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Classic Vacations Launches New Luxury Experiences Program

Nov 11, 2026
Classic Vacations  Luxury Travel  Travel Agents  Travel News  
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Travel advisors are now able to book private jet charters through Classic Vacations for the first time.
Credit: 2026 Yuri Arcurs/stock.adobe.com

For nearly 50 years, Classic Vacations has been a trusted partner for luxury travel advisors seeking top-of-the-line accommodations, customized offerings and white-glove service. And now, the travel supplier’s newest launch will make it even easier for advisors to plan and sell complex, multidestination luxury trips. 

Luxury Experiences, Classic Vacations’ newly announced program, offers advisors further access to highly specialized offerings such as private jet charters, safaris, private villas and more. Luxury Experiences utilizes the firsthand destination knowledge and industry relationships of destination experience managers to help bring more intricate itineraries to fruition.

“Classic has built a strong reputation for helping advisors deliver exceptional travel, and Luxury Experiences gives us an opportunity to take that capability even further,” said Jon Bennett, global head of luxury experiences at Classic Vacations. “Understanding a destination firsthand is essential to creating truly customized itineraries, and this new offering allows us to make even the most complex requests possible, taking our luxury expertise and service to a higher level.”

How It Works

With this new program, Classic Destinations aims to make luxury travel planning more seamless for advisors via personal guidance and structural support to tackle the most ambitious requests. 

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Luxury Experiences' destination experts will work in tandem with Classic Vacations' reservations agents to create custom luxury itineraries.
Credit: 2026 Macia Serrano/Unsplash

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Destination experience managers will work in tandem with Classic Vacations’ existing reservation agents. Advisors will simply share their client’s vision, needs and budget for an upcoming trip, and from there, a destination experience manager and reservations agent will work together to design a custom itinerary. Classic Vacations will assist with coordinating bookings, managing multiple suppliers and helping advisors during client travel as needs arise. 

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Throughout the process, advisors remain in control of client communications. 

To gain access to Luxury Experiences, advisors can contact their Classic Vacations reservation agent or visit the Luxury Experiences webpage.

The Luxury Experiences Portfolio

Luxury Experiences broadens Classic Vacations’ offerings in multiple ways. For example, advisors will be able to book private jet charters for the first time directly through the platform.

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Luxury Experiences brings expanded luxury offerings to Classic Vacations, including more expedition experiences.
Credit: 2026 Cassie Matias/Unsplash

Advisors will also obtain access to customizable itineraries for trending destinations including Morocco, Iceland, Africa, the Nordics and more. More villas, expeditions and safaris are just a few of the expanded offerings advisors can expect. 

In the future, Luxury Experiences will also offer yacht vacations, river cruises, rail journeys and wellness-focused travel offerings. 

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