Travel Specialties
Interests
- Safari
- Family Travel
- Beach & Sun
- Honeymoons
- Food & Wine
Destinations
- United States - All
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Mexico
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Selling Travel Since
2014
Languages
- English
- Italian
My Background
Kristen Lowrey Larson has been selling travel as a Virtuoso Travel Advisor since October 2014. Her specialties include honeymoons, babymoons and anniversary trips (or what she calls “milestone trips”).
Some of the top destinations she specializes in are Hawaii, Napa & Sonoma, Italy and Southeast Asia.
Kristen’s passion for international travel began with a semester abroad to Florence, Italy while earning a Journalism degree from Pepperdine University. She later returned to Europe to live in Heidelberg, Germany and again in Florence to study art and Italian. Each weekend living abroad was spent exploring Western Europe and developing her travel prowess and troubleshooting skills.
These skills remain important today as she collaborates with clients to create custom itineraries and support her clients from booking to debrief.
“I believe that no vacation time should go unused and any travel dream can become a reality through a Virtuoso Travel advisor.”
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Reviews and Recommendations for Kristen Lowrey Larson
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The Extra Mile.
By: Gem84c
Reviewed on: 28 Feb 2015
Kristen recently helped me arrange my birthday trip to Vegas for me, my boyfriend and my parents. Not only did she do a fantastic job researching the best accommodation for what I wanted, but she certainly went above and beyond to make every little detail absolutely perfect for my trip. She made all kinds of incredible recommendations from shows to restaurants, even suggestions of what my dad and boyfriend could do while mom and I hit the Bellagio Spa! Kristen is a fantastic travel agent. She certainly went the extra mile to make my birthday memorable, and it was definitely one to remember!! Thanks Kristen, can't wait to start planning the next one!
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Fantastic Vacation!
By: Kristanna
Reviewed on: 02 Apr 2015
My husband and I were initially planning to only visit Italy, but Kristen suggested a Mediterranean cruise and we are so glad she did. We got to see so much more (Italy, Monaco, France, and Spain) and we thoroughly enjoyed the cruise experience (it was the first cruise either of us had been on). Kristen was very knowledgeable and had great recommendations of what to do and see in each city and she made the planning experience so easy; it was so nice to have someone plan all the details so we basically just had to show up for our vacation. We will definitely be using Kristen in the future and highly recommend her to anyone else!
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Highly personalized service!
By: TL
Reviewed on: 25 Mar 2015
Kristen did an excellent job planning my trip and explaining all options, helping me select the right one for me. She clearly enjoys traveling and helping others do the same.
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Expert and personable!
By: Angele82
Reviewed on: 10 Aug 2015
Kristen Lowery Larson found us a comfortable hotel at an affordable price within close walking distance to public transit, great restaurants and shopping, right in the heart of Zurich. Most importantly, she carefully considered our requests, and found us exactly what we were looking for. I couldn't have done better if I did all the research myself. I very much appreciated her travel expertise and thoughtfulness, and will gladly seek her assistance with future travel plans! It was a pleasure working with her!
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Perfect Tour of Scotland and Ireland
By: KSilva
Reviewed on: 13 Apr 2016
Kristen found the perfect tour of Scotland and Ireland for us that allowed us to see everything we wanted to see, plus some. Kristen is very knowledgeable and created multiple itineraries for us before we finally settled on this tour. The tour included everything we wanted to see, plus some places we didn't think we would be able to (the Titanic Museum in Belfast, the Cliffs of Moher). Because it was an organized tour, we did not have to worry about transportation within Scotland and Ireland, or most of our meals. This made the trip even more relaxing and enjoyable. This is the second trip Kristen has planned for us, and I would definitely recommend her to anyone planning a vacation!
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Excellent location and accomodations
By: Torey
Reviewed on: 15 Jun 2016
As always, Kristen made booking a trip extremely easy. She even recommended that I sign up for a hotel loyalty program to save money and earn points for future travel!
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Friendly and so helpful!
By: Jayme & Luke
Reviewed on: 13 Jul 2016
Kristen was so helpful in planning our honeymoon in Maui. She gave us a great hotel recommendation and we got great benefits at the hotel booking through Kristen. Excellent experience!
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Fantastic
By: Jdrey2@gmail.com
Reviewed on: 27 Sep 2016
The service was fantastic!
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Terrenea
By: JDR
Reviewed on: 27 Sep 2017
Kristen is very easy to work with. We had a room upgrade, food credit, and sparking wine in the room!
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Trip of a lifetime with the help of an awesome travel agent!
By: KTate
Reviewed on: 15 Dec 2016
For my mom and me, going on safari was a lifelong dream. But the planning seemed daunting - neither of us had traveled to Africa before, and there are so many countries, parks, accommodations and package options to choose from. Luckily, we found Kristen through the recommendation of a mutual friend, and things were smooth sailing throughout the entire process! Kristen was extremely responsive via phone and email, answered all of our questions and helped us book the trip of our dreams at a budget that was even lower than we imagined. Kristen is very knowledgeable, caring and thoughtful - she even sent us some safari-friendly clothing as a little gift before we set off! We loved working with Kristen and would highly recommend her to our friends and family for their next big adventure. We hope to work with her again in the near future!
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A stress free girl's trip
By: missyby
Reviewed on: 12 Mar 2017
Planning a trip for 5 women sounded overwhelming so I immediately called Kristen. Se knew we wanted to go to Napa and had a budget in mind, that was all Kristen needed to get started. She gave us 4-5 great hotel options all with various benefits and Virtuoso exclusives. She also planned and booked our winery tours and lunch/dinner reservations. I literally did nothing but show up and have a great time. It was great knowing too that if anything went wrong she would fix it. We will be using her again for sure.
