Laura Hartman

I have been a Virtuoso Travel Advisor since 2005, but have been traveling since I was a child. My father worked for an airline and I was exposed to the wonders of our world at a very early age, and the wanderlust has been with me ever since.

I love every aspect of travel, from the planning to the packing and of course, the actual traveling. I devour travel guides and am always looking for inspiration for my or my clients' next trip.

As a Virtuoso Travel Advisor, I work with my clients to turn their curiosity about a destination into an inspirational itinerary filled with experiences and activities they won’t find with an internet search. Some surprises I have arranged for my clients included: observing a Meerkat colony from a few steps away while learning about their habits from a naturalist, having lunch with a winemaker and his wife under the olive tree in their back yard, and attending a baseball game in Tokyo with a local fan. I want to turn all my clients’ travel dreams into reality.

I am honored to be one of a few select Virtuoso Travel Advisors designated as a Wanderlist® Specialist. I believe that leisure time is our most precious, non-renewable asset, and the one we spend the least amount of time cultivating. We create a Career Plan, a Financial Plan and a Health and Wellness Plan, but rarely take time to create a Travel Plan. Our “Bucket List” of places we would like to visit continues to grow and we dream about the perfect vacation, but our busy lives and chaotic schedules get in the way and before we know it another year has passed us by.

Using Virtuoso Wanderlist® I can help you turn your bucket list into a thoughtfully curated calendar of trips along with the best time to travel and projected costs, so you will never miss a vacation opportunity again. I will collaborate with you and your travel companions, diving deeper into the destinations you each want to visit, and suggesting experiences based on your interests to create your unique Travel Portfolio. Much the way a Wealth Advisor helps you create and maintain a financial plan for all the stages of your life, as your Virtuoso Wanderlist® Advisor I will help you create and maintain a plan for ensuring your most valuable asset – your leisure time, is protected and you have years of travel memories to share with the people you love.