What we do
Bearleaders creates Unlisted Hosted Stays: fully curated stays at - mostly - five star properties, enriched with a unique experience, personally hosted & 100% executed by the properties’ tastemakers: Michelin Star Chefs, Owner, General Manager, Artists, Sommeliers etc.
We transform travel into an intimate dialogue with the masters of their craft, insiders of the destination, granting you private access to a world usually kept behind closed doors. All our multi-day itineraries are ‘unlisted’: non-googleable, not offered anywhere else, authentic, personal, and exclusively bookable upon request.
We offer B2B partners, like travel advisors, concierge agencies, tour operators etc. unique ready to book itineraries to save time, and surprise their clients.
Meet The Bearleaders
‘Bearleader’ was the nickname for the first travel guides who guided the young nobility in the 17th to 19th centuries, safely across the European continent on a Grand Tour journey.
Nowadays Bearleaders are well-travelled tastemakers: Michelin-starred chef, designer, hotelier, sommelier, or artist. They share their knowledge, open doors for you, and offers you unique and memorable experiences.
Two Michelin Star Chef | Silvio Nickol | Silvio Nickol Gourmet Restaurant | Palais Coburg | Vienna
Bearleader in Food
Head Sommelier Hostal de la Gavina & Candlelight | S’Agaró near Girona
Bearleader in Wine
Two Michelin Star Chef | Hotel Restaurant De Lindenhof | Giethoorn
Bearleader in Food
Chief Experience Officer | Grand Hotel Parker’s*****L | Naples
Bearleader in Hospitality
Director of Sales & Marketing | Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria*****L | Sorrento
Bearleader in Hospitality
General Manager | Hotel Balneario Las Arenas Resort *****GL
Bearleader in Hospitality
Unlisted Hosted Stays
Bearleaders curates multi-day stays, enriched with a unique experience, hosted by Michelin-star chefs, Hotelier, Sommeliers etc. 100% executed by the world's finest properties. It is travel at its most personal.
Visit our Destination Guides
Are you looking for the most authentic travel & lifestyle inspiration? Check out these updated Guides with eat, drink and do recommendations of The Bearleaders. We only feature their recommendations.
GUIDE | Marbella
With a fantastic climate, a historical old town, high-end golf courses, an azure blue sea, and fresh seafood, it is a must-visit. Be guided to the best of Marbella by insiders: The Bearleaders
GUIDE | Florence | by a Hotelier | Check out the romantic Shooting Stars Hosted Stay in August 2026
Fernando Pane, General Manager of the iconic five-star hotel Sina Villa Medici, will show you around Florence, including his favourite places to eat, drink, and do. Check out his favourite shopping addresses. Stay at the five-star Sina Villa Medici, and you are in the middle of it all.
GUIDE | Cruise across land & sea through Canada and Alaska
Embark on this all-inclusive expedition in 2027. A 6-Day Journey on land through the Canadian Rockies + a 7-Day Cruise into the Alaskan Wild by Regent Seven Seas Cruises! Available travel dates in 2027: July 30 and August 12. Request information, and a Regent Seven Seas Cruises expert will contact you.
Giving back
We find it important to give back. We offer an Unlisted Hosted Stay to discover more about the work of Rewilding Europe in Italy, and enjoy great food and go hiking in pristine nature at the same time!
Contact
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Bearleaders is owned & founded by Suzan Fluitman.
GUIDE | By the Bearleaders
Erik van Loo, Rotterdam local and legendary Two Michelin Star chef Parkheuvel, Judith van Mourik, Interior Architect both living in Rotterdam, and Gastronomist Jorane Cuppen, share their favourite dinner-, lunch restaurants, and bar spots.