Joy Martinello has over 20 years of experience in the travel industry. She began her career selling travel for a destination management company in Santa Fe, NM. She then spent 11 years selling adventure travel for expedition ship retailer, ExpeditionTrips. She served as the Director of Leisure Services West Coast for Direct Travel, a global traditional travel agency, and designed polar expeditions for luxury operator Abercrombie & Kent before founding Wild Nectar. She is also a 5-star-rated travel planner for Zicasso, a luxury travel referral agency. She’s passionate about both being an inspiring leader/mentor and delivering exceptional travel experiences.

Wild Nectar Collection offers fully vetted, sustainable, luxury travel experiences, making it easy for people to both travel the world and protect our beautiful world. All trip operators are vetted by our WELL Building and Envision-credentialed VP of Sustainability using a 3-tier assessment system. We then offer a NectaMark™ Eco Score for every trip we sell. Our carefully curated collection of exquisitely designed trips paired with our expert high touch service inspires travelers to return to us for all their bucket list adventures.