Luxurious Way of life Holidays founders Claudia and Pepe Aguirre
An exquisite side of recent journey is that there’s something on the market for everybody. Households, honeymooners, and solo vacationers are all well-established, however a rising market within the trade is the sex-positive traveler: the person or couple in search of journey by each definition of the phrase.
Luxury Lifestyle Vacations (LLV) has been a pioneer on this house, particularly in relation to mixing that mindset with luxurious. The corporate was based 20 years in the past by husband and spouse Claudia and Pepe Aguirre, who share a mixed 30 years of expertise within the journey trade. Initially from Mexico Metropolis however now primarily based in Miami, they acknowledged that swingers and vacationers have rather a lot in widespread, particularly love of enjoyment, indulgence and exploration. They mixed that ethos with their hospitality expertise to create a brand new approach for folks to journey.
It’s true that swinging and non-monogamy usually have poor public reputations resulting from unchallenged social conditioning, however what LLV supplies is nothing like these stereotypes. They facilitate an opportunity for {couples} to go on luxurious holidays all around the world, from fancy riverboat cruises in Europe to elegant resort takeovers in Costa Rica, whereas exploring their wild facet. Friends can all the time count on high-quality meals, subtle lodging, a curated place to play, and nightly theme events, but in addition onsite intercourse educators, interactive programs, and security programming targeted on consent.
Not all of their friends are even in what is named the Way of life: some are monogamous {couples} that admire the chance to journey with adventurous, non-judgmental folks. In truth, many friends discover the sense of group on these journeys to be so sturdy that they go away with a number of the finest friendships of their lives.
Claudia and Pepe on an LLV riverboat cruise in France
I sat down with Claudia and Pepe to get a deeper understanding of how sex-positivity and luxurious may be blended to create a really distinctive journey expertise.
CA is Claudia Aguirre, and PA is Pepe Aguirre.
What do you imply once you say Way of life with a capital-L?
CA: Way of life has change into the “banquet” phrase to indicate {couples} who’ve an open relationship of some type. Oftentimes, it refers to these within the swinger life-style. The time period “swinger” appears to have a damaging connotation assigned to it. At Luxurious Way of life Holidays, we entice {couples} throughout the spectrum of open relationship kinds, from those that are dipping their toe into it for the primary time to companions who’ve been married and swinging for 10+ years. We regularly hear that for our friends outdoors of cities like Miami and New York with thriving pleasure-positive nightlife alternatives, happening a Way of life cruise is a extra thrilling first step into the Way of life than, say, driving two states over for one thing that doesn’t interact as many senses.
PA: The Way of life refers to being in some kind of open, generally non-monogamous relationship. It’s a classier and extra fashionable approach of describing swinger, which in fact encompasses many several types of relationship kinds. Not all of our friends name themselves swingers, however virtually all our friends determine with the Way of life within the sense that they’re excited to discover all senses. Our journeys mix five-plus star lodging, excursions, delicacies, leisure with a group and house to discover all of your needs.
How do you choose your locations understanding that some cultures are much less open to pleasure-forward ideas of partnership?
CA: We choose our locations primarily based on stunning local weather, attractive environment for excursions and, in fact, the willingness of the native tradition to work with us. This hasn’t been a problem as a result of, being that each Pepe and I are from Mexico Metropolis, we’re delicate to the very fact there are some cultures that aren’t as sex-positive as we’re the place we stay now in Miami. We wouldn’t wish to have that de-stigmatizing power related to our occasions. We create the one choice for decadent journey the place you’ll be able to actually be your self with out disgrace or judgment.
PA: Excellent query. We most likely wouldn’t rush to host an occasion in any space that’s sexually repressive as it will be counterintuitive. We principally search for unique areas we haven’t traveled to earlier than as a gaggle, and work with our resort and tour companions to create an itinerary that indulges our friends’ need for exploration whereas respecting the tradition we’re in. Claudia and I’ve relationships from our days of company journey planning, and the inns and cruise strains we’ve partnered with like to welcome and re-welcome our friends. We’re all the time joyful.
What goes into creating a classy trip for folk who need ‘liberally progressive’ experiences?
CA: There’s a big, behind the scenes group of hard-working folks – our friends don’t even understand all of the efforts that go into these occasions. They may simply change into finest buds with our host {couples} and our world-renowned Way of life DJs who journey with us, however they don’t see the bins, crates, mattresses, condoms, and storage lockers of kit that we transport by customs and TSA. The thought is to make the expertise appear seamless, even when it by no means is! There are a variety of transferring components to arrange a Way of life occasion at what might not be a devoted Way of life location for 52 weeks a yr. That is virtually ALL of our occasions.
PA: Our occasions are 100% curated to the group we entice, which means excessive finish with a powerful consideration to the small, however elegant particulars. From location to theme nights to lodging to delicacies; all of it issues. From the second our friends stroll in, my advertising and marketing genius spouse Claudia ensures you’re at a Luxurious Way of life Holidays occasion. From the dock of the cruise, you’ll see our flag. Whenever you stroll into the reception of a resort, you’ll see our workforce decked out in LLV bikinis and polos. There are posters relaying theme nights on each elevator and entrance. At evening, we rework a pool or eating room into an erotic lounge with leisure, music. and a playroom close by stocked with all the things you want for play, which is monitored by our employees.
How has the response been out of your friends? Do they arrive again for extra?
CA: First-time shoppers actually can arrive with some nerves or trepidation, however they shortly discover a heat and interesting group of individuals in attendance. We’ve got a really massive group of repeat shoppers who’re pleasant and welcoming to new of us. We’re not a clique-ish group. It defeats the character of individuals concerned within the Way of life. In truth, newcomers usually have such a good time as a result of they’re the shiny new penny within the room. Vets of the Way of life are keen to present their ideas, methods, and perhaps even invite them for playtime.
PA: Luxurious Way of life Holidays has seen a really excessive repeat proportion, perhaps 75-80% of returning friends per journey. A lot of our members describe themselves as “framily”, which means family and friends. We regularly hear of our members getting collectively outdoors of LLV journeys at one another’s properties, and planning their subsequent LLV journey(s) collectively.
The place are your dream locations to take Luxurious Way of life Holidays sooner or later? Why would every vacation spot be such a landmark on your model?
CA: Australia and New Zealand are two components of the world we’ve by no means been to with our group. The tradition, historical past, and pure great thing about Australia is precisely the kind of vacation spot our members wish to expertise as a Framily. We’ve had so many great areas, together with an African safari, over time that we plan to start out replicating the put up common for our newcomers.
PA: Together with Australia, Antarctica is a dream vacation spot of ours as a result of we have now a objective to deliver Luxurious Way of life Holidays to all seven continents. We’ve simply returned from Tahiti, and this can be a vacation spot we’ll be revisiting in new methods, because it was magnificent. Each time we return to a vacation spot, we amplify probably the most profitable moments of final time.
The rest you’d like so as to add in regards to the topic?
CA: We invite you to affix us for a minimum of one occasion to see why our journeys have 75%+ return friends. It’s important to expertise it to know why this appeals to those that need play as indulgence.
PA: As Claudia mentioned, we’d love readers to affix us on an upcoming vacation spot takeover; it received’t be their final time touring with us.