JTTravel Design

About

Julia TikhomirovaBespoke travel, fully managed.

Julia Tikhomirova, founder of JT Travel Design

Who I Am

Julia Tikhomirova, CMP

I design and coordinate fully bespoke travel experiences for individuals, small groups, retreat hosts, and companies - managing the process end-to-end, from initial concept to final execution.

With 16 years of experience across hospitality, events, travel, and international coordination, my background combines travel design, logistics coordination, and operational planning, with a strong focus on structure, pacing, and well-managed execution throughout the journey.

Many of the journeys and programmes I manage involve multiple locations, complex logistics, and carefully coordinated timing across accommodations, transportation, experiences, and on-site flow.

The work is intentionally high-touch and limited in volume, allowing each project to be managed with close attention throughout.

Fully bespoke travel design and coordination, managed end-to-end.

In Numbers

16+

Years designing bespoke travel programs for companies and individuals.

48

Countries visited personally - most also studied for client work.

3

Continents lived and worked across: Europe, North America, and South America.

1:1

Same person designs the trip and runs it on the ground.

Background

A career built on complex coordination.

I started my career at a business travel agency, in the events division - designing programs for executive teams: leadership retreats, training sessions, incentive trips, conferences, and corporate presentations.

Clients during those years included international companies such as SCA, Volvo, PepsiCo, DuPont, Reynaers, BP, Baxter, Bausch & Lomb and many others.

Later, in Canada, I led the Toronto chapter of a business association, organising professional events and hosting international delegations. That work shaped how I run projects today: high standards of organisation, attention to detail, and direct care for every participant.

Today

Bespoke programs, designed and run personally.

JT Travel Design works with private clients and companies on itineraries that are built individually - no templates, no pre-set routes, no recycled recommendations.

Every detail is mine to coordinate: logistics, accommodation, transfers, food, timing, and the people on the ground. Clients receive a single point of contact before, during, and after the trip.

I take on a deliberately limited number of projects each year so the person who designs the itinerary is also the one running it.

Method

How a project is structured.

  • Brief. A direct conversation about purpose, pace, constraints, and non-negotiables.
  • Design. An itinerary built from scratch - locations, accommodations, transfers, and timing all selected for this specific trip.
  • Refinement. Two rounds of adjustments. Nothing is finalised until it fits.
  • On-trip. Full coordination on the ground. Direct contact throughout.

Personal

A practical foundation.

I've visited 48 countries, live in Portugal, and continue to travel for both research and personal reasons. I regularly organise trips for my own family - including home-exchange travel - which keeps itinerary-building a daily, hands-on practice.

I'm also a mother of four and run a household that demands the same skills my work does: planning, contingency, adaptability, and building systems where things run without friction.

The Outcome

Travel that feels clear, well-managed, and effortless for the client.

Clear

A defined plan, communicated plainly.

Well-managed

Logistics, timing, and transitions handled end-to-end.

Effortless

Nothing to organise, decide, or chase mid-trip.