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Travels with Tesa is a boutique luxury travel consultancy founded by Tesa Totengco, a member of the Travel + Leisure Travel Advisory Board and T+L A-List (2021–2025).

Based in New York City and inspired by Tesa’s global perspective, the company specializes in designing highly personalized, immersive itineraries for discerning travelers seeking meaningful, off-the-beaten-path experiences across all seven continents.

 
“We all agreed as we left that it was a trip of a lifetime, made perfect because of her planning.”
— Francoise D., 10 Day trip to Cuba
 

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View fullsize Our annual summer trip to Martha’s Vineyard as guests of the Drogins where home-cooking is seriously better than any restaurant in the island. Farm hopping for @thegreybarnchilmark Pru Frock cheese, @beetlebung_farm for sesame fougasse and shis
View fullsize And that’s a wrap! An amazing 2-day @travelandleisure #worldsbestsummit in NYC The summit ended with a very moving and inspirational talk with T+L EIC @jacquigiff and @selmablair who reminded us all that Kindness goes a long way in Hospitali
View fullsize Never one to shy away from an opportunity, I wore @zeromcornejo RED to @travelandleisure #worldsbestsummit where I was speaking on a panel on SOLO Travel. And it was FUN. Best part is some women approached me after and said they now wanted to try and
View fullsize So thrilled to be speaking at Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Summit 2025 this July 15–16! ✨ I’ll be joining a powerhouse panel on Solo Travel—moderated by the brilliant Liz Cantrell—and I can’t wait to reuni
View fullsize I had barely thawed from Antarctica when I boarded Ponant’s ultra-luxury Le Commandant Charcot for yet another polar plunge—this time into the icy heart of boreal winter along the St. Lawrence River. As a proud member of the @travelandlei
View fullsize Exploring a Frozen Frontier with @ponant on board the world's first luxury icebreaker @lecommandantcharcot - come with me on my adventure - full story is out now on link.in bio⁠ ⁠ 📸 Cindy Miller Hopkins - Ponant Photo Ambassador⁠ ⁠ #travelswithtesa
View fullsize ✨️ NEW Client Review ✨️ Mallorca + Basque Country⁠ ⁠ "Tesa was awesome! She made great recommendations and scheduled tours and guides for us that really made our trip. It felt like a personalized luxury experience without being too stuffy. Durin
View fullsize 🌟 NEW Client Review 🌟 - Mother & Daughter Trip to Puglia⁠ ⁠ " I have been a client of Travels with Tesa for several years now and several trips. Tesa truly listens to me and endeavors to create travel experiences that I seek. In the planni
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