Flying Limes In From Different Countries and $5K Crab: What Life Is Really Like as a Luxury Travel Agent with Olivia Ferney

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

Money News Network

Self-improvement, Business, Education

4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Olivia Ferney (@travelwithlivii) is the luxury travel agent to the ultra-wealthy, booking private jets, superyachts, and six-figure vacations for some of the richest people on earth. Today, she pulls back the velvet rope on what it's actually like inside that world. If you’re trying to meet a billionaire client or investor, Liv tells you where they’re hanging out. Liv tells Nicole the most outrageous client requests she's received, why saying "I have no budget" is the biggest red flag a client can send, and what to say to get a hotel upgrade. She also gets real about how working with billionaires has warped her own relationship with money, and the softer lessons she's taken away about what money actually can and can't fix. Plus: the Instagram-famous destinations she'd never recommend, where billionaires are actually traveling right now, and the shoulder season hack anyone can use to save real money on their next trip. Check out Nicole's financial literacy course The Money School Find a Financial Advisor or Financial Coach from Nicole's company Private Wealth Collective Watch video clips from the pod on Money Rehab's Instagram and Nicole Lapin's Instagram Follow Travel with Livii learn more about Top Tier Travel Here's what Nicole covers with Olivia: 00:00 Are You Ready for Some Money Rehab? 02:15 Selling Her First Company at 21 and Moving to Miami 04:49 The Travel Agent Business Model 07:23 Flying Limes From Different Countries and Other Crazy Client Requests 09:36 What Clients Think About the Viral Videos 14:00 Are the Stereotypes About “New Money” True? 20:43 "Rich People F***ing Love a Refund" 22:44 Do Billionaires Have Budgets? 25:18 Overrated Destinations, Best Hotels, and Most Expensive Room Service 28:30 Where Billionaires Are Traveling Right Now 32:26 How to Get a Free Hotel Upgrade 39:16 How Working With Billionaires Changes Your Money Mindset 43:07 Rich and Depressed Is Still Depressed 45:30 Prenups, Working With Your Partner, and Wedding Plans 46:49 Liv’s Tip You Can Take Straight to the Bank

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0:00.0	I'm traveling to Orlando soon for a conference, and I'm really looking forward to it.
0:04.6	We travel to Florida pretty often to visit my in-laws. And those trips are always such a nice reset for us.
0:12.5	I'm definitely a sunshine girl, so any chance to spend time by the water, whether it's at the beach or just sitting by the pool, makes me so happy.
0:19.7	Lately, I've been thinking about what it would
0:21.6	be like to have a place closer to family, so we'd always have our own space when we visit. And when we're back
0:26.1	home, we could list the place in Florida on Airbnb instead of letting it sit empty. What makes that idea
0:31.6	feel much more manageable now is the co-host network. You can connect with a local co-host who has hosting experience and can help
0:39.3	take care of the important details. A co-host can help create the listing, manage reservations,
0:45.1	message guests, and help make sure everything runs smoothly for guests during their stay.
0:50.4	Honestly, it just feels like a practical way to make better use of a place we'd already love spending time in, while also bringing in a little extra cash from time to time.
0:59.0	If you're interested in hosting and want a little help getting started, find a co-host at Airbnb.com slash host.
1:05.9	It can be really hard to know where to turn for news, especially news that doesn't make you feel anxious.
1:11.5	There's a new podcast from The Guardian that you should definitely know about, stateside with
1:15.2	Kai and Carter. Three times a week, journalists Kai Wright and Carter Sherman are trying to slow
1:20.1	down the news and wrestle with the questions we all have about what's happening in the world.
1:25.4	They craft their coverage using all the reporting resources that the Guardian has in the U.S. and around the world. It features the Guardian's
1:32.3	entire range of global content across news, international coverage, climate, culture, sports,
1:37.6	and wellness. As a media outlet, the Guardian is not billionaire owned, meaning they are free
1:43.2	to report the facts.
1:45.1	So listen to Stateside with Kai and Carter wherever you get your favorite podcasts or watch on YouTube.
1:50.0	Whenever I'm in Mid City, I love to pop into Jurassic Magic.
1:52.9	It's this coffee shop?
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