The Decade of Discernment

What’s the point of a bucket list if you’re always too busy to check anything off? Let’s rewrite your priorities — one trip at a time. Start your Life List. We’ll handle the rest. Here’s where to begin, depending on the decade you’re in.

The Life List: 30s

Your 20s were a fever dream of spontaneity: last-minute trips, bunk beds in Bali, festival weekends that ended in Monday regrets and Tuesday flights home. But your 30s? That’s a different game entirely — and frankly, a better one. Welcome to The Decade of Discernment. Still young enough to chase the thrill, now savvy enough to do it with a wine pairing. This is the era of leveling up: tastes, priorities, and how you spend your time. Yes to adventure. Yes to luxury. Yes to living like you mean it. And with limited PTO, growing responsibilities, maybe a baby (or two) in tow, your travel decisions need to pull more weight than ever. That’s why smart 30-somethings aren’t just booking trips — they’re building travel portfolios. And at the top? Membership clubs like Exclusive Resorts. Here’s why.

Because You’re Busy, But Still Have a Life List

You’ve got goals. Maybe it’s finally making it to Tokyo — not for a whirlwind ramen tour, but for a full immersion: sipping matcha at The Peninsula, getting lost in Shinjuku at golden hour, and booking that omakase table a month in advance. You want to explore the ancient and the now — and you want it done right.

Or maybe you’re dreaming of 10 days in Peru. Not just Machu Picchu (though yes, you should hike it), but also the unexpected: a chef-led pisco tasting in Lima, a boat ride across Lake Titicaca, and a few silent, life-changing moments on the Sacred Valley trails.

Because Luxury Looks Different Now

In your 30s, luxury isn’t just a five-star suite. It’s ease. It’s access. It’s a team that knows you like beach mornings and mountain sunsets, that you’ll fly across the world for a wine festival but still need a high chair at dinner. It’s having a Paris pied-à-terre and an Islamorada beach house on speed dial — no spreadsheets required.

Sometimes that luxury looks like an Art Basel weekend in Miami Beach — the kind where you stay in a private residence, skip the lines, and sip champagne at the right parties with the right people. Other times, it’s letting your kids run wild on a beach in Phuket while you decompress with a spa treatment and an afternoon nap.

Because Taste Evolves — And So Should Your Travel

The traveler in you still wants nightlife — but these days, you prefer it with a suite upstairs. Vegas is no longer about all-nighters and Red Bull vodkas. Now it’s Michelin-starred dinners, private casino lounges, and maybe, if the night gets wild, a nightcap at the Nobu bar.

You’ve become a better version of yourself. You’ve traded backpacks for leather duffels, instant noodles for Basque country tasting menus, and souvenir t-shirts for private vineyard tours in Bordeaux. You want the kind of travel that meets your taste — and raises it.

Because You’re Starting a Family — or a Chosen One

Your 30s are a paradox: they’re harder to plan, yet more meaningful than ever. Kids? Maybe. Partner? Probably. Friends that feel like family? Absolutely. The beauty of Membership-based travel is that it allows you to bring them all — or not — without starting from scratch every time.

Whether it’s a curated dinner with Chef Daniel Boulud, a front-row seat at the French Open, or a revved-up afternoon at Monticello Motor Club, this isn’t travel designed for parents — it’s travel that understands who you are now. Grown-up, sure. But still game for anything.

Because the Time to Join Isn’t “Someday.” It’s Now.

This is the decade where you decide how you want to live — and who you want to be. If the last-minute escapes of your 20s taught you spontaneity, let your 30s teach you intention. Build a travel legacy. Show your kids the world. Or just show up for yourself in places that feel like magic.

The point of a Life List is not to admire it — it’s to live it. One extraordinary trip at a time. Start your own. We’ll handle the rest.