Planning Your Vacation

At Blue Sky Destinations we know that planning your vacations can be stressful.

You love to travel, but you aren’t interested in a cookie-cutter experience. And even when you know where you want to go, the vast number of options for how to get there, where to stay, and things to do can be overwhelming – and putting it all together can be a time-consuming challenge.

It doesn’t need to be that way.

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Why Choose Us?

At Blue Sky Destinations, we are your expert travel guide. We take the time to listen and understand the vacation experience YOU want. Then we use our years of experience and on-the-ground connections to curate the trip that is right for you. Our clients are relaxed and delighted because we take care of all the details. Travel becomes stress-free and easy!

Our professional planning includes destination advice, flights, itinerary planning, hotel, tour and restaurant recommendations, and anything else that will make your trip a delight. You can sit back and relax while we design a vacation that allows you to explore, unwind and reconnect!

Client Testimonials

Meet Kira Gartner!

After a lifetime of loving travel and exploring the world, Kira Gartner founded Blue Sky Destinations in 2007 to help people plan trips that allow them to relax and immerse themselves fully in a destination. For years she has been providing hands-on service to her clients helping them plan exciting and memorable vacations.

When you work with Kira you are getting your own personal travel concierge!

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Services We Provide

At Blue Sky Destinations, we take care of every aspect of your vacation planning, including:

  • Complimentary in-depth travel consultation
  • Advice about best times and dates to travel
  • Comparing cruise lines and itineraries
  • Destination recommendations
  • Itinerary advice and planning
  • Hotel, resort, and villa recommendations and booking
  • Flight recommendations and bookings
  • Transfers between airport and hotel
  • Car rentals
  • Train reservations
  • Tour and sight-seeing recommendations and bookings
  • Restaurant suggestions
  • Passport and visa support
  • Comprehensive printed itinerary
  • Available 24/7 during travel to provide assistance if needed

Our professional research and planning fee includes all of the above and anything else that will make your trip delightful and memorable. You can sit back and relax while we design a vacation that allows you to explore, unwind and reconnect!

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Testimonials

Jessica Diamond

Having help from a skilled travel agent made a huge difference for us. Kira helped us use our vacation budget and time wisely & reduced our stress levels as we navigated pandemic-era travel hurdles. We highly recommend working with Kira!

Jessica Diamond

Luxury Alaska Cruise

Amy Cohen

Kira was amazing. Took all the pressure off of trip planning a complex trip with 8 people from 4 different cities, including a child and a wheelchair-bound senior. She professionally coordinated with everyone and was extremely fast and flexible with all of our disparate needs! Thank you Kira! We had the trip of our lifetime.

Amy Cohen

French River Cruise

Mary Strain

Kira was fantastic – not only perfect on the logistics and support – she took the time to understand our family’s interests and personalities. She made outstanding recommendations, guided us through international COVID regulations and was available every step of the way to help us have a smooth and outstanding trip. We highly recommend Kira and cant wait to book our next adventure. Thank you!!!

Mary Strain

Trip to Spain

Robin Ulrich

When planning a bucket list trip to Walt Disney World for a family of 11 you definitely need a travel agent. We selected Kira Gartner and what a fantastic decision. From the first phone call to the follow-up after our trip she was remarkable! Our family consists of ages 1 to 61 … and Kira made sure everyone was a priority. She helped us with resort accommodations, dining plans and reservations, park reservations that included Genie+, etc. She was very knowledgeable and detailed in her approach; however made certain we were not stressed but rather enthusiastic and excited for our vacation. We had a blast and I can assure you we made memories for a lifetime. Our grandchildren, our children and my husband and I loved every moment. I highly recommend Kira and will certainly call on her again.

Robin Ulrich

Disney Vacation

Aubrey H

Kira was a delight to work with from the first moment we spoke to her. She had FABULOUS tips and suggestions, helped us save money on car rentals, etc and was always available for any questions we had. I would HIGHLY recommend using her expertise – we definitely will be contacting her again in the future!

Aubrey H.

Ephrata PA

Michael W

Kira was instrumental in creating a family trip for us which included finding accommodations and tours. She got us a great deal for an 8-person van we used from Firenze until our return to Roma! Additionally, she was a great resource for traveling with a child (as she had traveled to Europe with four!). Kira was involved in choosing the tour guides we used in each of the cities we visited and was available to consult via email during the trip which was very helpful. I would recommend Kira without hesitation for anyone’s upcoming travel needs!

Michael W.

Baltimore MD

Ellen N

We had a fabulous family adventure to Italy and I can’t imagine that we could have pulled it off without Kira’s help. We didn’t do an “arrive in Italy and join a tour group.” Our trip was custom-made for traveling with a family of 6 including a 1 1/2-year-old. Our apartments were booked and individual tours to a few requested sites were arranged. Kira’s suggestions and advice served us well. Ultimately we had an amazing trip with wonderful memories for a lifetime.

Ellen N.

Smithville TX

Brooke P

Kira planned our 2018 trip to Disney World because we were so overwhelmed. She made it a truly seamless, stress-less, enjoyable experience for us so that we could have the best time as a family. In 2019 Kira planned our trip to Negril, Jamaica and again – we were blown away by how easy she made it for us. She was able to help with little details as well as recommend fun excursions to take. Kira will plan our 2020 trip to Italy because we are so confident that she just “gets” our family and understands how we like to vacation. I cannot recommend Kira enough!!

Brooke P.

Lafayette Hill PA

Hilary B

Kira was exceptionally helpful. She went above and beyond to help us with our complicated itinerary, securing the cheapest flights at relatively short notice. Way cheaper than we could find! She was unbelievably available when we found ourselves stranded after midnight at the airport (canceled flight). In the middle of the night, Kira was there for us, helping us sort flights for the next day, including our onward connections.

Hilary B.

Bryn Athyn PA

Justin W

She is incredible to work with. Very responsive, easy, and takes care of everything.

Justin W.

Schwenksville PA

Ruth T

Kira is amazing! She is knowledgeable, available, and fun to work with. We have the pleasure of traveling often and we would never make a move without Kira’s advice. Once the trip is planned, her services are not over! I remember one time, we were in San Francisco, leaving in the morning for Hawaii and the airlines were having a computer glitch. We called Kira, who answered immediately. Considering the time delay, we were shocked ourselves. She advised us through the process and everything worked out fine! Kira Gartner is a traveler’s best friend!

Ruth T.

Philadelphia PA

Karen S

Kira helped us set the itinerary, figure out all the travel connections and found great accommodations. We had 2 weeks and multiple priorities and it all came together beautifully. It was such a help – I can’t say enough good about working with her!

Karen S.

Philadelphia PA