AWK Travel is a boutique travel planning practice specializing in custom, culturally immersive journeys for travelers who want more than a checklist.
I’m not a booking engine. I’m a certified travel advisor who takes the time to understand what you actually want from a trip: the pace, the depth, the feeling, and then builds something around that.
Hey y'all, I'm Krystal.
My background is in education, which means I’ve spent years learning how to truly understand what people need... not just what they say they want. That same attention to listening shapes every itinerary I design.
I created AWK Travel because I believe travel is one of the most powerful ways we connect with ourselves and the world. But too many people come home from a trip they’ve saved for years feeling like they just ran through a highlight reel.
I specialize in personalized itineraries that go beyond the algorithm. Every destination has layers. I help you find the ones that are actually right for you.
You work directly with Krystal — not a team, not a call center, not a booking bot
Every itinerary is built from scratch around your travel style, not adapted from a template
Cultural immersion and local insight are built into every recommendation
You have support throughout the trip, not just during planning
You're working with a Certified Travel Advisor and Virtuoso affiliate (credentials that mean real expertise and access to preferred partners worldwide)
"Krystal is an excellent planner. She is attentive to details and very quick to respond to questions (even when I ask dumb ones twice). Our family has used her services twice, once for an anniversary trip to Panama (dreamy, relaxing, and unique) and once for a birthday trip with a tween (full of adventure!). She's so versitile - she can plan little details or just high level trips. I really like the questions she asks when we are setting up a trip - it's not just the budget, but what our goals are. We will certainly be using her again to plan trips!"
--Kate P., Houston, TX