Fora Travel Advisor · Huntsville, Alabama
You've outgrown the all-inclusive. Let's design the trip you'll still be talking about at 70.
I design adventure and expedition trips for travelers who are done with resorts and ready for the real thing — the Inca Trail, a camp on the edge of Kruger, the Dolomites, a small-ship passage through the Galápagos. The kind of places you don't stumble into by accident.
Here's what's actually stopping you.
You don't have the access. Supplier relationships, permit windows, the right ship on the right departure — the logistics that separate a good trip from a wasted one aren't Google-able.
You're afraid of wasting it. This might be the Antarctica trip. The one where the knees are finally starting to remind you they won't last forever. There's no version of "we'll go next year" that doesn't carry risk.
You don't want to be the person who overpaid for something mediocre. Status runs both directions. Nobody wants to look cheap — and nobody wants to look like they got sold a trip by someone chasing commission.
I start with what this trip needs to give you.
I start with what this trip needs to give you — what "worth it" actually looks like for this group, at this point in your lives: a shift in perspective, a surprise in a place you thought you already understood, a few days where your head finally goes quiet, or — for the right trip — somewhere so far outside ordinary life it resets what "experience" even means. That question shapes everything after it: the region, the pace, the one non-negotiable moment the rest of the itinerary gets built around.
From there, I handle the parts you wouldn't think to ask about until you're already there — how you actually get from the airport to a permit-window trailhead, what happens if a flight's delayed and a guide's already waiting, who's responsible for you the moment something goes sideways. That's the quiet work of building a trip that holds together.
And if something isn't worth what it costs, I'll tell you. The easiest way for an advisor to make money is to say yes to everything. I don't — even when it costs me the booking.
Wide Sky Travel is affiliated with Fora and Virtuoso, which means access to properties and departures that don't show up on a general search — and a level of accountability if anything on the ground goes sideways.
1. Discover — A real conversation about what this trip needs to feel like, not just where it needs to go.
2. Design — A custom itinerary built around one non-negotiable moment you couldn't have found on your own.
3. Depart — A pre-trip briefing on what to notice and what most people miss.
4. Return — We talk about the story you'll still be telling in five years — and what's next.
Featured Trips
A few places I keep sending people back to
Every itinerary below is a starting point — rebuilt around who's actually going.
How working together works
Straightforward fees, stated up front
Planning fees depend on how involved the trip is. There's no hedging on the number — here's exactly what it is.
Multiple traveling parties converging on one trip, or a single trip large enough to need that same level of coordination.
One traveling party — the logistics of stringing several destinations together, built around one group's schedule.
One destination, one hotel, a trip that doesn't need a lot of moving parts.
The alternative is the trip that gets Googled into mediocrity, or the "someday" that quietly becomes never.
The alternative is the version of this trip most people never get to have — designed, not planned. Guided, not booked.
Ready when you are
Tell me about the trip you're imagining
Who's going, roughly when, and what you want the trip to feel like — that's plenty to start with. I'd love to hear it.
About
Renea Scoble
Some of my travels have changed me. That's probably why I do this work.
Cambodia was the first. I didn't understand the Killing Fields until I stood in them, and it's stayed with me since. Seeing how differently people live there made me grateful for what I have in a way nothing else had — that trip changed how I see the rest of my life, not just how I travel.
Hiking and long days on foot do something different for me — the challenge of pushing myself, getting far enough outside my own head to actually feel present. They keep me moving, too, and there's no guarantee I'll always be able to do this, so I want to get out there and do as much of it as I can while I can.
That's probably also why I plan trips the way I'd want one planned for me — enough structure that nobody's stressed, and enough flexibility that a good detour doesn't throw off the rest of the day. I started doing this because friends kept asking me for help, and it turned out to be the work I wanted to be doing all along.
These days, most of what I design has a real trailhead — treks, safaris, small-ship expedition journeys, the version of a place most travelers only see from a bus window. I do the research most people don't have time for: which guide you'd actually trust on a real trek, which "small-ship" claim is actually small, which departure is worth paying more for and which one isn't.
If you're picturing a trip and haven't figured out where to start, that's exactly where I come in. I'd love to hear what you're imagining.
Fora & Virtuoso
Working as a Fora Travel Advisor with Virtuoso affiliation means access to rates, upgrades, and relationships at properties that aren't available booking direct — without changing what you pay for the room.
Huntsville, Alabama
Working with clients across the country, in person and remotely. Time zone: Central. Response time: personal, not automated.
Featured Trips
A few trips I'd build again tomorrow
Starting points, not fixed packages — every itinerary gets rebuilt around who's actually going, how much time you have, and what "adventure" means to your family.
More Trips I Design
More Trips I Design
Not every trip I build fits neatly into "adventure." Some of my favorite work is quieter — a multigenerational trip that actually works for every age in the group, a milestone celebration, a week built around good food and slow mornings. A few of those, below.
FAQ
Questions people usually ask before reaching out
If yours isn't here, that's what the contact page is for.
How does the planning fee work?
A planning fee is due when we start working together. It runs $195 to $595 depending on how involved the trip is — $195 for a single getaway, $395 for one traveling party with a multi-stop itinerary, $595 for multiple traveling parties converging on one trip, or a single trip large enough to need that same level of coordination. It covers the research, planning, and booking work itself — separate from what you pay hotels, outfitters, or airlines directly.
How do you decide which tier my trip falls into?
I look at the total complexity I'm coordinating — how many traveling parties, how many individual bookings, how much research and vetting the itinerary needs. I'll tell you which tier your trip lands in, and why, before we start.
Does the planning fee go toward my trip?
The planning fee is separate from your trip cost — it covers my time and research, not a deposit toward a booking. What you do get on top of it: rates, upgrades, and amenities at Virtuoso and Fora properties that aren't available booking direct.
What if I decide not to book after we start planning?
The planning fee covers the work itself, so it isn't refunded once we begin — but there's no additional cost or obligation if you ultimately decide not to move forward with a booking.
Do you book flights?
My focus is lodging, ground logistics, guides, and experiences — the parts of a trip where research and supplier relationships actually change the outcome. For flights, I'm happy to point you in the right direction, but that's usually handled separately.
What kinds of trips do you plan?
Adventure and expedition travel, mostly — trekking, safari, small-ship expedition cruises, the kind of trip built around a real trailhead instead of a lobby view of one. I still design family and milestone trips too; those live on a separate page rather than the main roster, but I'd love to hear about yours if that's what you're picturing.
What's it like working with me?
Expect more questions than you were expecting. I'll ask about the trip, sure, but also what you actually want it to feel like — that throws some people off at first, then they get into it. From there I build a real itinerary, not a placeholder, and I want your honest reaction to it: what's wrong with it, what's missing, what you're secretly hoping I add. Most of this happens over email, with a call if the trip's complicated enough to earn one. And if you ask for something that's a bad idea, I'll tell you — better now than finding out on a beach in Portugal.
Do you work with clients outside Alabama?
Yes — most of my clients aren't local. Everything happens over email, phone, and video, wherever you're based.
How far in advance should I reach out?
As early as you can, especially for a popular trekking season, a permit-limited itinerary, or a property that books out a year ahead. If your timeline is tighter, reach out anyway — I'll tell you honestly what's realistic.
How do we get started?
Send a note through the contact page with who's going, roughly when, and what you're imagining. I'll follow up from there.
Contact
Tell me about the trip you're imagining
The more specific, the better — who's going, roughly when, and what you want the trip to feel like. I read every inquiry myself.
renea.scoble@fora.travelBased in Huntsville, Alabama