Jeff Hood

Jeff Hood

Huffman Travel (2391)
Chicago, IL United States

As a Senior Luxury Travel Advisor, Jeff excels in curating unique custom luxury itineraries. In his 35+ years Jeff has been in the travel industry, he has established a reputation for creating one of a kind bespoke itineraries for his clients.

Jeff specializes in designing unique itineraries that include, but not limited to the Hawaiian Islands, Bespoke Italy trips, Fiji, the South Pacific, unforgettable Mexican experiences, exotic SE Asia, Family European adventures, Luxury remote beach honeymoons, Jet set adventures to Dubai & the Maldives. He also brings a wealth of knowledge with Luxury Ocean & River cruising.

Jeff has traveled extensively and is an expert in Italy, Costa Rica, Japan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Fiji, Mexico, and Cruises. Jeff is also the office specialist in private jet charters.

Jeff’s attention to detail and broad knowledge of both corporate and leisure travel make him a unique and distinguished travel expert.

Favorite Hotels & Resorts: Kokomo Island Fiji, The Brando Tahiti, The Park Hyatt Dubai, Four Seasons Costa Rica, Parrot Cay Island, Bulgari Hotel Milano, Villa D Este Lake Como, Italy, The Fullerton Singapore, The Siam Bangkok, Maroma Resort & Spa Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, The Peninsula Istanbul, Jumby Bay Private Island.

Best Adventures: 4X4 desert dune safari and riding camels in Dubai, Zip lining and hiking the cloud forest in Costa Rica, Island Hopping helicopter style in Fiji, Kick Boxing in Bangkok.

Recently Visited: South Africa, Botswana, Greece, Cabo San Lucas, Maldives, Turkey, British Virgin Islands, Tanzania, Antigua, Florence, Venice, Rome, France, Fiji Islands, Tahiti, Anguilla, St. Maarten, Ireland, China, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Costa Rica, Mexico

Favorite Cruises so far + Bucket List Cruises: Seadream Yacht Club in the Caribbean. Moorings Yacht in the BVI's Bucket list musts, Antarctica with Linblad Expeditions, the Amazon River with Aqua Expeditions.

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Destination Specialties

  • Austria
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Cambodia
  • Cayman Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Fiji
  • Guatemala
  • Ireland
  • Mexico
  • Singapore
  • Turks And Caicos Islands
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
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Interests

  • Beach & Sun
  • Honeymoons
  • Safari
  • Spa Vacations
  • Ocean Cruising
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Languages

  • English
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Reviews

99% Recommended (70 Reviews)

  • Trip of a Lifetime

    By LLM, 14 Apr 2025

    Recommended - Amazing experience with Jeff Hood! He made the whole process easy, efficient and most importantly fun. He provided some great recommendations for all locations and helped ensure it was a memorable trip. Best tip was having the airport expedited service and something I did not know I was missing out on! Thank you Jeff for all of your work and time that went into curating an amazing trip!

  • Italy/Turkey

    By Paige, 17 Dec 2024

    Recommended - The trip was great! Loved the hotels and the guide in Turkey was the best!

  • Our Travel Guru

    By M J, 05 Nov 2024

    Recommended - Jeff is so knowledgeable and helpful that we wont step through a hotel entrance nor board a ship without his intrinsic knowledge recommendation.