Your Luxury Travel Experts
The world is big.
Vast.
In an era where the amount of information on the internet is just as vast, we are here to provide bespoke travel services that bring you core memories and connect you to ends of the earth; putting the world at your fingertips like never before.
There is a google survey that says the average research time put into a one week vacation is a hefty 80+ hours. By working with J5Travel, we can cut your time down to the length of time it takes you to talk with us once or twice or even as little as the time it takes you to send a couple of emails back and forth. You can trust us to curate a luxury travel experience that would have taken you far longer than 80 hours to plan alone.
John's Story
John is the owner and founder of J5Travel
Food and travel have been my passions for as long as I can remember.
My brother and I were lucky enough to have parents who treasured travel, and so we visited much of Europe and quite a bit of the USA before we were even teenagers. For my immediate family, this was also a priority as we tried to ensure my two children were educated and inspired by both travel and food experiences the world over.
When I finally realized my financial career was not fulfilling enough for me, travel was the immediate answer. So in 2015, I started from scratch. I did the research and fully entered the travel industry with a focus on luxury travel experiences.
J5Travel was formed in May 2015, and despite the wilderness years of 2020 and some of 2021 due to Covid, I am honored that just over 8 years since founding the company, I have been named to the global list of Condé Nast Traveler's Top Travel Specialists for 2021, 2022, & 2023.
Today, I am so proud to have a team that shares my passion and values. We love travel and we love travel planning just as much. Hopefully you will come to view us as your personal travel tailors - custom luxury itinerary experts. We provide a bespoke service, imagining and creating itineraries for independent minded families and groups.
As we continue to explore our passion in travel even further we are also proud to announce our newest addition to J5Travel, our sister company, World Cruise Advisors, where we can happily provide expertise on world cruise adventures.Why the Name J5?
It's a golf thing!
For those of you wondering where the J5 name comes from, it's a shortened version of a nickname I earned on the golf course, golf being a third passion of mine. My favorite club was for many years a fivewood, and one day I hit a rare exceptional shot out of the rough with it, and my playing partner immediately called me Johnny Fivewood. This stuck but was shortened through the years to Johnny Five and eventually just J5.
Our Partners
As an affiliated member of Virtuoso, the leading luxury travel advisor network, we are able to offer exclusive amenities such as complimentary upgrades, included breakfasts, spa credits, etc., giving you the best value for your time and money. We are also members of many luxury hotel programs that provide amenities to our clients exclusively. Thanks to our global relationships, we can ensure you receive VIP treatment on every aspect of your trip.