Samantha is energized by creating exceptional, highly personal travel experiences for her clients. She draws on a lifetime of personal exploration and years of travel design experience to craft itineraries that are thoughtful, seamless, and carefully executed. With high standards for hotel selection, itinerary design, pacing, and on-the-ground details, she believes the smallest choices often make the greatest difference. She values close relationships with her clients and works to make the entire process, from the first exploratory call through the post-trip debrief, as easy and positive as the trip itself.
Samantha has experience planning travel around the world, including Africa, Japan, Europe, and the Caribbean, and is inspired by finding destinations, properties, and experiences that feel distinctive rather than obvious. She focuses on translating the specific goals of multi-generational families, couples, and friends into meaningful, memorable time together.
SAMANTHA DENNY COHEN
Owner
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A Philadelphia native, Samantha studied public policy at Duke University and began her career with Morningstar in Chicago before turning her lifelong love of travel into a profession. She is thrilled to be working with her colleagues at Local Foreigner, who share her exacting standards, enthusiasm, and philosophy.
Samantha splits her time between Chicago, La Jolla, and New York with her husband and their very well-traveled mini Aussie, Clover. Their three grown sons live in New York and California.
TOP DESTINATIONS
Africa, British Isles & Ireland, Caribbean, France, Italy, Japan, Safari, Western Europe
FAVORITE HOTELS
Mara Toto, Shinmonzen, Islas Secas, Villa TreVille, Heckfield Place
BUCKET LIST
Namibia, Bhutan, Laos, New Zealand, Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge