You aren’t just paying for a reservation. You’re investing in a curated experience. While anyone can book a room, Vignette acts as your advocate, architect, and insider. Our goal is to deliver a feeling—and a level of access—that cannot be found by scrolling the internet.

• A Decade of Expertise: We bring over 10 years of luxury hospitality and global travel management to the table. We've seen the industry from every angle, which means we know exactly what separates a good trip from an exceptional one.

• Global Network & Preferred Access: Through a strategic partnership with Fora, we unlock VIP status and “un-bookable" perks at over 4,500 elite properties worldwide. You arrive as a preferred guest, not a confirmation number—which typically comes with a superior view.

• Signature Curation: Intentional, individualized journeys that cut through the noise to find the soul of a destination. Every itinerary is Vignette-approved, ensuring your time is spent only on what actually matters.

• Expert Execution: We manage the complex architecture of travel—logistics, vendor liaisons, and timing. We handle the friction so you can focus on the important stuff, like whether to have that second Negroni. (The answer is always yes.)

Two ways, and the distinction matters.

The first is commission. Hotels, cruise lines, and tour operators pay consultants a modest percentage on confirmed bookings. This is what allows our Direct Booking service to remain complimentary: when you already know where you want to stay, the property pays us, and there's no fee to you.

The second is professional fees, paid by the client for the work that happens before a booking. A single Hotel Curation proposal can easily represent several hours of work — researching properties that genuinely fit a client's aesthetic, vetting them against the realities of the destination, preemptive communication with hotel management, securing the right rates and amenities, and presenting the options in a way that makes the decision clear. The fee compensates that time, and it compensates the experience behind it: over a decade in luxury travel and hospitality, with the relationships, judgment, and pattern recognition that only come from doing this work for years.

Our fees are published openly on the services page, agreed upon at the start of every engagement, and any curation fees paid along the way apply in full toward a bespoke itinerary. No surprises, ever.

Precision and creativity in equal measure. Having led $15M+ global experiential travel divisions, our Principal Designer brings an executive level of rigor to the art of the perfect itinerary, which means we don't just find you a hotel—we handle the high-stakes logistics and the 'impossible' requests so you can focus on the point of the trip: actually being there.

Absolutely. Our Direct Booking service is complimentary and allows you to access VIP perks and property credits you wouldn't receive booking on your own. Simply send us your preferred property, and we will handle the rest.

And if you’ve already booked the hotel on your own? No problem! Just email hello@byvignette.com and we’ll see if we can do a takeover booking, making us the agent of record so you can still get all those VIP perks.

In short: no. While we are experts in the high-end market, our role is to act as your advocate at any price point that feels comfortable to you.

You define the nightly rate—whether that’s a $350-a-night boutique gem or a five-star suite—and we use our industry access to find the best possible version of that stay. By pairing your specific budget with our curation and VIP perks, we ensure that every dollar of your investment is working toward a better experience. If you value your time and want a trip that's genuinely worth savoring, there's a place for you at Vignette.

Each trip is highly customized to you and our fees reflect the level of design and care required for each unique journey.

Hotel Curation begins at $250, while Bespoke Itineraries start at $500 for a 5-day journey. For Group & Celebration Management, we provide custom retainers based on the complexity of the production, while Direct Bookings are always complimentary.

You can view our complete menu of services and investment tiers here.

Vignette is compensated via industry-standard commissions paid directly by the properties. This allows us to offer our advocacy at no additional cost to you. You receive the same (or better!) rates—often with exclusive VIP amenities—while the property handles the professional fee for the placement.

Absolutely! In most cases, you’ll continue to earn points and enjoy your existing elite status benefits. By booking through Vignette’s preferred partner programs—such as Marriott STARS or Four Seasons Preferred—we are often able to “stack” your loyalty perks with our own exclusive amenities, including room upgrades, resort credits, and complimentary breakfast.

At this time, Vignette specializes in ground-based curation and property management. While we do not book or reschedule commercial airfare, we provide full logistical support for the fallback of travel disruptions—including private transfers, airport-adjacent accommodations, and itinerary adjustments to keep your journey on track.

Professional fees (curation and design fees) are non-refundable, as they represent the creative work and research performed during the Discovery and Curation phases. For the travel components themselves (hotels, tours, transfers), we strictly adhere to the specific cancellation policies of our individual partners, which are clearly outlined in your final itinerary.

Groups? They’re kind of our thing. Our Principal Designer didn't just manage group travel, she led a $15M+ global experiential division dedicated entirely to it.

From exclusive brand retreats to multi-day wedding celebrations, we handle the high-pressure details that usually keep hosts awake at night. Whether we’re negotiating a full hotel buyout or managing the choreography for fifty guests, we ensure the execution is seamless so you can actually be a part of the milestone.

We specialize in elevating the collective experience through emotion, service, and atmosphere. No one remembers the logistics, but everyone remembers how it felt. (And the champagne tower. Obviously.)

• Atmosphere & Storytelling: We architect journeys that foster connection. Whether it’s a family milestone or a brand retreat, we ensure the experience is a physical extension of your story, curated with a cohesive vibe from arrival to the final toast.

• Guest Experience: Drawing on a background in high-touch luxury memberships, we design moments of discovery that guests talk about long after checkout. We ensure the "wow" moments are intentional, seamless, and actually, well, wow.

• Experiential Strategy: We provide end-to-end management for high-touch programs, handling the heavy lifting and the "un-googleable" details so you can focus on being the host, not the coordinator.