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ORIGIN - Human Stories
Honoring the people who make the travel we design possible. Chefs, guides, artists, entrepreneurs, and travelers.
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BUILD - Our Company Journey
We share the wins, challenges, and decisions that come with building Colombia and Peru’s leading DMC travel company.
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STAY - Curated Properties
Properties that bring our journeys to life. Villas, tented camps, and boutique hotels that shape how our guests experience the world.
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DO - Signature Experiences
Experiences that unfold like a story, open doors to hidden worlds, and introduce guests to people, places, and ideas they wouldn’t find on their own.
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BACK OF HOUSE - Operational Intelligence
Operational insights, education, and insider realities from the world of luxury travel in Latin America.
Informal Labor in Latin American Tourism: BACK OF HOUSE
When rebuilding staffing at a boutique hotel in rural Colombia, Gregg Bleakney uncovered a tourism reality rarely discussed publicly: much of Latin America’s tourism labor infrastructure still operates informally behind the scenes.
BUILD - Stay Where It Happens
Why location matters more than five-star polish when designing luxury travel experiences in Latin America.
DO - Meet the Women Preserving the Andes’ Living Textile Traditions | Chinchero, Peru
Developed through years of relationship building by WhereNext Travel Peru, the experience offers rare cultural access far beyond standard Sacred Valley tourism.
How WhereNext Travel Helped Bring the 60 Minutes Story to Life in Colombia
Nearly 10 million people watched Anderson Cooper’s 60 Minutes story on birdwatching in Colombia. Experience nature experiences with WhereNext Travel and The Birders Show, the same team, guides, and community partners who helped bring this story to life for 60 Minutes.
STAY - Hotel B | Lima, Peru
Why Hotel B is one of our favorite boutique luxury hotels in Lima, Peru, and why we regularly include it in custom Peru itineraries for travel advisors, operators, and partners.
ORIGIN - Manuel Choqque’s Super Potato
In a world that celebrates“going,” sometimes the boldest move is to “remain” and build something that makes the world come to you.
Peru: Building Travel Experiences Like a Documentary Film Crew
Nearly twenty years after first riding into Peru by bicycle, Gregg Bleakney returned to produce experiences inspired by the same people, culture, and mountains that changed his life during that first journey.
STAY - Casa de Alba Hotel Boutique | Cartagena, Colombia
Casa de Alba is for guests who value location and historical properties. It’s one of our favorite spots in Old Town Cartagena, just off Plaza de Bolivar.
ORIGIN - Tobacco Road
In Colombia’s overlooked tobacco fields, Francis Gillis and Juan Camilo Rodriguez are redefining what a cigar experience can be.
ORIGIN - Feel Something
Every destination has a story. Every story begins with people. We asked the people who make the travel we design possible: chefs, guides, artists, entrepreneurs, and travelers. What kind of travel do they want?
Colombia, Take One: Building the Country’s First Luxury Travel Content Library
In October, WhereNext Travel launched Colombia’s first luxury content library produced and owned in-house to align with the premium experiences we deliver.
ORIGIN - The Salvage Artist
Nicolás Kraliczek’s journey from beachside pizza maker to founder of María del Puerto is anything but ordinary. In this ORIGIN story, we explore how a former attorney-turned-diver is redefining nautical tourism in Cartagena: one salvaged boat, one mangrove, and one bottle of sea-cured rum at a time.
Community-First Travel, It’s Personal
When I launched WhereNext Travel, I thought hiring “local” was enough. But in places like Colombia and Peru, where most tourism workers still lack contracts or protections, we’ve learned that true sustainability starts with creating real economic opportunity for the people who make travel possible.
Remember When Travel Was Just…Fun?
In a world where travel is often framed as a moral mission or soul-searching odyssey, this post is a reminder of the forgotten joy of adventure. Gregg Bleakney reflects on how the best journeys often begin with nothing more than curiosity, laughter, and a little bit of play.
ORIGIN - Soul Before Ego
For our first ORIGIN story, we present Katja and Jorge, the duo behind Finca San Pedro in Barichara, Colombia. What they’ve built isn’t just a beautiful farm stay. It’s a deeply personal, hands-in-the-dirt, soul-fed experience where no menus are allowed.
Falling Back in Love with Travel at Skift Global Forum
At the Skift Global Forum, where the world’s biggest leaders in travel and AI gathered, Gregg Bleakney distilled the discussions into themes that matter most for our DMC and the travel agencies that work with us. The takeaways show how global industry shifts and AI innovation can drive smarter strategies, stronger partnerships, and more competitive offerings.
Crafting Moments in Lima
Scouting in Lima means meeting suppliers, visiting hotels, and working with our team to ensure every detail of our operations meets the highest standard. Along the way, I discover stories like Jonathan at Bar Inglés that remind me our work is about crafting moments that connect people to place.
STAY - #LifeInTheTropics
STAY - Finca Gualiva, the unconventional story behind WhereNext Travel’s first owned and operated property.
Maido Named World’s Best Restaurant: Why Peru Is on Every Foodie Traveler’s Radar
Peru’s Maido is now the best restaurant in the world. How a moment at sea between Chef Mitsuharu “Micha” Tsumura and WhereNext Group founder Gregg Bleakney helped inspire our newest chapter, the launch of WhereNext Travel’s DMC office in Peru.
A Scouting Road Trip Through Colombia’s Colonial Heartland in the Silver Fox
The plan: drive 1,500 kilometers from my apartment in Bogotá, through Colombia’s colonial heartland, up and over the Eastern Andes, chasing #FeelSomething experiences for WhereNext Travel guests, then wind back to my agroturismo, Finca Gualiva, to finish the trip.