Flor Kapitzky spends her days planning spectacular vacations for the world’s wealthiest people, including celebrities, entrepreneurs, and billionaires. Through her concierge business, The Time Fairy, Flor takes care of every detail, including her clients’ destinations, the private jets they will travel on, the luxury hotels they will stay in, their reservations at 5-star restaurants, and each day’s activities. “My clients love to travel but hate to plan the trip,” Flor says, smiling. “That’s exactly what I love to do: plan. I actually enjoy all those little details that can be so frustrating for other people. That’s why my business is doing so well: people appreciate the chance to go on a vacation that is 100% free of stress and hassles.”
Before Flor became a highly sought-after trip planner, she worked at the Ministry Public Federal in Brazil after she graduated from law school. “It wasn’t my passion, though,” she says, remembering. “I wanted to do something more creative, so I then became a very successful owner of a jewelry company called Kapitzky. I enjoyed this, but I sold it to an investor so that I wouldn’t compete with their business. I was still drawn to the creative side of life, so I went to Hollywood, where I was in a movie. I am now a model. Oh, and I am studying real estate. I am interested in everything and am very ambitious!” she says, laughing a little. “Everything about the world fascinates me.”
Flor is a very positive person, and she ultimately turned to the luxury travel industry because it seemed like the perfect chance to use her career to make people happy. “That’s really what I do,” she says. “I pour all of my energy into creating trips that will give my clients a lifetime of memories. All they have to do is call me, and I take care of everything.”
Each trip is customized to the clients’ personalities, desires, and interests. “I get to know them very well,” Flor says. “I find out what they’re interested in, where they’ve already been, what their dreams are. Based on what my clients tell me, I come up with a destination that will be everything they want to experience.”
Flor then really gets to work. She meticulously plans out itineraries, focusing on all the little details that make good trips sensational. “I’m the one you rely on to get those tickets to a concert that no one else can find,” she says. “If you want a private house on a beach in Tahiti, I can reserve that, too. I use the connections I’ve got around the world to create a trip no other luxury concierge can provide.”
The itineraries are not set in stone, however. One reason Flor is so appreciated by her clients is because of how flexible she is. “If you wake up one morning and suddenly don’t feel like touring Paris’ museums and instead want to do something completely different, I’ll set it up for you,” Flor says. “You always have the freedom to change your mind when the mood suits you.” At the end of the trip, when her clients return, Flor loves to hear about the wonderful time they had.
Flor has attained a high level of success with The Time Fairy, and she likes to use it to give back to others. “I love supporting two children in Africa through Child Fund,” she says. “It reminds me that no matter how far I get in my career, it’s important to use it to help those who need it.”
She also likes to support other entrepreneurs who are just starting out. “I know from my own life that the road new business owners are on is not easy. I tell them what I told myself so often in the beginning: never give up on your dreams. The Time Fairy may be successful now, but it was a little rough in the beginning just like it is with any new company. I kept at it, I did not give up, and I am now a premier luxury concierge.”
Flor is excited about her future. “My expertise is the world and making people have the time of their lives,” she says. “I enjoy helping them come home refreshed and full of wonderful memories.”
