We don't add destinations because they're popular. Here's the exact criteria we use to decide whether a place deserves a place on our roster and why we'll never have more than 12.
The most common question we get after someone travels with us is: when are you going to add a new destination? The answer is almost always: we don't know yet, and we won't add it until we do know. Here's what that means in practice.
The scouting process
Before a destination makes it onto our roster, a member of the Navaro team travels there independently not on a press trip, not on a familiarisation tour. They spend at least ten days, staying in the accommodation we're considering, eating at the restaurants we're considering, doing the activities we're considering. This happens before any supplier conversations.
The criteria
- ✦The destination must offer experiences that are genuinely inaccessible to independent travellers without local knowledge
- ✦Accommodation must meet our standard boutique, characterful, well-located
- ✦There must be a local guide we trust completely this takes time to find
- ✦The destination must work for solo travellers specifically not just travellers in general
- ✦The group size limit of 25 must be genuinely achievable without degrading the experience
Why we'll cap at 12 destinations
Every destination we add requires ongoing relationship maintenance with guides, with accommodation providers, with restaurant owners. These relationships are what make our trips what they are. Beyond 12 destinations, we would not be able to maintain the standard of those relationships. Quality over expansion, always.
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