Travel Your Way

From DIY planning to full immersion. Two decades of insider knowledge, four ways to access it.

Self-Guided Itinerary

For the independent traveler who just needs the intel

$79 one-time
  • Choose pre-built regional itinerary OR build your own
  • Day-by-day schedule with timing
  • Insider tips from 20 years of travel
  • Restaurant & hotel recommendations
  • Contact info: addresses, phones, websites
  • Downloadable PDF
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Membership

Jamais Perdu — never lost

$6.99 /month
  • Your home inside Pas Perdu
  • Pas Perdu portal access — year-round
  • 1 free itinerary download per year ($79 value)
  • Browse and save destinations anytime
  • Insider tips from 20 years of travel
  • Upgrade to concierge anytime — pay the difference
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Concierge Booking

For travelers who want it handled

$499 one-time
  • Everything in Self-Guided, plus:
  • Your own Pas Perdu portal — itinerary loaded and saved
  • 30-day Esme access — before, during, and after your trip
  • We book all your reservations
  • Hotels confirmed and paid
  • Restaurant reservations secured
  • Winery tastings scheduled
  • Train tickets purchased
  • Arrive to a fully-planned trip

Guests provide a form of payment for bookings — many restaurants, experiences, and hotels require pre-payment or a deposit to hold reservations.

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Guided Tour

For travelers who want full immersion

$6,400+ all-inclusive
  • Travel WITH Maison Meritage
  • 9 days / 8 nights in France
  • Maximum 8 guests per tour
  • All accommodations included
  • All meals and tastings included
  • Private transportation
  • Expert guides by your side
Payment Schedule
$1,500 deposit to reserve your spot
50% of remaining balance due 30 days before departure
Final 50% due 3 days before departure
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Guide Experiences

Your guide is more than a navigator — they’re your translator, your historian, your dining companion. Book any of these during your Meet & Greet or in advance.

Driving — Countryside & Beyond

Priced by distance

Your guide takes you out of the city — to the countryside, a neighboring village, a vineyard, a coastline. These are immersive day trips with a local who speaks the language, knows the roads, and translates every experience along the way.

Pricing varies by destination, distance, and duration.

Historical & Cultural Walks

3 hours

A guided walk through your destination city — the history, the architecture, the stories behind the streets. Your guide can also accompany you to museums, exhibitions, or events, helping you get the most out of what you’re seeing with context a guidebook can’t provide.

Dining Companion — Gastronomic

$200 + dining costs

Share a meal at a destination restaurant of your choice — or let us select one based on your preferences. Our sommeliers and guides bring the context and history of the cuisine, the wine knowledge, and the local fluency to create an extraordinary dining experience.

You make the decisions on wine, based on your own budget and the advantage of the expertise at your table.

Expect Michelin-level or rare-gem restaurants in the $300–$400 per person range. The guide’s meal is covered by the guest.

Dining Companion — Lunch, Dinner, or Tapas

$75/hr · 2–3 hours typical

A more casual pace. Lunch with a guide. Dinner with a guide. Tapas with a guide. Your guide brings the local knowledge; you bring your appetite. Meals are paid for by the guest and are not included with the booking.

2 hours is typical. 3 hours for a leisurely pace.

Meet Sebastian

Your French-speaking lifeline. When you're stranded at a rural garage, arguing with a hotel, or lost without English speakers — Sebastian answers.

He speaks fluent French and English. He translates in real-time. He makes calls on your behalf. He solves problems so you can get back to enjoying France.

Sebastian is included with Concierge Complet. For complex situations, a human translator is on standby.

Sebastian

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"The pharmacy is closing and I need to explain my prescription."
Sebastian translates. You get your medication.
"The hotel says they don't have our reservation."
Sebastian sorts it out. You get your room.
"My rental car has a flat at a garage in the middle of nowhere."
Sebastian talks to the mechanic. You're back on the road.
"I have a food allergy and need to explain it to the chef."
Sebastian communicates precisely. No misunderstandings.
"I want to call my friend in Lyon but she only speaks French."
Conference call — Sebastian bridges the conversation in real time.
"I need to negotiate with my Airbnb host about a broken heater."
Sebastian handles the conversation. You stay warm.

Compare Your Options

Find the right level of support for your travel style

Feature Self-Guided
$79
Member
$6.99/mo
Booking
$499
Complet
$1,500
Guided
$6,400+
Custom or Pre-Built Itinerary
Insider Tips & Contact Info
Pas Perdu Portal Access
1 Free Itinerary per Year
30-Day Esme Access
We Book Everything
24/7 Sebastian Access
Human Translator On-Call
Real-Time Problem Solving
Guide Meet & Greet
Guide Experiences (à la carte)
Expert Guide With You
All Meals & Transport Included

Questions? We've Got Answers.

What's the difference between pre-built and build-your-own itineraries?
Pre-built itineraries are our curated regional routes (Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Provence, etc.) — tested and refined over years of travel. Build-your-own lets you browse our destination library and create a custom itinerary with exactly what interests you. Both are $79.
How does Concierge Booking work?
After you choose or build your itinerary, we handle all reservations: hotels, restaurants, tastings, trains. We communicate directly with properties (often in French), confirm everything, and deliver a complete trip package. You just show up.
Who is Sebastian?
Sebastian is an AI voice agent fluent in French and English. When you're traveling and hit a language barrier — a pharmacist, a mechanic, a confused hotel clerk — you call Sebastian. He translates in real-time, makes calls on your behalf, and even joins conference calls to bridge conversations between you and French speakers. For complex situations, a human French translator is on standby.
What about destinations outside France?
Each destination has its own concierge. Travel to Turkiye and you have Elif — fluent in Turkish and English. We're building region-specific concierges so you always have a local voice on your side, no matter where you go.
What if I want to upgrade after I've started?
You can upgrade anytime. If you bought Self-Guided and realize you want us to book everything, you pay the difference ($420 to upgrade to Concierge Booking). Same for upgrading to Concierge Complet.
How far in advance should I book?
For Self-Guided, you can purchase anytime. For Concierge Booking, we recommend 60-90 days before travel to secure the best reservations. For Concierge Complet, 30 days is sufficient. For Guided Tours, book 4-6 months ahead — we only take 8 guests per tour.

Meet Esme

Your language teacher, travel companion, and witness to the journey — available 30 days surrounding your trip. Esme speaks French fluently and she'll teach you too.

Before you leave, practice conversational French with her — ordering at a restaurant, asking for directions, greeting your hosts. She's infinitely patient and meets you where you are.

During your trip, she knows your itinerary inside and out. After, she's the one who was there for all of it — helping you process what you experienced and hold onto what it meant.

Esme is included with every concierge package.

Esme

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Before
Prepare
Practice conversational French — ordering dinner, greeting shopkeepers, reading a menu. Esme meets you where you are and gets you ready to show up with confidence.
During
Capture
Esme follows your journey in real time — building a timeline of where you went, what you did, and what stood out. Your trip becomes a story as you live it.
After
Reflect
Your travel journal is waiting. Esme helps you revisit the moments that mattered — and hold onto what the experience meant to you.

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Not sure which option is right for you? Let's talk.

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