About this vendor
Fifth Meridian Travel is a professional travel agency based in New York City and Lomita, CA, that specializes in wedding and honeymoon travel. It is a division of Fifth Meridian Travel, a full-service, multi-lingual travel agency based in New York City and a member of the Virtuso luxury travel network, and endorsed by Forbes Travel.
Having a destination wedding is a wonderful way to make the day as memorable as can be. Still, it presents many logistical challenges that even the most competent couple can find tedious. It can be a tricky task, whether the wedding is a domestic affair or thousands of miles across the ocean. And that is where Fifth Meridian Travel comes in.
When you let the experts at Fifth Meridian Travel handle your wedding or honeymoon plans, you can spend the months leading up to the big occasion relaxing and looking forward together. These travel specialists know how important this moment is to you and your partner, and they will do everything in their power to make it unforgettable. Contact them today, tell them your love story, and start planning your next destination.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
- Destination Wedding Planning
Planning
- A la Carte Wedding Planning
- Day-Of Coordination
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Honeymoon Planning
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Engagement Party
- Honeymoon
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Engagement Party
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
2018 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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out of 5.020 reviews
Words can't express how grateful my wife and I are for Donatella. She is so sweet, caring, and most importantly knowledgeable/committed to her clients, travel, etc.
She helped pla...
n our absolute dream honeymoon to Paris and the French Riviera. As a couple who wanted to stay in a few different cities, and had many desires for day trips/excursions, she accommodated us to perfection. From wine tasting in the hills of the French Riviera, to a private tour of the Louvre in Paris, she has all the best resources and ideas that align to initial desires which she grasped over numerous communications.
Fifth Meridian made our honeymoon stress free and amazing. All excursions were timely; any dream dinner reservations we wanted we got (like at the top of the Eiffel Tower); and any in trip changes were communicated to both us and the hotel with new itineraries being available right at our fingertips.
Pure amazement. Thank you Donatella!
I want to highly recommend Donatella at Fifth Meridian Travel. She is an unbelievable agent who can arrange for a fabulous wedding, honeymoon or other vacation
Many people think t...
hat one no longer needs a travel agent and can do it all themselves on the internet. They are wrong. Donatella can get you deals and upgrades that you cannot get yourself. She has the connections that most people just dream about
Why go through the hassle of doing it yourself when she can handle all of the details leaving you to worry about other things
It doesn’t cost you anything and in fact you can save money
Call her to arrange an unforgettable experience for your wedding or other vacation plans
Our 10th wedding anniversary celebration saw us travel to Paris, the Dominican Republic and then New York. Donatella of Fifth Meridian Travel made the whole experience stress-f...
ree and hugely enjoyable. She was able to recommend great hotels, even securing upgrades for us which was an unexpected bonus. More than that, Donatella breezed through late-minute changes we requested without batting an eyelid and responded with total professionalism and exemplary speed.
The App which she has had developed to link with her clients is a wonderful innovation and added even greater confidence that flight, hotel and other holiday details were always to hand. She can update that information in real time so any changes can be communicated easily and efficiently.
We recommend Donatella and Fifth Meridian without reservation and already plan to use them for future travel. Give them a try, you will not be disappointed!
We used Fifth Meridian for our honeymoon, we travelled to Mallorca and Barcelona. Donatella did such an amazing job helping us with everything from figuring out where we wanted to ...
travel to making reservations at the best local restaurants. Just knowing that everything was taken care of by someone we could trust was so comforting.
She absolutely went above and beyond for us and because we booking using Fifth Meridian the hotels gave us upgrades and welcome gifts.
I will definitely be using them again and have referred my parents to use their services as well.
Donatella was my saving grace during destination wedding planning!
She is so sweet, smart, caring & SHE SPEAKS SPANISH. I got married in Playa del Carmen, Mexico and she booked r...
ooms for all of my friends and family here in the states & in Mexico. They all loved her.
She also booked my honeymoon; we were treated like celebrities & it was amazing.
I had a beautiful wedding & all of my guests had the time of their lives... I couldn't have done it without Dona.
I 100% recommend Fifth Meridian Weddings.
Donatella is a miracle worker, well that is what my husband and I kept saying throughout our honeymoon! The best decision we made was working with Fifth Meridian for our honeymoon...
. Donatella planned our dream trip to Spain where we travelled to Barcelona and Mallorca. The customer service was top notch. She was at the ready to help us book or change anything we needed. When we didn't like one of the hotels that we were at, she had other options to us within hours. On top of the excellent service she checked in along the planning process, sending surprises along the way to get us excited. I can't wait to use her for our next trip. Wedding planning is stressful enough, I highly recommend using Fifth Meridian to take the honeymoon planning stress off of your shoulders. We couldn't be happier!
I've always used online booking websites to plan all of my trips but wanted added assurance that our honeymoon would be perfect. Donatella helped us with restaurant recommendations...
(which were great) but most importantly, when we missed a flight from Santorini to Athens, we were able to call her on a Sunday and she helped us book the ferry while we were in a taxi from the airport to the port. Her attentiveness and response time was great!!
Donatella at Fifth Meridian Weddings is a life-saver!
When we were let down by our venue because they made a mistake and double-booked our dates, she jumped into action and found u...
s a wonderful alternative that was even better than what we had originally booked!
She is extremely professional, kind, attentive and always a step ahead. She always had already taken care of stuff for us before we even asked!
In just a few weeks she became our best friend and greatest resource.
