ABOUT US

  • The Citrine Compass is a boutique travel planning network that helps busy, sophisticated world explorers create curated and authentic travel experiences.

    We offer bespoke travel planning services, custom itineraries and highly curated guides and recommendations lists for the discerning traveler. We take pride in our powerful network of tastemakers, suppliers and partners across the world who we work with to create a high end, authentic travel experience for our clients.

    Save endless hours combing obscure blogs, reviews from the mass public on TripAdvisor and outdated articles that leave you feeling overwhelmed and let our team help you discover the road less traveled on your next getaway.

  • We are not “box tickers” here at The CC. What do we mean by that? We are not the type to plan a trip to Rome only to spend the entire time waiting in line at The Vatican, fighting other camera-clutching tourists for that perfect shot of Trevi Fountain or shuffling along like cattle at the Coliseum. We don’t rush around seeing every tourist attraction just to tick a box and say we’ve done it.

    We’re the type that stays in a family-run boutique hotel in the more intimate Roman neighborhood of Trastevere, eats fresh focaccia outside of a hole-in-the-wall haunt, gets a private tour of the Colisuem’s underground gladiator tunnels and knows the best flea market to find vintage Missoni. Do you catch our drift?

    The CC is for the high end traveler that likes the finer things in life mixed with a dash of adventure; we are for those that aren’t afraid to get off the beaten path and experience something new if it will give them a fresh perspective on life and culture.

    To sum it all up, our travel style is authentic, curated, always hinting towards luxury, occasionally leaning towards wild adventure and always in good taste.

  • The CC is the solution for busy travelers with a high taste level that don’t have time to spend hours combing the internet and want local intel when planning a trip.

    The typical traveler might plan a trip based on a mix of friend’s recommendations, blog posts, social media, editorial content and travel forums. All of these can be useful but can take hours of research and these resources eventually become outdated (we’ve all found ourselves on an obscure TripAdvisor thread from 2004 trying to figure out some logistical minutiae).

    With our team, you will be able to get concierge-style travel planning support and hyper-local, up-to-date and highly curated travel recommendations to make your next trip absolutely perfect.

  • Meet Kalyn, the founder and Chief Travel Officer of The Citrine Compass. Kalyn worked in fashion, finance and executive recruiting before taking the leap of a lifetime and leaving her full-time job to launch The CC in January of 2023.

    Kalyn created The Citrine Compass as a disruptive travel planning service for the mid-level luxury traveler that loves to plan their own trips but doesn’t have the time to do the initial research and values local insight and current recommendations. It’s a resource for the seasoned traveler looking to have an authentic global experience that still feels like a getaway.

    She believes travel should be authentic, curated, always hinting towards luxury, occasionally leaning towards wild adventure and something that inspires us to learn and grow.

    She resides in Los Angeles with her amazing husband, Devin, her baby girl, Rita, and her fur babies Willa, Lily and Crew.