aircraft, the crew, the itinerary. Settled the day before, confirmed without you.

A villa at dusk, the pool lit, before arrival.

We hold your journey from one door to the next. We book, we confirm the day before, and we come back to you only when a decision is genuinely yours. Scheduled flight or private aircraft, hotel, villa, chalet, crew, transfers: each link is joined to the next, so that nothing needs piecing together once you arrive.

Your room preferences, your floor, the hour you prefer to dine are passed on several days before you arrive. We ask for your room to be assigned before you arrive.

During the stay, one number is enough. A flight that slips, a road closed, a plan you would rather change: we pick up the rest of the programme and spare you the details.

What we coordinate

  • Scheduled flights and private aircraft

    Booking, cabin options, coordination with crew and ground handling.

  • Hotels, villas, chalets

    Selected around your habits, terms negotiated, preferences passed on before arrival.

  • Stays with household staff

    Housekeeping, kitchen, house manager, all in place before you walk in.

  • Transfers and luggage logistics

    Journeys joined end to end, luggage sent separately where that lightens the day.

  • The programme on arrival

    Tables, private viewings, seasonal arrangements, all booked before you leave.

  • Assistance during the stay

    One contact, reachable, who reworks the programme when conditions change.

Your questions

  • What is bespoke travel planning?

    It starts from what you want to do, not from an existing programme. We start with your dates, your habits and what you expect of the stay, then assemble the aircraft, the accommodation, the crew and the transfers. Nothing is taken from a catalogue.

  • How is a bespoke journey put together?

    The starting point is not the destination, it is your dates and what you want the stay to be. We start there, then assemble the aircraft, the accommodation, the crew, the transfers and the programme, each link joined to the next. You approve once, and we come back to you afterwards only when a decision is yours to make.

  • Do you book the flights yourselves?

    Yes, scheduled flights and private aircraft alike. We book, we settle the cabin options, and we coordinate with the crew and the ground handling. The journey to the aircraft and the one that follows arrival are arranged in the same movement.

  • How far ahead should we tell you?

    As early as possible, though it is not a condition. A room assigned in advance is worth more than a room requested on arrival, and preferences travel better when there is time. A departure decided the day before remains feasible, on a narrower choice.

  • What happens if something changes during the stay?

    One number is enough. A flight that slips, a road closed, a plan you would rather change: we rework the rest of the programme and tell whoever needs telling. You do not have to undo what had been arranged.

Destinations

The other worlds

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contact@the-essential-lifestyle.com +33 7 68 46 49 82 WhatsApp