Curated Travel — By Mirjam Shah
Some trips
you remember
forever.
Those are the ones I plan. I’m a luxury travel advisor based in Amsterdam. I listen to who you are, what you need, and what will make this trip yours. Then I find the places that deliver exactly that — because I’ve been there, I know how they feel, and I know who they’re right for.
Plan a trip with me
The approach
I walk into a hotel
and I already know
who belongs there.
Every destination has a character. Every traveller has a rhythm. My job is to find where those two meet perfectly.
Travel, for me, is oxygen. I’ve spent years visiting, staying, walking through neighbourhoods, absorbing how a place feels at different hours, in different seasons, for different people. That knowledge is what I bring to every trip I plan.
“Travel, for me, is oxygen.”
— Mirjam Shah
Tell me what
you’re imagining
A feeling. A destination. A dream that isn’t quite a plan yet.
Sometimes the best trips begin with a single conversation and no fixed plan.
I find what
actually fits
I work with the world’s most discerning properties — independently selected, personally explored. Chosen because they deliver a consistently exceptional experience.
You arrive,
and it’s right
Every detail considered. Every moment earned. A trip that feels, from the first arrival, entirely and perfectly yours.
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The curator
I recommend
what I know.
I place you
where you belong.
Mirjam Shah
Curator & Advisor — Handpicked Lifestyle
I’m Mirjam Shah — luxury travel advisor and founder of Handpicked Lifestyle,
based in Amsterdam. I attend ILTM Cannes, explore destinations across Europe, Asia and beyond,
and have built relationships with some of the world’s most discerning properties.
I stay, I explore, I observe — absorbing how a place feels, who it suits,
what it offers beyond the obvious. That knowledge is what I pass on to you,
in every trip I plan.
ILTM Cannes — International Luxury Travel Market
Annual attendee and direct access to the world’s leading luxury travel network.
On the ground — always
Site inspections and destination exploration across Europe, Asia and beyond.
Access to the world’s finest hotel collections
Preferred relations with leading luxury properties — and the independents that outshine them.
Families & multigenerational travel
Specialist in high-budget family trips — villas with hotel service, properties that work for every generation.
Work with me
Planning a trip?
Let’s talk first.
Preferred access to the world’s finest hotel collections