The Honeymoon Guru April 7, 2013 Skip Neal Skip, I really do not know where to start but I think it should be with a colossal thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! Your recommendations from airfare, ground transportation, resort, and off site adventures were "off the charts awesome!!" After a great flight to Maui, our trip began with us walking down the escalator to retrieve our luggage only to be met by two local Hawaiian women holding up a sign reading "Aloha Daigle Family".....WOW! They adorned each of us with magnificent pink and purple fresh lei's. The kids loved it because the lei's were made of "real fresh flowers Dad" and thought they were extra special because on a flight of over 300 people we were the only family who was greeted in this fashion!!! The rental car upgrade you booked was very very nice and pickup was seamless at Hertz!!! When we arrived at The Grand Wailea Resort and Spa, it was pure heaven on earth for us all!!! The staff was top notch all the way around! They made each of us including my 7 and 9 year old girls feel like royalty!! The care, first class service and genuine hospitality endured us all the entire time we were there!! From the exquisite Ali Suite you recommended (which by the way was incredibly spacious and had unbelievable ocean and sunset views every night ), to the awesome on and off site restaurants on the Island, to the local attractions and private snorkeling/fishing/whale watching boat you set up for us this trip was just absolutely over the top!!!!!!!!!! I would recommend this trip to anyone who is looking for an absolutely first class couples or family vacation!! I would also recommend to them that "YOU" book it!!! Skip once again you knocked it outta the park buddy!!! This vacation is hands down our best one yet!! I want you to know how appreciative we are as a family that you continue to plan and book such awesome get always for us, as these are times we will cherish forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are the BEST!!! Sure we'll be getting in touch with you soon to book another one! Sincerely, The Daigle Family Shane, Jenise, Avery & Alexa read more

I first came to know Skip in 2013, when an old friend recommended him after he'd helped plan her destination wedding. I was in dire need of assistance with organizing my honeymoon, so I reached out to Skip and boy did he deliver!! We'd been discussing Costa Rica, so I gave Skip a price range and a few activities we were considering, and he responded with a handful of resorts for us to look at. Within hours after making our final decision, Skip had the resort and our flights booked!! I was so relieved at how easy and painless the process was with Skip's help, and our honeymoon could not have been better!! Fast forward to 2018, and we have continued to reach out to Skip when we get the travel bug. He has been such a pleasure to work with over the years as he's assisted with our visits to Playa del Carmen and Cancun. It has become a tradition to cheers our first margarita to Skip the Honeymoon Guru!! Each vacation has far exceeded our expectations. Skip is very thorough and considers every aspect included with traveling abroad, many of which I would have overlooked without him. He arranges for transportation from the airport, provides a reputable and trustworthy company to book excursions through, and every resort we have stayed at has been a dream come true!! With Skip's guidance, we have been able to create priceless memories with an ease I never anticipated. We are so grateful and highly recommend Skip and his services to anyone with any kind of travel needs. I feel his experience and enthusiasm for client satisfaction is unparalleled. We look forward to farther destinations, many more stamps on our passports, and of course, future cheers to Skip!! read more

Hi Skip Got back last night from the wedding and I just wanted to thank you for all your help and advice!! The wedding was picture perfect, and we couldn't be happier!! It was everything we expected and much, much more!! The travel arrangements went off without a hitch. The ceremony location and decorations were beautiful, the weather cooperated and it could not have been a more perfect setting. All the floral arrangements were stunning. The cocktail and horsduerve reception on the beach with Philemon, the donkey was a big hit! The dinner reception at Tuscanes was exceptional!!!! It was the best meal we had for the entire stay, the DJ was great and the Photographer (Santos) was incredible!!!! All the staff were so helpful, on top of everything, friendly, they made it completely stress free for me! El Dorado Royale is truly beautiful, we want to go back and enjoy some more of the activities, the spa, etc. We had the Lobster Lasagna at D'Italia as you suggested and it was incredible! . Ashley and Matt were so happy with everything!!! They both looked beautiful and handsome, but most of all they never stopped smiling!! I will send you some pics after the kids get back! Thanks again for all your help,!!!! Sherri Litton Mother of Mr and Mrs Matt and Ashley Tribble read more

The honeymoon guru Austin, Texas Skip Neal is an absolute gem. He really takes the time needed to explain in detail what he is there to do for you, then he listens to your exact expectations of him. He has wonderful customer service and is awesome at being your right hand man when planning a destination wedding (trip for 30 guest). My fiancé and I did a lot of research on resorts in Mexico and a travel agent. It took us months. But finally after a ton of research and reading reviews we went with our hearts, that lead us to Skip and to Excellence Playa Mujeres Cancun, Mexico. By far the BEST two decisions. The resort was everything was imagined plus a ton more. It was way beyond our expectations. Beautiful, amazing customer service, good food, great prices and a FUN, RELAXING time! The spa was over the top also, my hair and makeup were down by a wonderful man Christian, great job!! Our wedding was the most prefect and one unforgettable day ever!!! Our guest were amazed with the way everything had turned out so prefect for us. Even down to the photographer!! Juan Carlos is one phenomenal photographer. He pictures were so awesome they looked fake, just like they came out of a magazine read more

