Many affluent travelers seeking unique, intimate, local experiences while globetrotting will consult a specialist travel agent to arrange a custom itinerary off the beaten track. But sometimes, this can lead to travel agents promoting partners that provide hefty commissions rather than the most unique experience.
Here enters Falcon’s Club—an invitation-only luxury travel members club that receives 0% commissions from its partners and connects its members to some of the best local travel experts on the planet.
Falcon’s Club was built on the legacy of Founder Alex De Valkeneer’s grandfather, Willy De Valkeneer, a pharmacist and avid globetrotter who also used to advise his patients on how to get more unique experiences from their travels.
“He always stayed at boutique hotels, where he’d meet the owners personally. When he went to France, rather than the most famous vineyard, he’d go to a local vineyard, meet the owners, have dinner with them, and have a private tasting,” says Alex De Valkeneer.
“People always used to say that when Willy goes on vacation, he always gets those unique experiences that no one else does, and that’s what inspired Falcon’s Club.
We always say our experiences deliver deeper cultural connection and a strong sense of place because it’s with the local people,” adds Alex.
From MacLean & Bruce whisky tours of Scotland led by the ancestors of one of the lost kings of Scotland, where you’ll join whisky tastings in ancient distilleries with Charles Maclean MBE, dubbed ‘the whisky nose of Scotland’ to African Horse Safaris in Kenya, Falcon’s Club offers total destination immersion.
Once you become a member of Falcon’s Club, you’ll get access to their private platform and be asked to fill in your Falcon’s Club Passport.
This includes details like your age, location, who you’re traveling with — if you’re a couple or a family, if you have a dog (even the name and breed of the dog), how many trips you usually take per year, which destinations you’re interested in visiting from Iceland to Oman, whether you’re looking for city breaks, ski trips, spa holidays, cruises or golf breaks.
If you like to travel by car, plane, train, or boat, your annual budget for travel, whether you’re interested in staying in an apartment, villa, cottage, chalet, penthouse, or even castle, and what kind of experiences you’re interested in.
This can range from hot air ballooning to dog sledding, paragliding, dog afternoon tea, private dinners with Michelin-starred chefs, and visits to castles, operas, and ancient temples.
Based on those data points, Falcon’s Club can customize and personalize the private platform to suit your interests and provide personalized 24/7 travel advice.
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