Tasteful Voyages was founded in 2015, born from my personal love of travel and my passion for encouraging others to explore the world through bespoke travel experiences. My “A-ha” moment came during a chance meeting with a travel professional who provided the inspiration and guidance I needed to create Tasteful Voyages.
I love seeing and experiencing things that are new to me. I appreciate the privilege and ease with which we can travel the globe today, compared to explorers in times past. I deeply believe in the transformative power of travel and hope to inspire others to learn and grow through their own explorations.
Now in my tenth year in the travel industry, before finding my true calling in travel, I spent 30 years in healthcare finance and process improvement. This diverse background allows me to approach travel planning with a unique perspective, ensuring every detail is meticulously managed.
At Tasteful Voyages, I craft personalized and custom planned travel experiences. My strong partnerships with in-location companies, and my status as a Virtuoso advisor grant my clients exclusive access to unique experiences, luxury amenities, and insider perks they can’t easily find on their own. I take pride in creating bespoke itineraries tailored to each client’s preferences, ensuring that every journey is seamless, enjoyable, and memorable.
Choosing Tasteful Voyages means opting for a highly personalized travel service that goes beyond standard itineraries. I invest time in understanding your travel desires and preferences, and I leverage my industry expertise and connections to craft unique, extraordinary experiences. Unlike big DIY travel websites, I provide hands-on support from the initial consultation through to the end of your trip, monitoring every detail to ensure a flawless journey. With Tasteful Voyages, you gain a travel partner committed to turning your travel dreams into reality.
Experience the difference that personalized travel planning can make. Schedule your 30-minute consultation with me via phone or Zoom to discuss your travel dreams and how we can make them a reality.
Get in touch today to embark on your next unforgettable journey!
"We recently celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary and decided to take a trip to Italy! We started online but there was SO MUCH information that it was overwhelming. That's when we called Joan for help. At first we called to just "pick her brain". Once she started sharing great ideas of different tours to take and can't miss places to visit we handed the planning over to her. Our trip was a little complicated; the first half was on our own and then our kids joined us, and then we met other relatives also in Italy. Joan coordinated it all beautifully. She selected quaint boutique hotels that had a lovely breakfast and were well located. For our first day in Rome she arranged a golf cart tour that really set the stage for our adventure. We would never have found that tour ourselves. Working within our budget, she planned tours and activities that kept us busy but also left us ample time to explore on our own. She sent guides that helped us navigate the major cities we visited. I would definitely call Joan again for another adventure."
"We highly recommend Joan as a vacation designer. My husband and I were apprehensive about traveling to Italy. He had traveled overseas, and I been there as a teenager with my parents. Before the trip, Joan prepared packet that included useful information i.e. packing information, cell phone info, currency exchange info and more. Traveling for us was worry free, as Joan arranged the perfect trip for us. We traveled in a group of 7, with Rome as our home base. for a week. Joan had scheduled day trips in and around Rome with private tour guides in a van or golf carts. We experienced Florence, Tivoli, Pompeii and Amalfi Coast, and many of the classic Roman sites, with a pre-arranged guide in each location. Joan knew local restaurants and really knew how to experience Italy. Our trip was most enjoyable and we highly recommend Joan Qualls to help plan your trip! "
"Since 2015, Joan has opened our gateways to adventure, including cooking school in Abruzzo, Italy and a cruise around Cuba with a private guide to the tastes, sights, and sounds of Havana. But she earned our absolute devotion on a recent trip when on our last night in Salzburg, Austria a slip & fall required an ambulance, ER, and overnight hospital stay for my husband. Joan spanned the multiple time zones to connect the travel insurer with the hospital, expedite the insurer’s medical review, AND had us re-booked on a flight in time for us to get to Vienna and board our originally booked flight home – which she knew was exactly where we wanted to be by then. Oh, and the trip “before the fall” was breathtaking – a hotel in Prague that could not have been cuter or more convenient, a driver service to Salzburg with sightseeing stops along the way, and two VERY difficult to obtain tickets Ricardo Muti’s production of Aida at the Salzburg Festival. There’s NO ONE like Joan in this business!!!"