Hosted Small Group Trips
Travel with people who love this as much as you do. I plan every detail and come along to make sure it all goes right.
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The hotel is booked. The guide is waiting. Dinner is reserved at a table for our group. If a train runs late or a bag goes missing, you tell me and I take it from there.
On my hosted trips, I travel with a small group from the first day to the last. You get the ease of a group trip with a personal travel advisor right there with you.
Plus you’ll be sharing it with people who are just as excited about the trip as you are. Somebody to compare photos with at dinner. Somebody who wants to read every plaque in the museum too.
What is a hosted trip? It’s a small group trip planned by a travel advisor who also travels with the group. Everything is arranged ahead of time. Your host is with you the whole way to handle the details and help with anything that comes up.
Where We’re Going
Portugal · Late September 2027 · 12 Days
Portugal in Full Color
Tasting port in the cellars where it has aged for generations. Terraced vineyards stepping down to the Douro River. Lisbon’s tiled facades and yellow trams climbing the hills.
Twelve days from Porto to the Douro Valley to Lisbon, with my husband Randy and me hosting the whole way.
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Austria & the Danube · Luxury River Cruise
Imperial Vienna and the Danube
Watching the Lipizzaner stallions at their morning training. A slice of Sachertorte under the chandeliers of a grand coffeehouse. A classical concert in the city where Mozart and Strauss wrote their music.
Here’s what I’m planning. A few nights in Vienna, just our group, in the city the Habsburgs built. Then we’ll board a luxury river ship and sail the Danube, with an optional Budapest add-on.
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Scotland & Ireland · Land Trip
Castles and Whisky: Scotland and Ireland
Walking into a castle that has stood for centuries. Tasting whisky where it’s made. Watching the Highlands roll by while someone else does the driving.
Here’s what I’m planning. Castles, history and distillery tastings in Scotland and Ireland, with a private driver in the Highlands. Yes, it’s whisky in Scotland and whiskey in Ireland. We’ll taste both.
Join the WaitlistWhy Travel on a Hosted Trip
I’m There the Whole Time
I’m not handing you off to a tour company. I planned it. I’m right there with you from the first day to the last.
Nothing to Figure Out
Hotels, transfers, guided touring and special experiences are all set before we leave. You don’t have to figure out a thing.
A Group You’ll Get to Know
Small enough that you’ll know everyone by name and look forward to dinner together.
Group Time and Your Time
Shared tours and dinners, plus time on your own to wander, shop or rest. You can be as social as you like.
Join a 2028 Waitlist
Spots on the 2028 trips will be limited. Waitlist members hear dates, details and how to reserve before anyone else.
Imperial Vienna and the Danube
Castles and Whisky: Scotland and Ireland
Hosted Trip Questions
What is a hosted trip?
A hosted trip is a small group trip planned by a travel advisor who also travels with the group. Hotels, transfers, guided touring and special experiences are arranged ahead of time. The host is with the group for the whole trip.
Who hosts Jess Peterman Travel’s hosted trips?
Jess Peterman, an independent luxury travel advisor and owner of Jess Peterman Travel, plans and hosts each trip in person. Her husband, Randy, is co-hosting Portugal in Full Color in September 2027.
What hosted trips are coming up?
Portugal in Full Color is a 12-day hosted trip from Porto to the Douro Valley and Lisbon in late September 2027. Two hosted trips are being planned for 2028: a luxury Danube river cruise with a group stay in Vienna in early 2028 plus a land trip through Scotland and Ireland in fall 2028.
How is a hosted trip different from a group tour?
On a hosted trip, the person who planned the trip travels with the group. Travelers have one trusted contact who knows every detail, instead of being handed off to a large tour company.
Can solo travelers join a hosted trip?
Yes. Solo travelers are welcome. Jess shares the room options and any single supplement for each trip when details are released.
How do I hear about new hosted trips first?
Newsletter subscribers hear about new hosted trips before they are announced publicly. Travelers can also email jess@jesspeterman.com to ask for early notice.
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