About Berkeley Travel: London's Premier Boutique Travel Agency
Berkeley Travel is a boutique travel agency in London built for travellers who expect more than a booking confirmation. We design bespoke journeys for a discerning, high-net-worth clientele, drawing on preferred relationships and first-hand property knowledge. This is what it means to work with a genuine luxury travel expert.
Our philosophy is simple. A holiday should be planned around the traveller, not the other way round. As a high-end travel agency, we do not sell packages off a shelf. Every itinerary begins with a conversation about how a client actually wants to spend their time, then is built property by property, flight by flight, restaurant table by restaurant table. The result reads less like a brochure and more like a well-edited magazine feature: specific, considered, and personal.
Benefit from Our Decades of Industry Experience
Berkeley Travel was co-founded by Andrew Bezhenar and Simon Binke, who between them bring more than 30 years of combined expertise in luxury travel. That experience now sits behind a team of multilingual travel designers, each responsible for a portfolio of clients.
Personal, Tailor-Made Itineraries
A tailor-made itinerary is only as good as the interests it is built around. Whether that means a family safari, a private culinary trail through a single region, or a diving trip planned around specific reefs and seasons, our travel designers start with our clients’ interests and work outward from there. Nothing is templated, and nothing is assumed.
Endorsed by the Industry's Best
Berkeley Travel is IATA and ATOL-accredited, appointed within Virtuoso, and fully endorsed by Forbes Travel Guide. We hold preferred partner status with Four Seasons, Rosewood, The Dorchester Collection, Mandarin Oriental, Peninsula, Belmond’s Bellini Club, Marriott’s STARS and LUMINOUS programmes, and work closely with Aman and Six Senses. We are also appointed as a British Airways First Operator. Our clients’ preferred rates, upgrades, and amenities come directly from these relationships. Nothing is added for effect.
Insider Access and Discretion
Our team visits the destinations and properties we recommend, which means we know which room to request and which suite is worth the upgrade. That first-hand knowledge sits alongside a firm commitment to discretion. Our clients expect privacy as standard, and we never trade on their names or their stories.
A Commitment to Sustainable and Meaningful Luxury Travel
We favour properties and partners who take the same considered approach to their destinations that we take to our itineraries. For us, meaningful travel means slower, better-planned trips built around a sense of place rather than ticking it off, and choosing partners whose standards we would be happy to stand behind.
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn More About Our High-End Travel Agency
Below, you will find a few questions we are asked most often by clients considering a luxury holiday planner for the first time.
The honest answer is access. A high-end travel agency exists to secure the things a client cannot book directly and to remove the friction of arranging a trip with many moving parts.
You get a dedicated travel designer, not a call centre. Every client is assigned one point of contact who manages the full itinerary, handles urgent changes, and is accountable for how the trip actually unfolds.
Through first-hand visits. Our travel designers stay at the properties they recommend, which is how we know the difference between a room that is merely available and a room actually worth booking.
Yes. Your travel designer remains reachable throughout your trip. Our concierge service is on hand for anything that arises on the ground, from a restaurant reservation to a last-minute change of plan.
In concrete terms: preferred rates, room upgrades subject to availability, daily breakfast, hotel credits, VIP recognition on arrival, and additional amenities that are simply not offered through standard online booking channels.
Start Your Bespoke Journey Today!
No two Berkeley itineraries look alike, because no two clients want the same trip. The best way to see what that means in practice is to start the conversation. A travel designer will take the time to understand how you like to travel, then build the itinerary, access, and support around it.
YOUR DEDICATED TRAVEL PARTNER
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TAILORED SERVICES
TAILORED SERVICES
Our in-house concierge service will use their extensive contact list
to help you source anything you desire.
TAILORED SERVICES
Our in-house concierge service will use their extensive contact list
to help you source anything you desire.
BESPOKE itinerary
BESPOKE itinerary
We work hand in hand with clients to create your dream
itinerary ensuring every detail is looked after from start to finish.
BESPOKE itinerary
We work hand in hand with clients to create your dream
itinerary ensuring every detail is looked after from start to finish.
BESPOKE AIR
BESPOKE AIR
We have access to every major airline and an extensive knowledge of their pricing schedules helping our clients achieve highly competitive airfares in all cabins.
BESPOKE AIR
We have access to every major airline and an extensive knowledge of their pricing schedules helping our clients achieve highly competitive airfares in all cabins.
PRIVATE SKY
PRIVATE SKY
Working directly hand in hand with our brokers and
aircraft owners we can source the best deals and most convenient slots for Private Jet hire.
PRIVATE SKY
Working directly hand in hand with our brokers and
aircraft owners we can source the best deals and most convenient slots for Private Jet hire.
EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS
EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS
We have arranged with a number of our luxury partners some exclusive additional benefits. These can include complimentary daily breakfast, a hotel credit towards food or spa treatments,an upgrade on arrival where available, and early check in / late check out.
EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS
We have arranged with a number of our luxury partners some exclusive additional benefits. These can include complimentary daily breakfast, a hotel credit towards food or spa treatments,an upgrade on arrival where available, and early check in / late check out.
COST MANAGEMENT
COST MANAGEMENT
We provide access for our clients to the most cost effective and convenient travel means. Our long standing partnerships and in depth industry knowledge ensure that we source the best rates available on the market.
COST MANAGEMENT
We provide access for our clients to the most cost effective and convenient travel means. Our long standing partnerships and in depth industry knowledge ensure that we source the best rates available on the market.
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