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Trip Consultation

Schedule a 60 minute call where we can provide guidance on your trip. Afterward, we’ll send you detailed notes and personalized recommendations to guide your adventure.

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Receive Personalized Advice For Your Trip

At Banff Travel Design, we know that planning your dream trip to Banff and the Canadian Rockies can feel overwhelming. Connect directly with us for a trip consultation. Whether you need assistance with specific aspects of your trip or want guidance, our video consultations provide clarity and confidence. We can even provide advice on your itinerary.

During our meeting we’re able to deliver actionable advice and make recommendations. This can be anything from flight decisions to restaurants, hotels, or hiking trails. We can even put your mind at ease with advice on things like hiking in bear country. A consultation can be done at anytime in your trip planning. Whether you’re just getting started with planning and need hotel recommendations or you arrive next week we can help.

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Trip Consultation

What You Can Expect

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What’s Included In A Trip Consultation

This is what you can expect to receive when you book a trip consultation. For most trips we’re able to make a rough itinerary together.

  • 60 Minute Phone/Video Call
  • Detailed Follow Up Notes
  • Email Support

What We Can Help You With

We can cover almost anything you’d like in the Canadian Rockies. We’ve done just about everything in the region.

  • Craft a personal itinerary for a seamless trip
  • Help pick the best time to visit for you
  • Recommedations on where to stay
  • Personalized hiking and activity recommendations
  • Go over your tentative itinerary
  • Shuttle information and access to Moraine Lake & Lake Louise
  • Restaurant recommendations and hidden gems
  • Advice on how to recreate safely in bear country
  • Advice on how to avoid crowds
  • Save you from potential pitfalls and mistakes when visiting
  • Save you time and money
  • Ensure your travels are seamless to the Canadian Rockies
  • Some visitors say “just tell me what to do!” And we can do that as well.

Areas Covered In Service

We are experts on the following areas.

  • Banff
  • Canmore
  • Jasper
  • Revelstoke
  • Golden
  • Columbia Valley
  • Whistler
  • Squamish
  • Fernie
  • Nelson

Let’s Get Started On Your Trip Consultation

Follow the steps below to book your appointment. We recommend that you have an idea for flights, travel style, and time of year you’d like to visit. However, we can certainly help craft a trip for you around the best time of year for your travel plans. We are here to serve you!

Step 1

Check out our calendar below and book a time slot that works for you. If none of the times work for you. Send us an email and we’ll find a way to get your scheduled.

Step 2

Before our meeting, think about any questions you have and feel free to send them in advance. Then, show up for the meeting. We look forward to chatting with you!

Step 3

Post meeting you will receive an overview and notes about the items we discussed. Afterward, we provide limited email support for follow up questions up until the dates of your trip.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What if I can’t find a time that works for me? We don’t open our calendar more than a month in advance, but if you are trying to schedule a time and can’t find anything to line up, then shoot us an email at [email protected] with a few dates and times (please note your time zone) and we will figure something out.
  • How much is a consultation? We charge $200 for a 1 hour video call and $130 for 30 minutes. Typically, there are two of us on the call.
  • Is there follow-up support? After our call, we will send you detailed notes via Google Docs and/or PDF, with relevant links and suggestions about everything we discussed. Please allow us up to one week to send these. If you still have questions, we do provide limited email support leading up to your trip.
  • Can I share my plans/itinerary with you before our call? Yes! Please share any details about your trip before our call. This helps us prepare beforehand. You can email attachments to [email protected]
  • Can I reschedule my call? If you need to reschedule, please contact us 24 hours in advance.
  • Can you help me plan a trip with kids, parents, the elderly, mobility issues, etc.? We can and have helped planned any kind of trip you can imagine!

Client Testimonials

“Highly recommend! It was super helpful in sorting through so much info for first-time travellers to the area!” —Selina


Worth Every Penny
— We recently took a trip to Banff and used Cameron & Natascha’s consultation service from the Banff Blog to help plan everything—and I can’t recommend them enough. From the very beginning, they were professional, knowledgeable, and incredibly friendly. After filling out a form with our travel dates, preferences, and where we were staying, they scheduled a consultation call to go over everything in detail. They took the time to really understand what kind of experience we were hoping for, and it showed.

The itinerary they created for us was incredibly thoughtful and well-organized. We used the Google Doc they provided every day of our trip—it laid out our plans so clearly, with suggested timing, trail tips, alternate options based on weather, and personal notes that made everything feel custom-tailored. It truly made the whole week stress-free. Yes, the service is a bit of an investment—but it’s absolutely worth it for the peace of mind, insider knowledge, and the incredible memories we were able to create. Thanks to their help, we made the most of our time in Banff without feeling overwhelmed by the planning or logistics.

Thank you, Cameron & Natasha! You made an unforgettable trip even more special. —Chris

“Thank you so much , without your help we would have seen half as much and missed a lot of great activities. My brother and sister in law are going in August and he is interested in talking to you.” —Richard

“It was a delight to meet you both. I found our zoom meeting wonderfully informative and helpful, as are your notes. Many thanks for replying so quickly and helpfully to my questions. What you sent me is exactly what I was looking for. Your comments and answers have provided a great deal of really useful information. I’m now even more eager to arrive in Banff. As before I continue to enjoy your blogs and enticing photos. What a beautiful place you call home” —Ann

“Just wanted to pop in and say thanks for a super useful Blog!  We were a bit late in planning our trip and your blog answered all of our questions.  Using Moraine Lake shuttle for our Lake Louise/Lake Moraine day was great. We did try two different morning to get a reservation on the Parks Canada shuttle. Was online right at opening time and immediately all the times were x’d out.  Hard to believe that really happened but we were determined to go so just bit the bullet and paid.” —Sandy

“Your support made our trip fabulous!!! THANK YOU! You really helped us “cut to the chase”. I think the best part was the off-the-beaten path options you provided.” —Tevia

“Thank you so much! I’m excited to read through it!! Wishing you both all the best – what a great service you offer people!” —Collette

“I was so glad I found your website upon my search. I was very overwhelmed in planning our upcoming trip with so many things to see and do. You helped me to create an itinerary that was feasible time wise and one that are family will enjoy. You gave wonderful suggestions for where to stay, what to do and how to get around Banff. The consultation was well worth the time and money as well. I cannot say enough good things about my experience with Banff blog.” —Stacey

Outline Of Service

1

Trip consultations are 60 minutes in length. We may not be able to answer every question and may not be able to plan your whole trip. Typically we can get through a seven day trip in 60 minutes. You can book additional follow up calls if needed.

2

We are not travel agents so you will need to book your trip. We will provide links & recommendations from the call, but you will make all travel arrangements. We’ll still be here in an advisory role.

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Personalized follow up notes are delivered within two weeks. Most are delivered in less than one week.

4

All consultation services are non-refundable. You can reschedule online up to 24 hours in advance of the call, but cancellations for refunds are not permitted. No shows are charged the full price of the consultation. Note that all prices are in US Dollar.

Don’t Need A Full Trip Consultation?

We now offer mini trip consultations that are 30 minutes in length and allow you to ask all your burning questions. It comes with a little less support for a more streamlined approach.

Book A Mini Trip Consultation

Have more questions?

email us: plan@thebanffblog.com

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