Experience

We know our stuff. We’ve spent more than fifteen years in the luxury travel business concentrating on unique, authentic experiences. If we haven’t already been there and done that, we know someone who has.

Connections

You can’t buy connections. (Don’t worry, you can borrow ours). We work with countless friends, colleagues, and contacts around the world who share our vision in how travel should be experienced.

Creativity

We look at travel differently—as something you do, not something you see. We don’t follow others; we look for our own unique approach. Yes, we know it’s more work that way, but it’s always worth it.

Access

Our many years of experience exploring the world and our industry affiliations often allow us to access additional value that our travellers could not on their own.

Our People

Chris Tabbitt
Founder

After a warm-up in equities trading, a foray into international sports coverage and a year in Provence working at a Relais & Chateaux property, Chris joined Butterfield & Robinson, the world's premier active travel company. During his 10+ years as a senior executive at B&R, he learned that travel is about creating lasting memories that help shape your world view.

Chris has had innumerable travel experiences, but his best ones have been shared with his wife and two kids.

tim costigan

Tim started off as a litigator and loved being in a courtroom. On the side, he had a passion for planning special events for the kids’ schools and his friends. When he started to work for Butterfield & Robinson — one of the world’s best biking & walking companies — he discovered that he could plan events and parties that included new cultures, exotic cuisines and stunning historic sites. That was it. Goodbye courtroom and hello world exploration! He hasn’t looked back.

For over 20 years, Tim’s passion has been creating extraordinary adventures around the world… and of course he loves to go on them too (look at the vista in the picture!)

HELEN BLACKWOOD

Originally from England, Helen grew up holidaying in Europe and fell in love with travel. After studying French and Spanish at university, spending 5 months living in beautiful Annecy, France, and 5 months living in Valencia, Spain, she toured the world on a year-long solo adventure visiting Japan, southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America.  

Helen lived in London, England before moving to Toronto, and has worked for a family-ski company, an tour operator, and an educational travel business. Helen loves the planning and plotting of trip design, as well as sharing the infectious excitement of visiting somewhere new, or rediscovering a place visited before.  

Outside of the office, Helen can be found pottering in the garden, trying her hand at quilting, or keeping up with her two young boys.

Amy mcintyre

With an education in art history, and a serious love of cooking, wine, travel, and design, Amy is a bit of a modern day Renaissance woman. Travel has been a major part of her life ever since she spent a year in Belgium as an exchange student when she was 16 years old. Since then, she’s travelled extensively for work and pleasure, and alongside her husband on his many worldwide projects. Amy loves sharing her travel knowledge and enthusiasm at Travel Impresarios by crafting trips to France and Western Europe (and, she hopes, Mexico City in the near future!) 

When not globetrotting, Amy can be found with a wine glass in hand surrounded by her trio of Weimaraner dogs.