A new kind of gift

A gift you give.
A trip they choose.

Stop guessing what they'd want. You set the destination and budget — they choose the rest.

Free to build · No account needed to start. You set the budget up front — but nothing's paid until they've chosen.

How it works

Two people. One trip. Clear roles.

The giver sets the frame. The recipient fills in the details. Here's exactly who does what.

01
You · The giver

Build it

Choose destinations and a budget, switch on flight, lodging, and experience options, and add a personal note. Takes minutes.

02
Them · The recipient

They choose

They open a private invite, browse your curated options, search real flights and stays for their own dates, and build the trip they actually want — all inside your budget.

03
You · The giver

You review & book

Their choices come back to your dashboard, so you see exactly what they picked and what it'll cost. When you're happy, you book it through the links — flights, stay, experiences. You give the final yes and make it real.

What your recipient sees

A real example

What a Bestow gift actually looks like

Here's one complete gift, start to finish — what the giver set up, and what the recipient chose.

Jane's Birthday Adventure

A gift from Alex, for Jane's 30th

It starts with the budget Alex set

$2,000

Everything Jane picks has to fit inside this.

Jane spent $1,065 · $935 still under budget

Inside that, Alex set up

DestinationLisbon, Portugal
Travel windowAny week in May
Trip length3 nights · 1 traveller
Getting thereFlights on
LodgingLive hotel search
Experiences2 suggested + search

So Jane chose

FlightMay 12 · direct · $310
HotelAlfama Boutique · $540
ExperienceTram & tapas tour · $95
ExperienceDay trip to Sintra · $120
Jane's total$1,065

The budget is the frame. Alex set the limit and the options; Jane built the trip she actually wanted inside it — and Alex saw every choice before anything was booked.

Inspiration

The perfect gift, whatever the occasion

Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations — whenever the moment calls for more than a card.

Birthday milestone

Turn a big birthday into a bigger adventure — the trip they've always talked about.

Anniversary escape

Let your partner pick every detail of your next romantic getaway, on your budget.

Graduation gift

They worked hard. Now hand them the world — and let them choose where to start.

Group gifting Coming soon

Soon you'll be able to pool with friends and family toward one trip, and let the guest of honour plan from your curated selection.

Holiday gift

Skip the socks. Give a weekend break, a city escape, or a bucket-list adventure.

Corporate reward

Recognise your team with something memorable — a trip that means something, chosen by them.

Why not just send money?

More thoughtful than cash. Less guesswork than a trip you plan yourself.

Cash is easy but forgettable. Planning the whole trip is thoughtful but risky. Bestow sits exactly in between.

Cash Gift card Bestow
Feels personal & thoughtful
They still choose what they want
Actually gets used on a trip
No pressure to plan every detail
Feels like a real moment to open

Cash gets spent on bills. A gift card gets forgotten in a drawer. Bestow gives the thoughtfulness of a planned trip — while still letting them choose the parts that matter.

No surprises

How the money & booking actually work

Travel is real money, so here's the honest version up front — before you build anything.

Free to build

Creating and sending a gift costs nothing. You only spend money on the actual trip your recipient chooses.

You're always in control

Nothing happens behind your back. Your recipient's choices come back to you — you review them and book the trip yourself, so nothing is paid for without your final yes.

Your budget holds

You set the spending limit. Your recipient sees what's left as they choose and can't blow past the cap you set.

Real options, live prices

Flights and stays come from live search, so the prices your recipient sees are real ones — not rough guesses.

Questions

The things people ask first

You do, as the giver. Your recipient browses and selects what they want, but their choices come back to you first. You review what they picked and what it costs, then book it yourself through the links — flights, stay, and experiences. Nothing is booked or paid for without you.

Building and sending a gift is free. You only spend money when you book the trip your recipient chose, and that booking happens through the travel providers themselves — so you pay them directly, at the real price, never more than the budget you set.

Yes. You can go back into a gift you've already sent and change the details — destination, budget, dates, options — and the invite link stays exactly the same, so there's no need to resend anything.

Yes. You can cancel a gift from your dashboard whenever you like. Because no money passes through Bestow — you book the trip directly with the travel providers — cancelling simply voids the gift; there's nothing to refund on our end.

Flights and stays come from live search, so your recipient is choosing from real, current prices rather than estimates. Travel prices can always move between choosing and booking — which is exactly why their choices come back to you to book yourself, so you're always working from the real price at the moment you book.

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