A Work of Enduring Excellence
With a legacy of service excellence dating back to 1978, Classic Vacations® maintains a commitment to fulfilling the evolving needs of travel advisors. Classic remains the preferred choice for discerning travelers seeking the pinnacle of luxury, offering an extensive selection of preferred hotel inventory, curated tours and excursions, top-tier commissions, direct connectivity, the best Travel Protection Program, and industry-leading recognition program. Classic continues to expand its offerings to provide products when, where, and how advisors desire.
Commitment
To bring people closer together, one vacation at a time.
Contribution
Goal
Why Advisors Love Classic
Classic offers direct connectivity for real-time rates and availability.
Travel advisor commission is paid the week of booking departure.
Classic History
Founded in 1978, Classic Vacations is the #1 rated luxury vacation platform in the world. Over the past four decades, Classic has empowered travel advisors and helped architect millions of exceptional travel experiences for their clients. Classic, owned by The Najafi Companies, offers travel advisors more than 1,300 hand-picked properties worldwide, unique tours, activities, and transportation, a market leading Groups business, Award-Winning white glove customer service, and a robust self-service online booking platform offering over 500,000 hotels and 275,000 rentals.
Hawaii
Originally founded as Classic Custom Vacations, the company focused solely on Hawaii for its first 15 years, building great partner relationships with airlines and hoteliers that exist to this day.
Europe
Our first product expansion beyond Hawaii began with the purchase of a DMC, and has grown to an award-winning portfolio of industry-leading Europe travel products.
Caribbean & Bermuda
Sailing into azure seas, we began offering stunning getaways to a large selection of islands.
Mexico
Home to many of our Groups partners, and one of our core destinations, expansion into Mexico marked the beginning of our long relationship with legacy partner Mayaland.
The Islands of Tahiti
As islands like Bora Bora and Moorea rapidly increased infrastructure and product offerings, we developed a robust Tahiti portfolio and a strong relationship with Tahiti Tourisme.
Fiji
Continuing our expansion into the South Pacific, Fiji offered our advisors another well-vetted set of luxury travel products to offer clients.
Costa Rica
Adventure travel offerings grew dramatically with the addition of Costa Rica, with its landscape of rainforests, volcanoes, and stunning beaches.
Canada
From the evergreen coast of British Columbia to the Canadian Rockies, to historic Montreal, our expansion into Canada offered a range of new destinations.
Maldives, Seychelles & UAE
These new destinations offered top-tier luxury hotels and remote island escapes.
Southeast Asia
Expanding into Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and more allowed us to offer alluring destinations full of history to luxury travelers.
Japan
With rapidly increasing demand, Japan was a must-have addition to our Asia preferred portfolio.
Mountains USA
With new partners in the most stunning mountain destinations of Colorado and Utah, we began offering ski packages in the USA.
Africa
Our newest portfolio features luxury hotels, safari lodges, itineraries, and tours in Botswana, South Africa, and Zambia.
Access to the Very Best
Trophy Cabinet
Virtuoso Awards
2024-2025 Top Producing Tour Partner,
United States
2017 Destinations and Experiences,
Partner of the Year
2008, 2010-2015 Best FIT /
Custom Tour Operator
Travel Weekly Magellan Awards
2024 Gold Winner in Four Categories:
Tour Operators – Overall
Tour Operators – Loyalty Program
Tour Operators – Destination Expansions
Tour Operators – Technology Solutions
2023 Gold Winner Travel Agent Only Website
2021 Gold Winner Best Tour Operator Overall Virtual Experiences/Events
Travel Age West WAVE Awards
2022-2024 Best FIT Tour Operator, Europe
