Food Allergy Concierge

[spacecanada]

I'm posting this as me, not as my business since I have no involvement in this tour company.  However, I am curious as to what members here think of this idea. 

https://www.foodallergyconcierge.com

They also have some organised tours and a safari coming up:
https://www.foodallergyconcierge.com/your-allergy-free-luxury-vacation/group-trips

The tours are organised with some very high standards.  I will admit I was quite impressed by the precautions they intend to take on the tours, such as no food on the bus, kitchen supervision, keeping all meals free from as many allergens as possible in the travel group so everyone feels safe and included, and a paramedic as part of the tour group, among other things.  I spoke with an allergy mother in Israel who is helping to promote the tours, and she was looking for feedback as well.  Interesting concept, and visiting Israel and Africa with allergies would be pretty amazing. 

Just sharing, though if anyone has any specific feedback I can forward it to my contact in Israel that told me about these tours in the first place.

[GoingNuts]

Wow! 

I have no idea how much their services cost, but this could be a terrific resource if they deliver what they promise.

My friend's family went to Israel a few years ago, and despite a tight comfort zone her DD (PN, TN, Sesame) had two minor reactions, and one severe one that resulted in her bring rushed to the hospital with a military escort from the Lebanese border.  Something like this could be a game changer for families.

I'm going to share this with my local group - thank you for sharing.

[hezzier]

I ran into them on FB and looked into a trip...it's complete unaffordable for the "not rich" population, but great idea.

[spacecanada]

The Israel trip is around US$6900 per person, which is high yet still reasonable for a guided tour with five star meals and accommodations.  (Adventures by Disney tours, for comparison -- who also have great allergy accommodations -- run around US$6400 per person on some European itineraries as well.)  That said, I agree it is beyond the affordability of most people.  The person I spoke with said they are trying to find more economical accommodations and restaurants to work with to bring down the cost for future trips.

[hezzier]

I think it's great if you can afford it, but we just aren't in a place to spend that kind of money for a family of 4...honestly, that's a year of college for some places.

[Meganx5]

We have a family of 7, that would be close to 50,000 for us. LOL.  Let my grab my checkbook! 

Totally kidding, but if they could make this affordable, that'd be awesome.