Travel Advisory · Est. 2026
True North Advisory plans golf escapes to Scotland, Ireland, Pinehurst and Bandon — and group adventures for the trips that don't run themselves. We design the shape of your days, choose the right hotels and tee times, and handle the operational details that turn a good week into a seamless one.
What we build
Every trip starts the same way: a conversation about who's going, what's actually driving the timing, and what you want the trip to feel like. The destination is the easy part. The hard part is the rest.
Scotland · Ireland · Pinehurst · Bandon · Cabot
The Legacy Round, the Open Championship circuit, and the custom build. We book the courses worth flying for and the hotels that earn their rate — and we know the difference between a 7 a.m. tee time at Kingsbarns and one at Carnoustie. Tee sheets, transfers, caddies, dining, and the off-day plan when the weather turns.
How golf travel worksBachelor/Bachelorette parties · Guys trips · Milestones
Group trips that actually come together. Costa Rica for eight. A 50th-birthday weekend that everyone remembers for the right reasons. Logistics handled so you don't end up as the trip's de facto travel agent.
How group trips workPatagonia · Iceland · Whiskey country
The bucket-list trip you've been thinking about for three years. Built to your handicap, your appetite, and your jet-lag tolerance. Distillery routes through Speyside, ridge hikes in Patagonia, fishing in Costa Rica.
How expedition trips workWhere we book
Golf travel is the primary niche and the reason most clients find us. The list below is the working knowledge. If a destination isn't here, ask — we either know it or we'll tell you we don't and route you to someone who does.
Best windows · May–June · September
Mixed seasons · planning lead time 4–9 months
How it works
A simple three-step model that respects your time and gets the trip right before it gets booked.
A 30-minute call to understand who's traveling, what's driving the timing, and what the trip needs to feel like. We surface constraints early — handicaps, mobility, food, budget — so the design starts with the right shape.
You get a routed itinerary with named hotels, courses or experiences, dining choices, and transfer logic. Two rounds of revision are standard.
We book, confirm, and hand over a clean travel document. On-trip support runs through a real phone line — not a chat queue. Post-trip, we debrief so the next one starts further ahead.
About
True North Advisory is run by Kristen & Nick Pupa — Raleigh, NC-based Fora X travel advisors.
The practice is intentionally narrow. Golf travel is the primary niche. Group adventures, bachelor parties, milestone trips, and the occasional culinary or expedition build round out the rest.
Curated for those who know where they're going.
Fit
No fake testimonials. Instead, an honest read on who gets the most out of the practice — and who's better served elsewhere.
Two ways to start
The full Start Planning form takes about five minutes and gets a reply within one business day. For quick golf questions — tee times, course pairings, when to go — the AI Golf Concierge answers in seconds, 24/7.