Delwyn Hughes
Luxury Travel Expert
About Us
Tailor-made, always
Every itinerary shaped around your dates, pace and preferences.
One dedicated expert
The same person from the first conversation until you return.
Handpicked hotels
Places to stay chosen for the way they shape a journey.
Private moments
Experiences arranged for you alone, often before the doors open.
Decades of experience
Over 35 years shaping bespoke journeys for discerning travellers.
Travel, Designed With Intention
Do Not Disturb is a luxury travel company founded on decades of global expertise.
We create private, tailor-made journeys for discerning international travellers who value their time and expect travel to feel effortless.
From the first conversation to your return home, every detail is shaped around you. No templates. No formula. Just travel designed with care, judgment and experience.
Why we’re different
Built on Decades of Experience
Do Not Disturb is founded by a team with over 35 years of experience in luxury travel, having built and led award-winning travel brands serving clients worldwide.
For more than a decade, we have designed high-touch, bespoke journeys for travellers across the United States and the United Kingdom. Our broader travel portfolio spans more than 35 years, with long-standing relationships across Europe, Africa, Asia, the South Pacific, and beyond.
This depth matters. It means access, perspective, and foresight. It means knowing which hotel truly delivers privacy, which villa offers real seclusion, and which guide elevates a destination beyond the expected.
Experience allows us to anticipate, not react.
What We Do
We specialise in fully curated luxury travel. Private villas in the Greek Islands. Safari lodges in South Africa. Cliffside hotels along the Amalfi Coast. Overwater retreats in the Maldives. Cultural journeys through Japan.
Every trip is built around the individual. Your pace. Your priorities. Your definition of comfort.
No two journeys are ever the same. Each is shaped with intention, detail, and discretion.
How We Work
Our approach is simple.
We begin with a conversation. We listen carefully. We learn how you travel and what makes time feel meaningful to you.
From there, your dedicated travel expert curates a private itinerary tailored entirely around your preferences. We refine it together until it feels entirely right.
When you are ready, we handle every reservation, every transfer, every detail. We remain available before, during and after your trip, ensuring the experience unfolds seamlessly.
Luxury, to us, is foresight.
Luxury Without Distraction
Modern life is relentless. Time away should feel different.
Our philosophy is not about rigid digital detox or isolation. It is about creating travel that feels protected, intentional, and deeply personal.
Whether that is a private coastal retreat, a multi-generational family journey, or a quietly immersive cultural experience, we design travel that allows you to be fully present.
Less noise. More meaning.
A Trusted Partner
Do Not Disturb is for milestone honeymoons and long-overdue reunions. For luxury family journeys where every detail is considered, and for couples, friends, and solo travellers who want something thoughtfully different.
Our clients are accomplished professionals, entrepreneurs, families, and early retirees who understand the value of expertise. They are well travelled. They expect discretion. They want travel that reflects their lifestyle without unnecessary complication.
We exist to make that possible.
Meet the team
The specialists who plan your trip
One of these specialists will plan your trip and will be the person you speak to throughout.
Jemima Hanrott
Luxury Travel Expert
Maria Gardner
Luxury Travel Expert
Rich Ryan
Luxury Travel Expert
Samantha McCormack
Luxury Travel Expert
Who we are
Darren Burn
Founder and CEO
A lifelong traveller with an instinct for meaningful experiences, Darren founded Do Not Disturb to redefine what luxury feels like—calm, personal, and effortlessly curated. He also founded Out Of Office, a leading luxury travel brand creating bespoke escapes for the LGBTQ+ community.
Ross Marshall
Founder
A seasoned travel entrepreneur, Ross brings extensive industry expertise as the founder of Your Golf Travel and Spa Breaks. His experience building leading global travel brands underpins Do Not Disturb’s commitment to seamless, world-class service.
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Our promise
Effortless travel, thoughtfully designed
Every journey begins with understanding how you want to travel and what time away should feel like. From our first conversation to your return home, we shape each detail with care, judgment, and experience.
We handle the logistics quietly and precisely, so you can focus on being present, not managing arrangements.
Partners
Access built on long-standing relationships
Our work is supported by long-established relationships with exceptional hotels, private villas and specialist guides around the world.
These partnerships are built on trust and shared standards. We know which properties deliver true privacy, which teams understand discretion, and which experiences genuinely elevate a destination.
Every recommendation is chosen because it enhances your journey, not because it is widely known.
Why book
Reimagining escapism in a digital age
Travel today can feel overwhelming. Choice is endless, yet true quality is harder to identify.
We bring clarity. Drawing on decades of experience, we anticipate what matters before it becomes a concern. From selecting the right property to planning seamless transitions, every element is considered.
The result is travel that feels calm, personal and entirely your own.
Your journey doesn’t start with a booking. It starts with a conversation.
Tell us how you want to feel, we’ll take it from there.
Begin Your Journey
Or talk to us 020 7551 7230
Our reviews
Our team brings over 35 years of experience in luxury travel, shaping bespoke journeys for discerning clients worldwide.
Our trip was truly magical and full of core memories that will last us a lifetime.
“We just returned from an incredible journey through Ireland, and we couldn’t have had a better experience”
“This was a flawless experience right from the beginning, we had so many thoughts and ideas flowing around and they took all of them and perfectly curated the most beautiful honeymoon for us.”
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Your next steps
Planning your trip should feel effortless.
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We Listen
You share what matters, whether it is a destination, a feeling, or a moment worth celebrating.
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We Curate
Your dedicated expert shapes a thoughtful, private itinerary tailored entirely around you.
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You Travel
Every detail handled. Every moment considered. Support before, during, and after your journey.
Begin your journey
Tell us about your journey
Tell us how you want your time away to feel. Your dedicated expert will be in touch to begin shaping it around you.
Or speak with us
020 7551 7230
Your enquiry goes straight to one of our travel experts, who will reply to you personally.
Rich, Delwyn, Jemima and the team