Diania Pimenta
- ASTA Verified
- Award Winning
- Luxury & Expedition Travel Advisor
- Founder, Abora Travel
- Tampa, Florida
A Decade of World-Class Travel Expertise
167 Countries
Personally traveled to 167 countries and territories. With plans to visit every country and territory in the world.
Pole to Pole
One of the very few to visit both Poles. It is estimated under a thousand people have visited 90 degrees South and North.
All 7 Continents
Specializing in tailor-made journeys to every corner of the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic.
Diania founded Abora Travel, a full-service luxury agency bringing nearly a decade of deep expertise to every itinerary she crafts.
Abora Travel
Curated Journeys. Extraordinary Places.
Private Safaris & Cultural Journeys
Designed for discerning travelers who seek genuine connection with the places they visit, each safari and cultural journey is crafted around your personal interests, pace, and vision of what travel should feel like.
Polar Expeditions
From ultra-luxury voyages to the North Pole and Antarctica to remote land expeditions reaching the South Pole, Abora Travel opens doors to the most extraordinary and inaccessible destinations on earth.
Luxury Cruise and Land Adventures
With an extensive network of personal relationships spanning all seven continents, every detail of your journey is handled with care, precision, and insider access that no search engine can replicate.
Every journey is personally designed with purpose, passion, and precision.
Credentials & Recognition
ASTA Verified Travel Advisor (VTA)
The gold standard of professional credentialing in the travel advisory industry.
ASTA 2026 Travel Technology Pioneer of the Year
Honored at the ASTA Globe Awards as the inaugural recipient of this newly established industry recognition for pioneering the integration of technology in modern travel advising.
Dream Vacations Martech Visionary Advisor & Innovator 2025
Recognized for transforming how advisors engage clients through technology.
Million Dollar Club
2024 & 2025
Peer Mentor and Industry Leader
Workflows | AI | Qualifying | Advocacy
Industry Memberships
Dream Vacations | Connections Luxury
Travel Leaders Network | ASTA
Industry Leadership
Select Delegate Las Vegas Travel Forum | Luxury Connections East | GTM | ILTN
She Doesn't Just Plan It โ She Lives It
167 Countries
A lifetime of firsthand exploration spanning every continent and dozens of remote territories.
South Pole Land Expedition
Completed a full overland journey to the South Pole โ among the most demanding expeditions on Earth.
North Pole Voyage
Completed an expedition on board PONANT's Le Commandant Charcot, the world's first luxury polar icebreaker.
This firsthand polar expertise directly informs every expedition itinerary Diania designs delivering the confidence and insight that only lived experience can provide.
Destination Specializations
Diania's specializations are anchored where her expertise runs deepest, built through decades of firsthand travel, personal expeditions, and on-the-ground experience.
Polar Regions
Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, including personal journeys to both the North and South Poles.
Africa
Private safaris and cultural journeys across East, Southern, West, and North Africa.
South America
Tailor-made itineraries spanning 13 countries, from the Galรกpagos to Patagonia.
Europe and the Mediterranean
Immersive, independently designed journeys across 50 destinations in Western and Eastern Europe.
Luxury Cruising
Expedition cruising, ocean luxury voyages, river cruising, and grand world voyages across all ocean basins and waterways worldwide.
Where High-Touch Service Meets Innovative Technology
Founder of Qualivoy
Qualivoy is an AI-powered client qualification platform built for travel agencies and their teams. Streamlining the qualifying process and elevating the client experience from the very first interaction.
Giving Back & Community Impact
Free Technology Education
Teaching technology skills and processes to women-run nonprofits through The GFWC Tampa Woman's Club at no charge, empowering women to operate more efficiently and effectively.
Red Cross Government Operations
Operational leadership experience with the American Red Cross, supporting government operations and emergency response coordination at a leadership level for 13 years.
Junior League โ Public Affairs
Served in public affairs through the Junior League, advocating for community issues and developing civic leadership skills.
Founder, Inti-Nest
Leveraging global connections to provide essential services and support for impoverished children in Bolivia โ turning a passion for travel into a vehicle for meaningful humanitarian impact.
Who I Bring to the Table
Diania's clients are experienced travelers who have already seen the world and are now looking for something more intentional. They are not researching destinations on their own. They are trusting an advisor with the details because they value their time and the expertise of a qualified advisor.
The Expedition-Minded Professional
High-achieving, often self-made, with a passport full of stamps and a growing appetite for places that require real logistics. They are drawn to polar voyages, remote overland journeys, and experiences that carry genuine bragging rights among peers who have also done something extraordinary.
The Luxury Repeat Traveler
Has stayed at the best properties and wants to go further. Seeks personalization over prestige. Prefers itineraries that feel curated rather than packaged, with access, privacy, and a sense that no one else is on the same trip.
The Milestone Couple or Family
Celebrating something that matters: a significant anniversary, a retirement, a reunion, a graduation. Budget is flexible when the experience justifies it. They want everything handled and they want it to be memorable in the way that stories get told for twenty years.