We recommend her and Fifth Meridian Weddings to anyone who is looking to take all kind of worry away from planning. Donatella is absolute perfection and joy!
I rarely use an agent when I travel but I will always use Donatella from Fifth Meridian Travel from now on. Not only was she efficient and professional, she was personable and plea...
sant. I feel like she went above and beyond a normal travel agent by wishing me a good trip to welcoming me back! She answered all my questions promptly and even gave me a list of things I could do in the area. I highly recommend Fifth Meridian Travel if you want the best deals and personable service. I just love that the stress of planning a trip can be off my shoulders!! Thank you Donatella!!!
I strongly recommend Donatella Braghieri of Fifth Meridian Travel, who is a professional with several capabilities and skills as she provided me with the best travel/tourist servic...
es during 2016. Bahamas and Jamaica travels were just few of several trips she organized in an amazing way.
Donatella has been always available to solve all the issues connected with my travels.
Last but not least, she is positive even when she is dealing with several activities to offer the best service she can.
Thank you, Donatella!
Giulio M
My husband and I, asked to Donatella Braghieri of Fifth Meridian Travel, and it was an amazing and pleasant surprise.
Her consultancy was much more than a simply travel advisory.
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Donatella is a fantastic person, focus on details, meticulous, help us in all our needs and preferences, and she has always advice the best.
I can only thank you for your infinite patience that she has always shown us.
I mention in particular our 3 week trips to California (cities and national parks) where everything was amazing and perfect, organized in all details.
We received the same high quality treatment for other trips like Bahamas and Jamaica and in the various cities we visited.
Thanks for Donatella’ advice, we are safe and serene that our travels will be perfect because she covers everything and she always recommend the best for us.
I would certainly recommend her.
A big thank you.
Sara D
I really recommend Fifth Meridian Travel for your honeymoon or destination wedding! Reliable, attentive, available. An amazing team of professionals that take care of everything y...
ou need to make your dreams come true.
I absolutely love Fifth Meridian Travel! They were wonderful, attentive and their attention to detail as well as their personal touch were always on point! 5++ stars! Thank you for...
all of your help! I highly recommend! :)
All perfect. Courtesy, kindness, reliability and availability. ABSOLUTELY RECOMMENDED!
The care and professionalism that went into planning our Jamaica wedding were outstanding! All our questions and those of our friends who booked their arrangements with Donatella w...
ere answered immediately and every detail was planned to perfection.
The custom travel app made our honeymoon a breeze as we were able to contact Donatella at any time as we travelled.
We would recommend them to anyone wanting a professional, caring, friendly team who treats their travel arrangements with the same enthusiasm and passion as if they were their own.
We had such an amazing experience with Fifth Meridian, I can only recommend booking your honeymoon with them. It was everything we hoped for and much more. We had an amazing time i...
n New York in a wonderful romantic hotel with the most amazing view over the Hudson River. Customer service was just immaculate and so fast. It was such a treat after all the wedding organization.
What can I say? If you need someone reliable on this matter you can bet on Fifth. We had experience with these guys and I honestly can say that they took care of everything since t...
he very beginning with full professionalism but not only. There is something else in my opinion: they care about you! They care that everything is perfect for you to travel without any issue and they constantly update you on what's going on so you do not have to face any bad surprise. Just relax!
I was in contact especially with Donatella, such a sweet reliable and decisive person; she was available to answer to all of my questions and doubt and even helped me to find the right solutions based on my desires and budget. I definitely will contact them for my future travels!
I can recommend Fifth Meridian Travel with full confidence that you will be taken care of only to the highest of standards.
Travel & accommodations can be especially overwhelmin...
g when dealing with multiple cities world wide and many people. With in the first 5 mins of our first conversation all of my concerns and worries were at ease and I was able to step back and place full trust in the team at Fifth Meridian Travel.
The clear and professional communication along side in depth research & speedy service allows you to not only find you the best deals and save money but feel completely at ease and able to focus on other elements of your trip.
At Fifth Meridian you are indeed booking through the most professional of companies with an extreme professional attitude, positive energy, sense of calmness so you may kick back and enjoy your Travel !
Simply TheBest !
It's hard to describe in few words how wonderful our experience was.
We just said: "We want to go to Bali!" and that's it. In few days we had in front of us the plan for the perfec...
t honeymoon. And believe me the word "honeymoon" is not even enough. It was the best trip of our life, not only for the magical places and the wonderful people we met but, more than anything else it was the perfect planning that Fifth Meridian Travel gave to us.
Such an incredible and professional team!
Call and let them take care of you...and you'll be just happy!
I recommend the good folks at Fifth Meridian wholeheartedly. They have done an outstanding job with both our destination wedding and our honeymoon, I couldn't praise them more if I...
wanted.
We had a disastrous situation with two very difficult families to handle. They took any kind of worry from our hands and dealt with every single issue, from the minor details, to the big things that were bound to come up when you are organizing a "production" such as our wedding was.
Given the stress of the wedding, we wanted a very relaxing honeymoon. Lilli and Donatella went above and beyond to make sure we got exactly that! It was wonderful! Not only they found some great deals on accommodation and gave lovely suggestions of things to do during our time in Hawaii, but they also dotted our time there with little surprises such as the random bottle of wine, or the unexpected "welcome" card which really made us feel cared for and cherished such as friends would feel.
Needless to say, we are thinking of a big trip for next summer, and we will certainly contact Fifth Meridian again to let them handle everything.
Contact
25018 Eshelman Ave, Apt 3, Lomita, CA | New York, California, Europe
Fifth Meridian Travel