Why join The Overseas Club?
Chances are, you rely on a major Online Travel Agency (OTA) like Expedia, Booking.com, or Hotels.com for booking your travel. But, while these industry giants promise cheaper prices, the reality is they don’t offer significant savings. In fact, opting for their services often means missing out on the perks, expertise, and advice that a travel advisor like The Overseas Club provides.
Our Services are Free
At The Overseas Club, our services are entirely free to our clients, ensuring you benefit without paying anything at all. Travel agencies like us earn a commission from hotels and providers that we book on your behalf. This allows us to secure the same, or better rates that you could get booking directly, all with the same relaxed cancellation polices you expect.
We offer Exclusive Travel Perks
We partner with over 4,500 hotels worldwide and are members of more than a dozen Preferred Partner programs, such as Virtuoso and Four Seasons. This means we can secure our clients free room upgrades, late checkouts, hotel and spa credits, welcome amenities, complimentary breakfasts, and airport transfers – all at no extra cost, and with no minimum stay or spend value.
We champion Slow Travel
We advocate for slow travel, promoting destinations that prioritize authenticity and tranquility. Our slow tourism promise ensures we choose destinations that avoid over-tourism, focusing on socially and environmentally friendly travel operators who actively contribute to the regions they operate in.
We are Experts in Destination Planning
As industry professionals and an IATA accredited travel agency, we know the hottest new destinations and hotels. We have extensive experience with travel in remote areas, and we are just as savvy about the best city spots. We are obsessive about planning and detail so that you don’t have to be.
Trust The Overseas Club to elevate your travel experience with better trips and better value.
Our Services
- Tailored Personalization: We understand that every traveler is unique. Our personalized approach means that each itinerary is created to align perfectly with your travel style, interests, and budget. Every detail is curated to reflect your taste and desires.
- Up To Date Travel Advice: In a world of climate change and over-tourism, we specialize in advising where to go – and when – to avoid summer heatwaves and the crowds traditional destinations suffer from.
- Exclusive Experiences: We specialize in organizing journeys to places that defy ordinary tourist routes, ensuring your travel experience is truly one-of-a-kind. Our recommendations and itineraries are made with innovative destinations and extraordinary experiences in mind, guaranteeing that your trip will be unlike any other.
- Effortless Planning: We handle every detail of your trip, sparing you the need to sift through generic travel advice. From luxury accommodations to excursions and private transfers, we orchestrate flawless travel logistics tailored to your schedule and preferences.
- Luxury Upgrades and Value-Added Extras: We secure complimentary room upgrades, spa credits, and VIP amenities, and provide access to exclusive special offers and promotions reserved solely for our clients, enhancing your stay and ensuring exceptional value with every booking.
- Pre-Arrival Concierge Services: We coordinate with hotels to ensure your specific preferences are carefully catered to upon arrival, from room choices to dietary requests and more, ensuring a smooth and personalized stay.
- 24/7 Dedicated Assistance: We provide peace of mind with round-the-clock support. When you need assistance, you’ll speak directly to us on our mobile, ensuring prompt help for any last-minute changes or unexpected challenges you may encounter.
- Global Network of Support: We leverage our extensive network of Destination Management Companies (DMCs) and local specialists worldwide – our trusted insiders with deep local knowledge and expertise – to provide personalized support throughout your travels, ensuring seamless experiences wherever you go.
About us
Planning a holiday isn’t just about chasing the lowest price tag. Human connection, whether through customized tips or understanding how one prefers to travel, is essential for transforming ordinary trips into extraordinary journeys filled with meaningful experiences. The Overseas Club was started as a reaction against Instagram-driven hyper-tourism trends and impersonal, algorithm-based recommendations and rankings. We are determined to reclaim real holidays and help others find their halcyon days.
Travel is about people. When you choose us, you support a passionate small business, a new breed of personal travel advisor. We are dedicated to planning unforgettable individual journeys while negotiating the best value for our clients. As proud members of Fora, a leading American host agency for over 6,000 independent travel advisors, we leverage their cutting-edge travel technology and vast network to enhance your travel experience. This partnership allows us to provide unparalleled service and the buying power to access exclusive benefits that elevate your journey.
Olga Kousi
A Greek with a Slavic soul, Olga is a polyglot, professional travel writer and long-distance runner. She studied at St.Andrews and LSE in the UK, then lived in Uruguay, Costa Rica, Ghana, and South Africa before returning to her native Greece. Her travel writing is published by Hotels.com, CultureTrip and HeyExplorer among others.
Tom Fletcher
Yorkshire born and bred, Tom moved to Greece in 2011. With a degree in Archaeology from UCL, Greece was a natural choice after a long stint in London’s advertising industry. Before founding The Overseas Club, he pursued a life on the high seas as a yacht charter skipper, including extensive time in the Caribbean, spending 13 years working in the sailing and tourism sectors.
