Avant-Garde Travel - San Diego, California

Lisa Roy

Lisa Fisher did an amazing job helping us to plan a trip to Europe for our big anniversary. She researched several options and helped us imagine, select and plan every aspect of the trip. Lisa was very responsive throughout the process, including when we were on our vacation. A tour was unexpectedly canceled while we were on the trip, and Lisa responded immediately to find a new tour to replace the one that was canceled. Overall, Lisa was an incredible resource and helped to make our trip very special.

Senna Osby

I used Avant-Garde Travel to book a luxurious trip to Miraval Arizona. It was a seamless and wonderful experience from booking to checkout. Aimee was professional, efficient and frankly, quite charming - an absolute pleasure to work with. I had a couple of issues with flight and spa booking changes that Aimee helped me work out before I arrived as well as on-site at the resort. The value received for both the resort stay ( resort credit bonus!) and the excellent communication and customer service provided by Avant Garde were well worth the cost. I have no doubt I will be traveling with Aimee again and highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for a stress-free and unforgettable getaway.

Kelley Green

Aimee planned the most AMAZING trip for us! Every detail was taken care of! Our hotels were nothing short of incredible. The tours she arranged were perfect for us! We are already looking forward to our next trip-a family vacation next summer! Thank you Aimee for making our anniversary trip so special and exactly what we had hoped for!

Anthony C.

I found as I’ve gotten older travel seems to be more stressful. Jeniffer Smith solved that problem for us!

From finding the perfect itinerary in Europe to coordinating the airlines, hotels, ship, and all the necessary transfers Jennifer was there to make traveling smoother and more enjoyable

We had an amazing romantic adventure, and Jennifer, supported us during the entire process. I cannot recommend her service or her company highly enough.

Sara Marion

Our recent experience with Aimee Leon and Avant-Garde Travel was simply exceptional in every way. Aimee listens and gathers the essence of the trip you envision and then delivers a fantastic itinerary. Her deep expertise in all aspects of international travel becomes obvious immediately and she navigates any hurdles with skill. She shows significant insight for all things ‘travel’. The detailed, interactive web-based itinerary was invaluable throughout the trip.

We wanted to build a bucket-list trip to the Arctic Circle to view the Northern Lights across Norway and Iceland. Our local travel agent utterly failed to in her attempt to help us plan this trip. We reached out to Avant-Garde after finding them on a web search and Aimee contacted us quickly. Within hours we knew we were in the right hands and well on our way to an unforgettable adventure. Aimee put together a first-rate itinerary of accommodations and activities. I'm super picky about travel -- suggestions she made along the way were excellent.

Unfortunately, the very first leg of our outbound flight failed causing us to miss the infrequent connection to the Arctic Circle in Norway. When I contacted the emergency number Aimee and her assistant were already aware and working on alternatives. I fed her suggestions to the Delta gate agent who arranged to quickly rebook us on another carrier that would allow us to arrive in Norway - a bit worse for wear - within hours of our original schedule. Having a safety net like this to deal with the inevitable issues that accompany travel is priceless.

When we begin to design our next adventure, we will absolutely put the details in the competent hands of Aimee Leon and Avant-Garde Travel.

KellyAnn O'Connor

If you're looking for an amazing, unique, thoughtfully planned, and memorable trip experience you've found the right agency with Avant-Garde Travel. My girlfriend and I hired Aimee / Avant-Garde to plan our Iceland trip and every detail was nailed and planned beyond my expectation! Aimee took the time prior to our trip to really understand our desires as a couple and our individual wish list. Once all information was gathered, the trip presented to us was exactly what we were seeking. The hotels were amazing, the locations were perfect, the logistics were perfectly timed to allow some leisure time as well, we were properly informed, we were supported while in Iceland, and they kept us constantly updated regarding Covid guidelines and / or changes that impacted how we traveled. In my line of work I'm a confident planner and I had never felt the need to hire a travel agency for my personal use, however we wanted a different type of experience and one that was a bit more guaranteed given the current pandemic environment and I'm beyond grateful that we used Avant-Garde as it provided details, knowledge, and adventures that I couldn't have done so on my own. A huge thanks to Aimee Leon and Avant-Garde Travel... you are amazing, a class-act operation, your care is highly noticed from the start to the return, and I look forward to working with you again in the future.
Kelly and Jessica

Walter Sulenta

Elizabeth/Avant Garde did a marvelous job in trip pre-planning and co-ordination. Choosing the appropriate tours and outings. The hotels were great and at centralized locations. Monitored our progress throught the vacation-confirming tours, etc. Last, but not least, post-trip discussions regarding what worked best for future vacation. Avant Garde/Elizabeth planned our Greek Cruise this fall and a future European River Cruise next summer. I recommend them 100%.

Holly Lavin

Our honeymoon trip to Greece & Italy was amazing-thanks to Aimee! Aimee met with us and emailed numerous times to hear our wants and, based on our input, revised our itinerary several times. All of her hotel selections were great, activity recommendations were fantastic, and coordinated transfers were seamless. She also stayed very engaged during our trip, including making us difficult-to-get reservations and finding us an alternative tour when our original tour was cancelled last minute. Highly recommended, and we look forward to using her for a future trip!