Who We Are

VSJ Custom Travel started from a passion for the world and wanting to share it with others. We are a full-service travel agency that specializes in custom trips worldwide. Powered by ProTravel International and a proud member of the Virtuoso Travel Network, VSJ Custom Travel has the ability to provide personalized and curated trips to their clientele.

At VSJ Custom Travel, we pride ourselves on creating thoughtful itineraries for our clients. Partnering with our large network of preferred partners around the world, allows us to give special access and VIP status at every point in your trip. From hotel room upgrades and complimentary resort credits, to wonderful guides and destinations, we strive to exceed our client’s expectations and make them feel speical at every turn. Whether it is a beach vacation to Hawaii, family trip to the UK, honeymoon to Bora Bora or once in a lifetime safari to Africa, VSJ Custom Travel will be able to suit your travel needs and will go above and beyond to give you a trip of a lifetime.

“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.”

— Cloud Atlas

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More About Vanessa

Vanessa Sawtell-Jones is the founder and owner for VSJ Custom Travel. She’s spent over 10 years in the travel industry working as a front-line advisor focusing on high-end leisure clientele in both Los Angeles and New York. Both of Vanessa’s parents worked in the travel industry, which sparked an early childhood interest in diverse cultures and experiences. In 2005, while attending Boston University, she studied Wildlife Conservation abroad in Kenya. That experience would serve as the catalyst for Vanessa to spend the entire year after her graduation backpacking around the world. Using that knowledge and experience, Vanessa embarked on a career following her passion, travel. Using her vast destination knowledge and unique perspective, Vanessa loves developing meaningful and transformative experiences for her clients. In her years in the industry, Vanessa has been named top 30 under 30 from Luxury Travel Advisor Magazine, was a founder of Millennials in Travel, was named a Four Seasons Top Producer and the 2017 SoCal ASTA Millennial Travel Advisor of the Year.

Preferred Partners

Due to our relationship with Virtuoso and Pro Travel International, our clients will have access to special perks like resort credits and upgrades at the top hotels worldwide. We have preferred relationships with the top hotel chains, which will always ensure our clients have top VIP status.