Chicagoland luxury travel advisor
Find Joy in Every Journey
Based in Hoffman Estates, Mona Joy Cecala and the InJoy Travel team create bespoke itineraries, luxury cruises, and curated group journeys for Chicagoland travelers and clients nationwide.
30+ years in travel
Founded InJoy Travel in 2015
ASTA, IATA, and MAST affiliations
Not simply booked
Designed, edited, and cared for.
Welcome to InJoy Travel
From their Hoffman Estates home base, Mona and Team plan for travelers who value expertise, taste, and a human point of contact. They listen for why the trip matters, how the days should unfold, and where the right partner can turn a good vacation into something memorable.
Custom itineraries, cruises, cultural journeys, and group departures are shaped with support before and during travel.
Partner access
Tailored pacing
Elevated stays
Support in motion
Now considering guests for 2027
Limited Cabins
May 22-29 · Roundtrip Athens
Greece · Silversea · InJoy Travel
The Aegean, at your own pace.
Seven nights, six ports, special group pricing, and the freedom to experience each day in the way that feels right to you.
Now Booking
January 11-16 · Riviera Maya
BMB Well Co. × InJoy Travel
Renew, relax + recharge.
Five nights of guided wellness, meaningful connection, and unhurried resort time in Riviera Maya.
Edited options
Hotel and ship fit
Support before departure
Made-to-measure travel
For travelers who want the trip to feel personal from the first morning to the final transfer.
Mona and Team edit the route, hotels, guides, transfers, and daily rhythm around why you are going. The result is polished without feeling overproduced: relaxed days, beautiful stays, and the right amount of structure.
Best for
Milestone trips, family travel, romantic escapes, and international journeys
Advisor focus
Pacing, hotel fit, destination texture, private guides, and ease between moments
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River and ocean sailings
For clients who want the right ship, route, suite, and shore experience without sorting through every sailing alone.
Advisor focus
Ship personality, room category, route, shore experiences, and partner value
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Resorts, culture, and celebrations
For vacations where service, setting, and judgment matter as much as the destination.
Advisor focus
Service level, room selection, local access, travel rhythm, and arrival calm
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Find Joy in Every Journey
Meet Mona Joy Cecala
Mona founded InJoy Travel in 2015 after decades of creating upscale itineraries for individuals and groups. Her strength is pairing broad destination knowledge with the travel partner relationships needed to make complex trips feel manageable.
From wine groups in Europe to women's empowerment retreats, her planning style is personal, detail-aware, and willing to question the ordinary.
Custom itineraries
Luxury cruises
Group departures
Soul-O women's groups
How we work
The process is intentionally high-touch. It gives Mona and Team room to understand the traveler, protect the details, and make the final itinerary feel effortless.
Find Joy in Every Journey
01
The personal brief
Start with the reason for going, the travelers involved, the desired pace, and what would make the trip feel worth remembering.
02
The edit
Narrow the field to the stays, ships, guides, routes, and experiences that fit instead of handing you every option.
03
The polish
Adjust the itinerary until the days feel elegant, natural, and worthy of the investment.
04
The departure calm
Confirm timing, documents, expectations, and the small details that keep travel from feeling rushed.
05
The travel support
Travel with Mona and Team as a steady point of contact while the experience unfolds.
Personal brief
Tasteful editing
Protected details
Support in motion
InJoy Custom Curated
Luxury safari planning shaped around lodge fit, wildlife rhythm, private transfers, internal flights, conservation moments, and wilderness-to-wonder pacing.
Explore Safaris
Experience a
Cruise planning with attention to ship style, stateroom, itinerary, shore experiences, and the details that define the journey.
Explore River Cruises
InJoy Custom Curated
Italy planned with the texture clients want: wine, villas, coastal towns, private guides, cooking, culture, and unhurried time to savor it.
Explore Italy
Experience
Warm-weather escapes matched to the right resort, island, room category, rhythm, and level of service.
Explore Warm EscapesWhat clients say
Exact words from InJoy travelers, gathered from current client testimonials.
We had an amazing time on our trip
“We had an amazing time on our trip, thanks to the wonderful team at InJoy Travel. They helped us navigate a tricky travel situation with ease and grace, and we couldn't have done it without them. Their expertise and dedication to their clients make them stand out from the crowd. We can't wait to book our next adventure with them!”
Anna & Andrew
Are you ready?
Start with Mona and Team. Share the kind of journey you are imagining, the timing, who is traveling, and what would make it feel exceptional.
