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About
With over 15 years of industry experience and personal travels to 55+ countries, I design unforgettable journeys tailored to your vision—whether it's a romantic honeymoon, a multi-generational reunion, a luxury escape, or a once-in-a-lifetime family adventure.
At Travel Abundance, we don’t believe in cookie-cutter vacations. I offer fully customized planning backed by trusted global partners, insider access, and concierge-level service from start to finish. From flights and accommodations to handpicked excursions and exclusive experiences,
I handle it all—so you can simply relax and enjoy.
✨ Luxury Travel (All Budgets Welcome)
✨ Honeymoons • Vacations • Groups • Family Trips
✨ Personalized Itineraries with VIP Touches
✨ Expert Destination Guidance
Let’s turn your bucket list into a booked trip.
Contact me today to get started!
Overview
Hired 18 times
Serves Austin, TX
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5 employees
19 years in business
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Customers rated this pro highly for responsiveness, work quality, and professionalism.
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Shawn M.
Apr 7, 2026
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Hired on Thumbtack
Tess with Travel Abundance did a great job; interviewed us; listened to our needs, and hand curated an excellent agenda for us. She also provided full service and great responsiveness during the trip for issues that arose while traveling.
Details: Vacation • 1 - 2 weeks • 2 people • 51 years old or older • Planning excursions • Air • Boat / cruise • Travel dates are not known yet • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)
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Ronald S.
Feb 1, 2026
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Hired on Thumbtack
Our trip to Vietnam and Thailand was absolutely amazing and truly an experience of a lifetime. Tess did a lot of research in planning our vacation. She designed our entire travel itinerary which ensured that our trip was very easy and worry-free. Su ook care of everything from all transportation, hotel accommodations and excursions/tours led by experienced, knowledgeable and very personable tour guides. Tess arranged for our New Year’s Eve celebration atop a rooftop restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City where we enjoyed spectacular views of the fireworks while we dined on wonderful food. Among the memorable excursions Tess arranged for us was boating in one of Bangkok’s most popular floating market, a city tour of Bangkok by Tuk-Tuk, Bangkok’s Buddhist temples including the world-famous Reclining Buddha (Wat-Pho), and more. One excursion in Bangkok thatvwe ferl is an absolutely must is called “Take a Bite of Bangkok”. This was a private foodie tour led by the wonderful, experienced Chef Hnoi. She is very knowledgeable and personable. She brought us by ferry to an area/neighborhood that she grew up in and so was intimately familiar with the many vendors and shopkeepers we encountered. With the benefit of Chef Hnoi’s guidance, we ate and sampled at least twenty different foods that are eaten by people native to that area rather than Thai foods that tourists usually eat. It was very comforting to us that Tess was always available 24 hours per day/7 days per week. I enthusiastically and wholeheartedly recommend Tess and Travel Abundance for a vacation you will remember fondly for the rest of your life. We can’t wait for our next wonderful adventure through Travel Abundance.
Details: Vacation • 1 - 2 weeks • 2 people • 51 years old or older • Booking travel • Booking accommodations • Planning excursions • Remotely (phone or internet)
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Marsha M.
Nov 22, 2025
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Hired on Thumbtack
Tess helped us from start to finish. She took our preferences and worked with them diligently to provide an unmatched travel experience meeting our unique desires. All the guides were excellent and our accommodations were very suitable and even had a washer dryer. All hiccups were handled efficiently and she has provided after trip evaluation request that will prove helpful for other people wishing to travel to Berlin with her I have already asked her to set up an adventure in Greece in 2026. You won’t be disappointed I
Details: Vacation • 1 - 2 weeks • 2 people • 51 years old or older • Booking travel • Booking accommodations • Planning excursions • Destination has not yet been chosen • Train • My home, venue, etc.
Travel Abundance's reply
Thank you for your feedback Marsha! I enjoyed curating your Berlin trip and so happy that you had a wonderful trip. I look forward in designing your Greece trip!
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Teresa D.
Jan 2, 2026
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Hired on Thumbtack
She keeps moving with things, and asks me questions when she has them. I didn't give her a lot of time, and she is working on getting things handled in a timely manner. I appreciae her keeping me updated.
Details: Vacation • 1 - 2 weeks • 2 people • 51 years old or older • Booking travel • Booking accommodations • Air • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)
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Geralyn S.
Nov 21, 2025
Tess planned our entire trip to Costa Rica. .and we thoroughly enjoyed it. What I was most impressed with is the fact that we had two zoom meetings prior to our trip to review and fully understand our daily itinerary and our itinerary was available online for our reference throughout the trip. Also. Tess and her international contact were available day and night to respond to our questions or last minute change requests. Great job Tess .. I’ll definately consider you for future travel plans.
Travel Abundance's reply
Thank you Geralyn,
Costa Rica is a wonderful destination that I'm so happy I was able to create your trip. I appreciate your feedback and your kind words. I look forward in working with you agian!
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Teresa Zirkel
FAQs
What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Phone consultation is FREE! We love to discuss travel with future clients to see if we are a great fit. We will discuss what type of trip you are looking for and what we can do to make it an amazing trip. Budget will also be discussed. Perhaps you don't know what the cost/budget would be- we can discuss to educate you.
After our phone discussion you can decide whether or not you'd like to hire us! If you do, there is a $249 Designer Fee. This will get us started right away in creating an amazing trip for you! No more fees after that.
What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
We love to have a phone chat to get to know you and your travel needs.
We work personally with every traveler since we know that everyone has individual needs and preferences. As we start creating your trip we will want to have a zoom meeting to really show you how we are creating your trip.
There will be paperwork to fill out for passport and personal info. This is all emailed in a safe and reliable format.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have been in the travel industry for over 15yrs. I had my own small group travel business in NYC for 10yrs before Covid hit. I've traveled to 55 countries, most of them 3-5 times. I'm a certified travel advisor with specialties with groups, luxury, families, and couples. I'm very travel savvy and keep up to date on the travel trends across the globe.
