Our Story
About Aeris
A private travel atelier, founded on the belief that the world's finest experiences are never found — they are arranged.
How It Began
About Aeris
"The most meaningful luxury isn't found in things — it's found in experiences. The places that take your breath away. The moments you can't stop talking about years later."
Nora Snelling founded Aeris in 2016 after building a career centered around relationships, hospitality, and creating exceptional client experiences. She had spent years watching people plan travel that was technically flawless — and somehow still forgettable. The right hotels, the right flights, the right restaurants. All of it available to anyone willing to search long enough.
What was missing was intention. The privately owned villa that never appears online. The conservancy that limits visitors to eight per season. The chef who seats twelve, by introduction only. The family celebration designed so precisely around the people attending that it could not have belonged to anyone else.
Aeris was built to provide exactly that. Nora works closely with each client to design journeys that reflect their individual travel style — removing every friction from the planning process so that when the moment arrives, all that remains is the experience itself.
Founder
Nora Snelling
How We Work
Four principles that govern every journey we create.
01
Depth Over Breadth
We do not try to cover the world. We cover seven destinations with uncommon depth — and go beyond them only when we can do so with the same rigour.
02
Access, Not Inventory
We are not a booking engine. We are a network of relationships built over decades — with island owners, palace families, conservancy directors, and Michelin-starred chefs.
03
One Advisor, Always
Every client has a single point of contact from first conversation to final departure. No handoffs. No call centres. The person who designs your journey is the person who answers the phone.
04
Discretion as Standard
We do not publish client names, photographs, or itineraries. What happens on an Aeris journey stays there. Our reputation is built on trust, not testimonials.
Closer to Home
The Aeris standard, across America.
Extraordinary travel does not require a passport. From the canyon lands of the American Southwest to the private estates of the Hamptons, from a private box at the Kentucky Derby to a chef's table in New Orleans — Aeris brings the same level of access and curation to domestic travel that we apply everywhere else in the world.
We also extend our services beyond travel itself. Our domestic concierge team handles the details that matter — private event planning, venue sourcing, entertainment procurement, and the kind of logistical precision that turns an occasion into a memory.
Private Domestic Travel
Ranch stays, coastal retreats, national park exclusives, and city residences — curated, not catalogued.
Concierge Services
On-call support for reservations, transportation, household coordination, and anything in between.
Event Planning
Intimate dinners, milestone celebrations, corporate retreats, and private gatherings — conceived and executed to Aeris standards.
Entertainment & Access
Sporting events, cultural openings, private performances, and experiences that are simply not available to the public.
"Some of our most remarkable journeys have never left American soil. The country rewards those who know where to look — and I never stop looking."
50
States covered
200+
Domestic properties
12
Event specialists
24/7
Concierge access
2016
Founded
47
Countries of Operation
400+
Properties Personally Inspected
100%
Client Retention Rate
"We do not sell travel. We create the conditions for extraordinary life."
Work With Us
Every great journey begins
with a conversation.
We take on a limited number of new clients each year. If you are ready to travel differently, we would like to hear from you.