My husband and I used Skip for our 10th wedding anniversary and we are so thankful we did! His knowledge, personality and follow up during our trip were on point! He is wonderful to work with and we would absolutely recommend his services. We chose to go to Maui and it was AMAXING! He would always respond quickly to our questions leading up to the trip, including adding a zip line tour about a week before. We did have one hiccup on our trip but Skip handled it quickly and efficiently. The zip line company that we were originally supposed to go with, left a voicemail at our hotel and took it upon themselves to reschedule us with out asking due to over booking. We couldn't do it on the day they wanted and when we called them to get our money back (to book with a different company) they were very short and said it would take a week to refund us our money! My husband was NOT happy and eventually we did get our money back the following day. Once we notified Skip he got to work immediately to make things right and he was able to get that company to get us free tickets to attend a beautiful Luau that included VIP seating, food, drinks and the show! Thank you Skip for an amazing trip!!!! read more

We've worked with Skip for over four years now and he's helped us plan four vacations in that time span. Every trip he's booked for us (including our honeymoon) was fantastic. I can honestly say we haven't been disappointed with any of the resorts we've visited. On our very first trip, there was a mixup with an excursion we booked in Mexico and Skip worked to ensure we got our money back. He also made sure we had travel insurance on each trip which was helpful for our honeymoon when we unexpectedly had to change our dates last minute. We got back a couple weeks ago from our most recent trip to Tulum, Mexico and we really enjoyed our time there; especially the upgrade to the "Privileged" package. The exclusive beach was beautiful and relaxing and all the food was amazing. Skip, thank you for always being so responsive and addressing our needs when issues arise. You make vacationing easy and carefree... as it should be. It's been a pleasure working with you and we look forward to planning new adventures in the future. read more

THE ABSOLUTE BEST VACATION PLANNER EVER!!! Skip, is hands down without a doubt the best in the business! He has planned each and every one of my families vacations for more than a decade. I honestly think I go on vacation more than I should because he makes it so easy!!! Skip spares no detail while planning our trips, from flights, meals, transfers, excursions and all the little things in between he misses nothing! He will even act as your personal conceirge while you are away should you have issues or questions. He's FIRST CLASS! If you are thinking of planning your next trip please try Skip out! I promise you that you will NOT regret it and furthermore I'll go as far as to say you too will use him for decades like we have!! So, thanks Skip for everything, you take customer service to a whole new level and we are ever grateful for ALL your help and expertise when it comes to our families travel in or out of the country!!! SDaigle read more

Wow! We just returned from France on 3 week trip. We didn't know how to arrange it, so we called Skip. "Let us see Paris, the South of France, and the Alps, please." He and his colleagues set us up in Paris, Marseilles, and Grenoble. We had walking tours of each place, including a wine tasting in La Provençe. We had train tickets and rides arranged for us. They literally thought of everything, and we did not have to worry at all. Among the things we enjoyed most was an app called GoSiteSee, where the agency loaded our whole trip. It took care of reminding us of reservations, but even better, it gave us a handy set of maps for every place we visited. They were so detailed and accurate that they even showed hiking trails outside of Taizé and Amougny. This trip went so well that we will be back again soon. And next time we have to plan any trip of this magnitude, we will return to Skip, the Getaway Guru. read more

I'm very thankful for Skip as he has helped me create the perfect honeymoon with my wife. The process of getting it all planned with him was very simple and convenient as we did everything through email, and Skip was very helpful answering questions and getting things planned promptly. My wife still talks about the experience and how awesome it was as everyday was planned with something new and exciting to do with just enough time for rest and free time to not feel rushed throughout the whole honeymoon. Looking back, I know I wouldn't have been able to plan something like this as I had little to no knowledge of Australia and many of the thing we did were new and exciting things. Would definitely recommend Skip to other friends who are thinking of going to Australia or New Zealand for their honeymoon in the future. Thanks for everything Skip! read more

BEST TRIP I EVER HAD!!!! We used Skip Neal to help arrange a girls trip to Bora Bora. Initially we planned to do a little island hoping, but after meeting with him and discussing our desire for the trip we settled on only Bora Bora. Skip was great! He gave us multiple quotes for each scenario we thought of and worked with us to get our dream vacation. He was up front and honest with us about all parts of the trip. He has visited the island several times and gave us his personal insight and advice for traveling. He got us a great deal with St. Regis over water bungalow that included breakfast buffet. He also arranged our flight from Papette to Bora Bora in a packaged deal. He helped removed a lot of the anxiety of planning and was available whenever we needed him. We definitely plan to go back and will be using Skip in the future! read more

