Who is 7 Archipelagos?
Over 15 years of exploring and understanding luxury travel
Janine Yu
Founder
Janine is a luxury travel professional with over 15 years of experience in trip planning and travel writing. She has traveled to over 50 countries and counts among her favorite experiences scaling a 1,000-foot mountain to reach an ancient cave church in Ethiopia, scuba diving with giant turtles in the Philippines, and horseback riding in the vast, open fields of Patagonia.
Janine’s work has been featured in Indagare’s print and digital magazines, Oyster Hotel Reviews, Forbes Traveler, Matador, and numerous other websites and print publications. She has also published a travel guide to her hometown of Cebu, Philippines, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School.
Travel Writer
Janine has worked on both the retail agency and tour operator side of the travel business. Her expertise spans the top hotels in global cities to specialist operators in remote regions. She is constantly scouting emerging destinations and is always on the pulse of what’s next for luxury travel. Janine is a longtime advisor of boutique Italy tour operator Ciao Andiamo.
Travel Expert
With over 10 years of experience planning trips for high-net-worth clients, Janine is well-versed in catering to the luxury traveler. She is an affiliate of FORA, a Virtuoso agency, where she offers trip planning services for a select few clients.