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Best vacation!
By: Holbox
Reviewed on: 16 Mar 2017
Kristen was great to work with, achieving all of the special requests we had to create our perfect getaway! Then, when we had problem with a connecting flight, she worked to fix that for us too, quickly - and then throughout our trip, we didn't have to worry, or think about it!
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Thumbs Up
By: J
Reviewed on: 13 Jun 2017
I had so much stress taken off my plate and the trip turned out beautifully.
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Bestie
By: Bigtravel
Reviewed on: 30 Jun 2017
Lot's of knowledge and suggestions; listens to my needs. Recommend without hesitation.
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Good hotel
By: Ricky
Reviewed on: 09 Jul 2017
Kristen is the consummate professional. She is attentive, responsive, knowledgeable (she is very well traveled), and thoughtful. I highly recommend her. She is my go-to travel specialist and really knows her stuff.
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Creative and knowledgable!
By: TJ
Reviewed on: 15 Aug 2017
Kristen was extremely helpful and knew exactly how to meet our very particular needs. She is very knowledgeable and knows about opportunities that we wouldn't have found on our own. We will be using her again in the future!
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Knows her stuff
By: World traveler
Reviewed on: 13 Aug 2017
Great! Every detail planned out. Enjoyed working with Kristen.
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Expectations exceeded
By: Duncan
Reviewed on: 29 Aug 2017
We feel fortunate to have worked with Kristen. I asked a myriad of questions and she answered them all in a timely manner. She was well prepared and supportive when it came to changes and indecision with our planning. Kristen did an excellent job of assessing our interests and suggesting a variety of adventures to consider. She was spot-on with restaurant recommendations, as well as taking in some of the local island flavor. I would highly recommend Kristen's services in the future and hope to book another trip with her soon. Thanks Kristen!
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Wonderful advisor
By: Allison
Reviewed on: 18 Sep 2017
Kristen was very helpful and flexible with the planning. We gave her a vague idea of what we wanted, and then she helped us navigate through all of the different options and create an amazing and well thought-out trip for us. She was also available via text, which was super helpful when we were actually on our trip and had questions.
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Great research and recommendations!
By: Allison Otto
Reviewed on: 27 Sep 2017
Thanks Kristen. You always do a great job - even when we can't make up our minds about where we want to go or what we want to do. You are very patient and I really appreciate it! Can't wait for the Keys!
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Awesome Trip To Vietnam!
By: Fudgie824
Reviewed on: 04 Dec 2017
Kristen was fantastic! She was very accessible, responsive and very hands on for our super last minute trip planning to Vietnam. She helped us with airport transfers, hotels and tours and everything went very smoothly. I am looking forward to using her again on another trip very soon!
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Seamless and easy
By: Melissa Y.
Reviewed on: 28 Dec 2017
Kristen handled everything for me. She booked my spa treatments and even had a birthday cake sent to my room! I really enjoyed the extra perks that came with booking through her like the free breakfasts and spa credit.
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Hawaii Maui
By: bryan
Reviewed on: 29 Dec 2017
Kristen was awesome ... very easy to work with ... had great ideas and was extremely efficient in getting everything planned and setup
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Kristen was amazing!
By: Rach
Reviewed on: 30 Mar 2018
Kristen was very quick to reply when I was organizing the trip and provided great insights and suggestions along the way. By the time the trip came around Kristen had provided me with all of the necessary paperwork and information which ensured we had nothing to worry about. I could not recommend Kristen highly enough!!
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Kristen is AWESOME!
By: Jackie
Reviewed on: 03 May 2018
She put together a once-in-a-lifetime trip for my Aunt and I. 30 days, 14 flights, Tasmania, Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti. Incredible tours and knowledgeable guides, drivers that picked us up on time every time, she thought of things I had never thought of that either needed to be done, or experiences we should do. The only hitches were things that I changed at the last minute, and she made those changes seem effortless and all went flawlessly. I couldn't recommend Kristen more highly and I've already recommended her to several friends. I will definitely ask her to plan trips for me in the future!
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Great Vaca
By: Ed
Reviewed on: 07 Jul 2018
The vacation Kristen put together for us was outstanding. The resort she suggested was beautiful & family friendly & the planned events were fun for us all. She checked us into our flights to make flying even easier. Thanks !!
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Fantastic trip to Australia!
By: Tamara
Reviewed on: 22 Sep 2018
Kristen came highly recommended to us from a close friend. She planned a thoughtful and relaxing babymoon/work trip for me and my husband to Sydney Australia. She created a great itinerary with a perfect combination of rest and play. She also went above and beyond to work with us on last minute reservations due to issues interfacing with our employer's travel requirements. She was incredibly helpful and responsive. We can't wait to work with Kristen again. Thank you so much, Kristen!
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Terranea
By: Jeanette
Reviewed on: 03 Oct 2018
Kristen has booked our annual trip to Terranea Resort for a few years. Kristen handles everything and we show up. We always have extra perks in our room and resort credit because of Kristen.
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Enchanting!
By: Allison
Reviewed on: 29 Nov 2018
Kristen was very helpful, responsive and full of great ideas for our trip to Sedona. She was eager to help with dinner or spa reservations, check-in adjustments, Virtuoso amenities, and anything else we might need! Can't wait to consult with her again for the next adventure!
Not Recommended
not happy
By: not happy
Reviewed on: 26 Jan 2019
Communication bad, attitude bad, many mistakes, decided not to use for most of
the wedding cruise arrangements.
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