Classic Vacations

Classic Vacations is a high-end travel firm that was established in 1978 and was initially known as Classic Hawaii, but has since reached other parts of the world. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California, and based its initial reputation on the first 15 years by working solely in Hawaii and establishing close collaborations with airlines and hotels. Its vision is to enable travel advisors to create customized, high-end travel experiences and to have a firm emphasis on personalized service and custom itineraries.

The company is a B2B2C luxury travel platform that conducts business with professional travel advisors and not the direct mass consumers. It offers a wide range of portfolios, which consist of more than 1,300 hand-selected luxury properties and an extensive inventory of 500,000 hotels and 275,000 rental properties across the globe. Its services include luxury hotels, villas, and homes; air travel; personal transfers; vehicle hiring services; and travel insurance services. These services enable advisors to create full-service, end-to-end travel itineraries for the clients.

Classic Vacations is also focused on personalized luxury vacations and tours that are designed to visit over 100 locations worldwide, including Europe, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, the Maldives, and the United States. The company offers 25000+ tours and activities, multi-destination tours, and optimal experiences like safaris, cultural tours, and private tours. In its platform, it has complex booking capabilities with the ability to do multi-room and multi-destination bookings along with real-time pricing, itinerary-building features, and flexible payment systems for travel advisors.

One of the most significant aspects of the company is its concentration on technology and advisor support systems. It provides a high-tech online booking system as well as 24/7 customer services by phone, email, chat, and call centers. The company enjoys strong affiliations with global travel networks like Virtuoso, Signature Travel Network, and Travel Leaders Network, and has won various industry awards, including being named the Top U.S. Tour Producer by Virtuoso for 3 straight years and various Travvy, WAVE, and Magellan awards. It has also assisted in the creation of billions of existing travel experiences throughout its existence, indicating its magnitude and permanence in the luxury travel industry.