Custom routing
Day-by-day plans with driving times, rest days and backup restaurants when the famous one is fully booked.
Travel agency · Portland, Oregon
Trips built around how you actually travel.
Compass & Tide designs custom itineraries for couples, families and small groups who want real guides, honest pacing and rooms we have slept in ourselves. One travel designer owns your file from the first call to the welcome-home note.
Booking departures through next summer.
Design, book and stay reachable
We are a studio of eleven designers, not a call centre. Every itinerary is written by hand and checked against live supplier calendars.
Hotels we know
We stay in every property we recommend at least once a year and drop ones that slip on service.
On-trip support
A single WhatsApp line to your designer and our 24-hour partner desk if a flight moves or a road closes.
Clear pricing
One invoice in USD with every hotel, guide and transfer listed before you pay a deposit.
Sample itineraries
Filter by region or search by keyword. Every trip can be adjusted for dates and budget.
4 trips
Small hotels, a private skipper and two free evenings in Positano.
Refugios, guided day hikes and a rest day in El Calafate.
Temple stays, a bullet train to Matsumoto and a cooking class.
Riads in Fes, a camp under the stars and a driver throughout.
Last year in numbers
- Trips booked for clients
- 840
- Countries on the roster
- 38
- Travel designers in the studio
- 11
- Clients who rebooked within a year
- 92%
On the ground
Photographs from recent departures, shared with permission.
What travelers say
“They moved our Sicily week when the airline strike hit and still got us to the cooking class we cared about.”
“I wanted trains, not planes, across Japan. The pacing felt human and the ryokan choices were perfect.”
“First time using a travel agent in years. The invoice matched the trip, line for line.”
Trip planning questions
What is the smallest trip you take on?
About five nights. Shorter stays are better booked direct with our hotel partners.
Do you book flights?
Yes, or we can leave air open if you use points. We always show the fare rules before ticketing.
How do you charge?
A planning fee based on trip length, plus supplier costs at net rate. Everything is on one proposal.
How far ahead should we plan?
Nine months for Japan and Italy summer, four months for most other regions.
Ready to sketch a route?
Send dates, rough budget and who is travelling. A designer replies within two working days.
Tell us about the trip
Rough numbers are fine. Tell us what would make this a success for your group.