Skip did a wonderful job helping us plan our honeymoon Greece trip. He worked with us on our budget and the places / hotels we wanted to be in. To our surprise, Skips pricing was more competitive than when we looked on our own. We were expecting to pay a premium for the service he provides. His attention to detail is incredible. He helped us through a few minor issues on the trip and made things easy for us. It really helps to have someone well versed in international travel on your side. Our connections had just the right amount of layover time! There were several travelers that did not leave themselves enough time to get through customs and missed their flights. We will absolutely be booking again with Skip in the future for our inevitable travels. In closing, don't think twice about using Skip! read more

Hi Skip! We got in last night from our honeymoon and couldn't WAIT to tell you that everything was absolutely FABULOUS!! Just perfect! El Dorado Maroma was the perfect place for us to go--we were so pleased. Our room was awesome, the service was spectacular, and we kept pinching each other to realize the beach really was THAT beautiful and we weren't dreaming! Luis was delightful and helped us book tours--we swam with the dolphins and did the wave runner/snorkeling excursion. Both were fabulous. Thank you again so much for your help! WE will definitely go back to this place--and a few of our friends are getting married this year and next and we are going to be HIGHLY Recommending you and Maroma! Thanks so much! Jackie (The Bride!) read more

We have booked three trips with Skip, and they've all been incredible. The first two were large group trips to Cancun, the third will be to the Dominican Republic. Skip is always quick to respond to any questions or concerns throughout the entire process, up until the day of your departure. We once had an issue with a jet ski excursion at a resort where we paid up front but couldn't find the place once we got there. Skip worked with the travel agency in Mexico and helped to resolve the problem for us. He's always been great at finding various options to fit your needs for any given getaway. We are so glad to have found a great travel advisor and will be sure to contact Skip about any trips we decide to plan in the future. read more

My wife and I wanted to do a bucket list trip to celebrate our birthdays. We decided we wanted to stay in an over-water bungalow and chose Bora Bora as our destination; however, we didn't want the stress in organizing the trip. That is where Skip's expertise came in. We gave Skip our time frame, budget, and interests. Skip was fantastic! Having traveled to French Polynesia many times himself, Skip was extremely knowledgeable, making preparation for the trip that much easier. He provided detailed recommendations, and took care of all the booking that was necessary. Skip was also very responsive to any questions that we had. It was a pleasure working with him, and we plan on using him again in the future. read more

We had a great time! We did three excursions and made wonderful memories! Thank you so much for all of your help! Oh and we definitely stayed one of the nicest resorts on the island. We saw a couple of the resorts while picking people of for the excursions and they were definitely not as nice as ours. We did get duped into sitting in and listening to the resort try to sell us their diamond package. When we tried to leave we got major attitude and we just ended up walking out. Lesson learned! Ha! Anyway, we spent a ton of time in the pools, everything was super clean, we kayaked, we snorkeled, we took a stinky mud bath which was a blast, and saw the beauty of St Lucia on two cruises. It was perfect! read more

Skip did an incredible job coordinating a two-week multi-leg vacation in New Zealand and Australia for my family of six. I was not too familiar with either country, and coordinating all of the flights, surface transportation, and lodging on the other side of the world was proving difficult until I started working with Skip. He streamlined the process, worked with us to ensure the trip included the things that we already wanted, and made some worthwhile suggestions that we had not yet thought of -- all while working to stay within our budget. In the end, the arrangements were seamless and the trip was fantastic. We would definitely use him again. read more

Skip was great! He made the plans for our honeymoon! He presented us with multiple locations that he thought we would like to help us decide where to go. He is ALWAYS available for any questions or advice and is quick to respond! All of the information and advice he gave he also emailed to us in detail to take with us on our trip, like what the employees with our transportation company would be wearing (he also included a picture of their attire), how to navigate the airport and tips for international travel. Our honeymoon would not have gone as smooth if it hadn't been for all the information he gave us. He really goes above and beyond!!!! read more

Skip was amazing! I am used to either booking myself online or walking into a building and talking to a travel agent. I will not be doing that again! Skip was responsive and available which to me was key in building the trust I have in him. I just shared a little about what we wanted to do for a graduation/anniversary family trip and he provided several options that met our needs. He shared tips that allowed us to be most prepared for travelling internationally, made sure we were aware he was available if we ran into any problems and then followed up when we returned. THANK YOU Skip for helping our family create memories! read more

We have booked 3 trips through Skip, and he has never let us down. Skip listens to what you are looking for in a trip and provides great recommendations for you to choose from. Once you pick your dates and location, he does the rest for you. If you haven't traveled a lot or been to a resort, he will talk you through exactly what to expect. He is knowledgeable about his recommendations, and will give you the pros AND the cons of whatever your destination is. I appreciate his low-pressure approach, ability to get extras like room upgrades, and willingness to do whatever it takes to make sure you have a wonderful trip. read more