Julia TikhomirovaBespoke travel, fully managed.

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, and Bausch & Lomb.

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.

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.

• ◆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.

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.