Effortless Vacations Pioneers a New Industry and Provides an Integrated Vacation Management Solution for Consumers

DENVER, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Effortless Vacations(SM) is not only changing the way people vacation; but pioneering a new path in the travel industry. This integrated vacation management service model includes vacation objective evaluation, destination selection, accommodation evaluation, transportation arrangements, activity planning, departure services, and concierge services during vacation and complete post-vacation evaluation. Building on the growth and evolution of travel, Effortless Vacations combines the best practices of the luxury travel planner, destination club and luxury resort industries.

"In an overstressed, overscheduled and overconnected world, vacations have become increasingly more important -- but the actual planning and managing of a vacation adds an even greater stress to the person's life," said Amber Raleigh, Founder and President, Effortless Vacations. "After over a decade in the luxury travel business, and watching the consumer search for an easier and more rewarding way to vacation, I came up with the concept of complete vacation management. From this, Effortless Vacations was born."

Clients of Effortless Vacations no longer have to worry about finding that perfect private villa with an Infinity edge pool and private chef. Nor do they have to worry about scheduling their precious vacation days with the many activities that they want to experience. Effortless Vacation's Vacation Managers manage their vacation for them -- from the planning beforehand and throughout the entire vacation. These Vacation Managers know every Effortless Vacation destination inside and out; and utilize their expertise to customize the vacation to fulfill the client's every dream and desire. From hand-picking the resort, chalet or private home; booking that private sunset cruise for two, or arranging a sleigh ride to a slope-side cabin for a family dinner; Effortless Vacations deals with the details of vacation management, allowing the client more time to connect with their friends and loved ones.

Effortless Vacations charges an hourly fee to manage as much or as little of the vacation as client desires. The process starts with a one-time proprietary client familiarization consultation that allows Effortless Vacations to better understand the client's vacation needs, habits and preferences, vacation companions and the group dynamics, emotional and psychological stressors and pleasers and upcoming vacation opportunities. Based on this familiarization exercise, Effortless Vacations makes recommendations to where the client and their travel companions should vacation and what type of accommodation (i.e. villa, town home, five-star resort, etc.) would best suit their needs. Once the accommodations are identified, activity planning and transportation are arranged. Clients may also select departure services (available in select departure cities), including rides to the airport in their own car, a departure checklist, and assistance with the departure checklist and errands. Effortless Vacations maintains detailed client profiles that are constantly updated as the client travels and their preferences evolve. This allows the Effortless Vacations service team to anticipate the client's needs and ensure that every aspect of their vacation runs smoothly.

Effortless Vacations thoroughly customizes the clients' desired experience and outcome for that vacation. "Just because a client likes to golf, we don't automatically book golf for them every time they go on vacation. We take the time to talk to each client about their objectives for that particular vacation first; then we can customize the vacation accordingly" says Raleigh. "While we maintain an extensive profile on each client to anticipate the clients' needs, we approach each vacation holistically to determine the three most important objectives of a vacation: (1) The kind of vacation (relaxing, invigorating, challenging, expansive, etc.) the client wants, (2) who the client wants to spend their vacation time with, and (3) how the client wants to feel when they return from their vacation. So often I hear people say that they 'need a vacation from their vacation' because they over-booked themselves or they didn't have enough quality time with their wife or son or mother. Effortless Vacations not only prides itself on it's capability to arrange and manage premium vacations, but it works to eliminate stress and improve the client's mental and physical health -- creating the ideal environment to bring people closer together and celebrate their relationships."

The Effortless Vacations fee model provides the client with a tremendous value, as clients only pay for the services they need. This model allows clients more flexibility and say in what services they pay for, instead of having to pay a steep membership fee and significant annual dues that are common in the destination club model. It is important to note that Effortless Vacations works for the client -- not the travel providers. Since the client is paying Effortless Vacations to manage their vacation, Effortless Vacations rebates supplier commissions back to the client to ensure absolute supplier selection integrity. No other travel planning companies employ this customer-centric commitment.

Effortless Vacations is pioneering the way for people who believe that vacations are too precious and valuable to waste the vacation managing the vacation. Effortless Vacations provides expert guidance to manage a variety vacations - romantic getaways, family reunions, girls' spa weekend, guys' golf weekend, family spring break trip, etc, and customizing it to the client's preferences and needs. Businesses also use Effortless Vacations as a benefit for their executive team, to ensure that they take rejuvenating vacations to return to work rested. This also deters vacation planning during work hours-both improving the executive's job satisfaction and overall productivity.

About Effortless Vacations

Effortless Vacations was founded by Amber Raleigh because of her passion for travel and for helping people improve their lives through their vacation experiences. The concept was formed from her ability to take the best practices of over a decade in luxury travel and develop a new model and industry that provides the customer with an integrated vacation management solution. Today, Effortless Vacations serves Colorado, Hawaii and Mexico and will eventually expand into other desirable vacation destinations. For more information, visit http://www.effortlessvacations.com/, email at info@effortlessvacations.com or call 1.888.532.RELAX (7352).