At Urban Exquisite we celebrate the holy trinity of place, palate, and perfectly curated luxury.
Our handpicked tours invite you to explore the world through the lens of depth, authenticity, and artful living. We take a concierge approach to fully-fledged boutique travel experiences, ensuring our guests are always beautifully immersed in sensory sojourns far from the beaten track.
We invite you to taste the world with us.
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A global traveler since she could stand on two feet, Lorna has dedicated two decades to carving out a new space in the Travel and Tourism industry. From the sugar soft sands of Barbados as a child, to the maritime magic of Boston, and then on to exploring Europe’s nooks and crannies, Lorna has always lived the lyricism of unparalleled world travel.
After a long career working closely with travel suppliers and one of the world’s major airlines, Lorna decided to leave the corporate life to pursue a professional love of designing experiential escapes for contemporary high-class travelers. Bringing a breath of fresh air to boutique travel, Lorna understands that the true essence of the pioneer spirit doesn’t stop at five-star style. Rather than taking the art of travel for granted, she wanted to curate a company that took travel back to its tantalizing trailblazing roots. Urban Exquisite brings together a multifaceted approach to the art of adventuring; weaving together an understanding of place through storytelling, sensory discovery, deep connections, and rare authentic experiences.
Behind the curtain of crafting life-changing journeys, Lorna’s personal appreciation for the changing landscape of luxury travel ensures that clients get to fully immerse themselves in the potency of a place. Her love and appreciation of fine wines, culinary charms, stashed away places, and perfect encounters is an ever-growing bible of deep-set regional expertise. Based in Melbourne, but often stepping out to hand-pick new journeys, Lorna’s office travels virtually with her ensuring clients always have around the clock assistance to facilitate their needs.
In-keeping with top-tier expectations, Lorna’s service doesn’t just go that extra mile, but carves out whole new paths. Inspired offerings, meticulous attention to detail, seamless communication, and beautiful execution – these are the sterling hallmarks of exploring the elegance of the world with Urban Exquisite.
My passion as a ‘travel curator’ is all about the luxury experience, not only creating a journey linked to high profile individuals (especially historical) but a unique and special design for travel. I enjoy starting with a concept and connecting the dots by creating access to an exception experience whereby the general public cannot access. Understanding the concept through to all connections gives me a sense of total fulfilment and ability to connect with exquisite and exclusive experiences the well-seasoned travel hasn’t been exposed to our thought of.
This has been borne out of a love of history with linkages to Food & Wine, Art, Entertainment and general zest for life experiences around differing cultures and landscapes. To see people enjoying a journey linked with a well-defined exquisite experience gives great pleasure – linked to the diverse society across the international and domestic cultures.
We want to help you discover and rediscover the journey of living through your senses!
- Urban Exquisite
We offer high quality, highly customised and concierge services to individuals and corporate clients. We believe that travel holds lifelong memories and limitless possibilities, we create exceptional experiences for all our clients. With our collection of hotels, private residences and luxury hideaways, we use our gained knowledge our selected destinations, preferred suppliers to deliver an unrivalled blend of culture and luxury for every traveller.
We will handle all requests, inquires- ranging from basic services such as hotel booking, airlines and restaurant reservations, to more complex services. At Urban Exquisite we understand that no two clients are the same therefore we work individually to design your trip to suit your personal need. We work with the best in the industry and stay on top of the latest trends and industry news. Exceptional service is our main focus; this starts from the point of our first meeting by discussing your travel needs, to the return of your trip. We utilise our strong relationships and industry partners.
The Virtuoso network is an elite, invitation-only consortium of the top 1% of travel providers in the world. Virtuoso is a powerful network that books billions of dollars of travel per year collectively. Leveraging our affiliation as a premier Virtuoso agency, we are able to negotiate the best rates, get access to sold-out situations, and provide our clients with exclusive and extra amenities at over 875 fine hotels and resorts worldwide. Our bookings get noticed and prioritized by hoteliers due to the relationships that we have built.
Each of our partners recognize Virtuoso as a top producer and puts our clients at the top of every upgrade and VIP list.
As an agency, Virtuoso is a recognised preferred partner of the most notable and highly regarded hotel brands in the world. These “By Invitation Only” elite programs were created to recognize and differentiate top-tier travel producers. They are a demonstration of relationships created as a result of massive buying power.
Belmond Bellini Club, Couture by Langham, Dorchester Collection’s Diamond Club, Four Seasons Preferred Partner, Jumeirah Passport to Luxury, Mandarin Oriental Fan Club, Peninsula Hotels PenClub, Ritz-Carlton STARS, Rocco Forte Hotels Sir Rocco’s Knights, Rosewood Elite, Shangri-La Hotels Gold Circle, Sofitel STEP, Starwood Luxury Privileges.
Our relationships allow us to provide priority waitlist, upgrades, and exclusive amenities that simply aren’t available elsewhere. Our industry clout and personal relationships gives you an edge that can take you further than the Internet or any prestigious credit card.
Want to move through the world in a different way? At Urban Exquisite we invite you to join us for deeper, dreamier experiences that showcase sublime places while supporting local economies. Reach out today for more information on our rare and responsible tour programs and together lets explore more.