Howard Lewis

Agency

Protravel International Beverly Hills

Destinations

France, Europe, England, London, Versailles, Germany, Scotland, Paris, Ireland, Normandy, Aix-en-Provence

SPECIALTIES

European Culture, Historical Sites, Private Escorted Tours, Food & Wine, Independent Travel, Luxury Rail, Luxury Hotels, Luxury River Cruises , Arts & Culture

Certificates & Awards

Top Travel Expert for France: Conde Nast Traveler , Certified Travel Advisor: Life Member

Howard Lewis

Beverly Hills, California Travel Agent

A Traveler’s Travel Agent

Would you like to go backstage at the French Opera House and meet a ballerina? Does a behind the scenes tour of British Parliament with an MP sound appealing? How about skipping Versailles to be welcomed at a private palace without the crowds? I specialize in private, curated itineraries. If you’re the kind of person who is open to new, exclusive and luxury experiences and views travel as more than a chance to check off a list of famous sites, I’d love to plan your next European vacation.

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Travel Specialties

Discovering the Real France

France to me, is more than just a destination, it’ an emotion. I’ve been lucky to have visited all the 98 departments that make up the country and I consider France to be my ‘second’ home. For more than 13 years, ...Read more from my Discovering the Real France bio.

Independent and Rail Travel in Europe

I love suggesting ways for independent travelers to go beyond usual tourist circuits. Many of the best experiences in Europe are places and activities most people have never heard of: a manor house in the British countryside where you can take ...Read more from my Independent and Rail Travel in Europe bio.

An Insider’s View of the World

In London, visitors jam together to watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. Yet when Prince Charles is in town, the changing of the guard at St. James Palace is the same kind of show in miniature and without ...Read more from my An Insider’s View of the World bio.

Certificates & Awards

Top Travel Expert for France: Conde Nast Traveler

Certified Travel Advisor: Life Member

Travel Experiences

Photo and Videos

Bradshaw’s Continental Railway Guide

Travel Stories

My Railway Adventure

For the last few years, I’ve been visiting the heart of Europe via rail, as my Edwardian grandparents did during the years of 1900 and 1914. I’m on a journey to see Europe how they did – and even stay in some of the same hotels (a few still exist).

The Captain of My Own French Canal Boat

Of the thousand and one adventures and pleasures that I have experienced over the past 50 years of visiting France, my favorite is the experience of motoring along a French canal in a self-drive boat. To me, it is a magical way to experience the countryside, and it is something my ...Read more from my The Captain of My Own French Canal Boat story.