The Values-Aligned Traveler
Drawn to experiences with cultural depth, conservation connections, or community impact. Wants to travel with intention and come home changed. Responds to advisors who can speak to the places they are recommending from lived experience.
Let's Connect
Diania welcomes partnerships with luxury and expedition tourism suppliers, local DMCs, cruise lines, and hotel brand business development teams who share a commitment to exceptional and transformative travel.
Global Footprint: Unparalleled Travel Expertise
Diania's extensive personal travels to diverse countries and territories provide invaluable firsthand knowledge, enriching every itinerary Abora Travel designs.
Indian Ocean
- ๐ฒ๐ป Maldives
Pacific Ocean
- Easter Island
- Galapagos Islands
- Hawaiian Islands
Central America
- ๐ง๐ฟ Belize
- ๐จ๐ท Costa Rica
- ๐ธ๐ป El Salvador
- ๐ต๐ฆ Panama
North America
- Alaska
- ๐จ๐ฆ Canada
- ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico
- Prince Edward Island
- ๐บ๐ธ United States
Asia
- ๐ญ๐ฐ Hong Kong
- ๐ฏ๐ต Japan
- ๐ฒ๐ด Macau
- ๐น๐ผ ROC (Taiwan)
- ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea
- ๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka
- ๐น๐ท Turkey
Middle East
- Abu Dhabi
- Ajman
- Dubai
- Fujairah
- ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar
- Ras Al Khaimah
- Sharjah
- Umm Al Qaiwain
Antarctica
- Argentine (Antarctic Peninsula)
- Australian Antarctic Territory
- British Antarctic Territory
- Chilean (Antarctic Peninsula)
- French Southern & Antarctic Territory
- Queen Maud Land
- Bouvet
- Ross Dependency
Atlantic Ocean
- Azores
- ๐ง๐ฒ Bermuda
- Canary Islands
- ๐ซ๐ฐ Falkland Islands
- Fernando de Noronha
- ๐ฌ๐ฑ Greenland
- ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland
- Madeira
- ๐ฌ๐ธ South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands
South America
- ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina
- ๐ง๐ด Bolivia
- ๐ง๐ท Brazil
- ๐จ๐ฑ Chile
- ๐จ๐ด Colombia
- ๐ช๐จ Ecuador
- ๐ฌ๐ซ French Guiana
- ๐ฌ๐พ Guyana
- ๐ต๐พ Paraguay
- ๐ต๐ช Peru
- ๐ธ๐ท Suriname
- ๐บ๐พ Uruguay
- ๐ป๐ช Venezuela
Africa
- ๐ง๐ฏ Benin
- ๐ง๐ผ Botswana
- ๐ง๐ซ Burkina Faso
- ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt
- ๐ธ๐ฟ Eswatini (Swaziland)
- ๐ช๐น Ethiopia
- ๐ฌ๐ฒ Gambia
- ๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana
- ๐ฌ๐ณ Guinea
- ๐ฌ๐ผ Guinea-Bissau
- ๐จ๐ฎ Ivory Coast
- ๐ฐ๐ช Kenya
- ๐ฑ๐ธ Lesotho
- ๐ฑ๐ท Liberia
- ๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco
- ๐ฒ๐ฟ Mozambique
- ๐ณ๐ฆ Namibia
- ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria
- ๐ท๐ผ Rwanda
- ๐ธ๐ณ Senegal
- ๐ธ๐ฑ Sierra Leone
- ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa
- ๐น๐ฟ Tanzania
- ๐น๐ฌ Togo
- ๐บ๐ฌ Uganda
- ๐ฟ๐ฒ Zambia
- Zanzibar
- ๐ฟ๐ผ Zimbabwe
Caribbean
- ๐ฆ๐ฎ Anguilla
- ๐ฆ๐ฌ Antigua & Barbuda
- ๐ฆ๐ผ Aruba
- ๐ง๐ธ Bahamas
- ๐ง๐ง Barbados
- ๐ง๐ถ Bonaire
- ๐ป๐ฌ British Virgin Islands
- ๐ฐ๐พ Cayman Islands
- ๐จ๐บ Cuba
- ๐จ๐ผ Curacao
- ๐ฉ๐ฒ Dominica
- ๐ฉ๐ด Dominican Republic
- ๐ฌ๐ฉ Grenada
- ๐ฌ๐ต Guadeloupe
- ๐ญ๐น Haiti
- ๐ฏ๐ฒ Jamaica
- ๐ฒ๐ถ Martinique
- ๐ฒ๐ธ Montserrat
- Nevis
- ๐ต๐ท Puerto Rico
- ๐ง๐ฑ Saint Barthelemy
- ๐ฐ๐ณ Saint Kitts
- ๐ฑ๐จ Saint Lucia
- ๐ฒ๐ซ Saint Martin
- ๐ป๐จ Saint Vincent & Grenadines
- San Andres & Providencia
- Sint Eustatius & Saba
- ๐ธ๐ฝ Sint Maarten
- ๐น๐น Trinidad & Tobago
- ๐น๐จ Turks & Caicos Islands
- ๐ป๐ฎ US Virgin Islands
Europe & Mediterranean
- Akrotiri & Dhekelia
- ๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania
- ๐ฆ๐ฉ Andorra
- ๐ฆ๐น Austria
- Balearic Islands
- ๐ง๐พ Belarus
- ๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia & Herzegovina
- ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria
- Corsica
- Crete
- ๐ญ๐ท Croatia
- ๐จ๐พ Cyprus
- ๐จ๐ฟ Czech Republic
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England
- ๐ซ๐ท France
- ๐ฉ๐ช Germany
- ๐ฌ๐ฎ Gibraltar
- ๐ฌ๐ท Greece
- Greek Aegean Islands
- ๐ป๐ฆ Holy See (Vatican)
- ๐ญ๐บ Hungary
- Ionian Islands
- ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
- ๐ฎ๐ฒ Isle of Man
- Istanbul
- ๐ฎ๐น Italy
- ๐ฝ๐ฐ Kosovo
- Lampedusa
- ๐ฑ๐ฎ Liechtenstein
- ๐ฒ๐น Malta
- ๐ฒ๐จ Monaco
- ๐ฒ๐ช Montenegro
- ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands
- ๐ฒ๐ฐ North Macedonia
- Northern Cyprus
- Northern Ireland
- ๐ต๐ฑ Poland
- ๐ต๐น Portugal
- ๐ท๐ด Romania
- ๐ธ๐ฒ San Marino
- Sardinia
- ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
- ๐ท๐ธ Serbia
- Sicily
- ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia
- ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia
- ๐ช๐ธ Spain
- Srpska
- ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland
- ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine
Diania has also been to both poles 90 degrees North and South.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from hotel brand business development teams, cruise lines, DMCs, and expedition operators considering a partnership with Abora Travel.
What type of clients does Abora Travel send to luxury and expedition suppliers?
Abora Travel's clients are accomplished, experienced travelers looking for something more intentional than a standard package. The core segments are expedition-minded professionals drawn to polar and remote destinations, luxury repeat travelers who value personalization over prestige, milestone couples and families with flexible budgets, and values-aligned travelers seeking cultural depth. These clients have significant travel histories and delegate all logistics to Diania.
What is Abora Travel's annual sales volume?
Abora Travel holds Million Dollar Club status for both 2024 and 2025 under the Dream Vacations franchise. This designation reflects annual sales volume exceeding seven figures and places Abora Travel among the top-performing agencies in the network. Diania Pimenta personally designs every itinerary, ensuring consistent product selection and a high standard of supplier alignment across all bookings.
What consortia and industry networks is Abora Travel affiliated with?
Abora Travel operates under the Dream Vacations franchise and holds active affiliations with Connections Luxury, Travel Leaders Network, and ASTA. These affiliations give clients access to preferred rates, exclusive amenity programs, and VIP benefits from luxury and expedition suppliers worldwide. Suppliers affiliated with these consortia can expect Abora Travel bookings to qualify for applicable program benefits.
What destination categories does Diania Pimenta specialize in?
Diania's primary specializations are polar expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic, private safaris and cultural journeys across Africa, tailor-made South American itineraries, luxury cruising across all ocean basins, and immersive European and Mediterranean programs. Every specialization is backed by firsthand personal experience across 167 countries and territories, including overland journeys to both the North and South Poles.
How does Abora Travel prefer to work with business development managers?
Diania values direct, ongoing relationships with BDMs and prefers to stay informed about new products, exclusive rates, and preferred partnership opportunities via email or LinkedIn. She attends select industry forums including Luxury Connections East, GTM, the Las Vegas Travel Forum, and ILTN, and is open to one-on-one briefings when evaluating properties and operators for client programs.
What industry events does Diania Pimenta attend?
Diania participates in select industry events as a qualified delegate, including the Las Vegas Travel Forum, Luxury Connections East, GTM, and ILTN. She attends Dream Vacations franchise events and ASTA programs and is an active member of Connections Luxury and the Travel Leaders Network. Suppliers seeking face-to-face engagement can connect with her at these forums.
How does Abora Travel qualify clients before matching them to supplier products?
Diania uses Qualivoy, an AI-powered client qualification platform she founded, to assess client travel goals, history, budget, and expectations before matching them to supplier products. This structured process ensures every inquiry passed to a supplier reflects a genuine fit, minimizing wasted BDM time and increasing booking conversion for partner properties and operators.
How can a supplier or BDM partner with Abora Travel?
Suppliers and business development managers can reach Diania directly by email at [email protected] or through aboraluxurytravel.com. She is active on LinkedIn under both Diania Pimenta and Abora Travel. Diania welcomes introductions from luxury and expedition tourism suppliers, cruise lines, hotel brands, and DMCs who share a commitment to exceptional and transformative travel.