I have been to 50+ countries, lived in five countries and four US states, and I work with people who want to / need to travel for personal or business purpose to come up with best possible itinerary based on what they try to achieve.  Here's how my service works:

- You provide some basic parameters : Dates (ranges preferred over exact dates), how many people and what are their interests, which region/countries you'd like to travel to, how flexible are you in terms of places and time, and range of your budget / importance of cost effectiveness

- I will produce a tentative itinerary, including dates, places, budget and even food options if you'd like, and then we discuss to make modifications before finalizing the plan.  You do your own bookings unless you'd like me to guide you through the process, in which case I will charge additional fees to help you with making the bookings at the sites that optimizing price and convenience.

- I will provide you with a quote after preliminary questions, and then I will need to charge $200 as a baseline payment.  If I spend more than four hours on your case, I will detail how I spent the time and charge you the additional fees after the tentative plan is delivered.