Lux Quest

06/06/2025

Excited to plan your next adventure with you …🌎
We are now accepting new clients for JULY 2025 and onward.

05/27/2025

So proud of my community!Thank you for letting me be apart of this extraordinary team💛

Maria has visited over 50 Italian destinations and is an expert in regional cuisines, local favorites, secret places to visit, & the heart of Italian culture.

09/30/2024

I are so honored share that I was nominated for the Model Citizen award for Lux Quest Luxury Travel! Departure Lounge loves supporting their nearly 300 travel advisors on four continents. Their back office and operations teams nominate the top ten advisors each year that follow all of their workflows the best and do so with outstanding attitudes of appreciation and positivity. I am so thankful to be among these travel industry giants as a nominee & finalist for the Model Citizen award! You are all incredible candidates with legendary Luxury Travel businesses. I am so honored for this nomination🙏. And a huge thank you to Keith Waldon the founder of Departure Lounge who never stops believing in me. Thank you for teaching me SO much, and for the humbling privilege of being apart of your incredible family.
And thank you to our invaluable clients who are the most integral apart of our family and support and entrust us with their treasured travel experiences.🌍

08/15/2024

Spend an evening exploring Dubrovnik’s Old Town’s best bottle lists.

https://www.virtuoso.com/advisor/maridica06316/travel/articles/where-to-drink-croatian-wine-in-dubrovnik

Image: M'arden

08/13/2024

Fall for Marseille’s charm! Here's how to spend a port call exploring, savoring the local cuisine, and shopping in France's most Mediterranean city.

https://www.virtuoso.com/advisor/maridica06316/travel/articles/how-to-spend-a-port-call-in-marseille

Image: Anthony Lanneretonne

08/08/2024

Unwind in style at The Setai, Miami Beach. Savor a cocktail on a private beach with the soundtrack of soothing waves. Discover the top five reasons you'll love this hotel.

https://www.virtuoso.com/advisor/maridica06316/travel/articles/five-things-we-love-the-setai-miami-beach

08/06/2024

These laid-back Tico experiences are perfect for travelers who prefer a relaxed pace over high-energy adventures in Costa Rica.

https://www.virtuoso.com/advisor/maridica06316/travel/articles/a-slow-travelers-guide-to-thrill-seeking-in-costa-rica

08/02/2024

Farm-to-table dining is blooming in Kyoto. Learn how Kentaro Suzuki supplies the city’s fine dining restaurants with fresh ingredients.

https://www.virtuoso.com/advisor/maridica06316/travel/articles/peek-inside-kyotos-blooming-farm-to-table-scene

Image: Andrew Faulk

07/26/2024

Had so much fun yesterday in NYC in Times square for the incredibly moving awareness event, where we got to hang with the beautiful & inspiring power team ❣️❣️ & from ‘s 💪 , and meet amazing peers like the makeup artist @ Syreeta Chantal, and , such inspiring stories all around!
Thank yoi to Abraham in Sales for my amazing tour of the property… excellent for families and oober large groups, or a front row seat to the ball dropping on nyears eve..

During our visit We also enjoyed:
🍩 From ‘Angelina’s Bakery’ -Pistachio and Nutella Creme to doe for.
🍕From ‘See No Evil’ -Pine Nuts Mortadella Mozarella & Zucchini Pesto and her amazing host Laura, one of my favorite MOST memorable pizzas to date.
🧋Finishing off with i think the best Brown Sugar Boba Tea ive ever had at ‘King Boba’, and thats barely sracthing the surface for things to do in Times Square!
~~~ Other favs:
*’Ellen Stardust diner’ for singing servers that dance on tables in saddle shoes and serve burgers and
shakes
*Broadway Musicals;pick any one!
& more…. The fun never ends in ny.

Contact for the best local tips from us, we are Local New Yorkers!!

Viva la Times Square 🗽 This city truly never sleeps…🥳. 🌃

07/25/2024

Did you know you could hang ten with some of Costa Rica’s coolest athletes? Read more about SurfX, the women-run surf school, at the Four Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo.

https://www.virtuoso.com/advisor/maridica06316/travel/articles/meet-costa-ricas-new-generation-of-surfers

07/23/2024

Make reservations for high-profile tables in Monaco, but don’t miss traditional Monégasque dishes that are still loved by locals.

https://www.virtuoso.com/advisor/maridica06316/travel/articles/monacos-soulful-native-cuisine-is-worth-the-trip

Image: Clara Tuma

07/18/2024

Here are four destinations to sail to when you think you’ve already seen it all.

https://www.virtuoso.com/advisor/maridica06316/travel/articles/four-destination-dupes-for-some-of-the-worlds-most-popular-cruise-ports

Image: David Swanson