London Design Gold

2025

Travel UX that Inspires Exploration

Entrant Company

Explora Journeys

Category

User Experience Design (UX) - Travel

Client's Name

Explora Journeys

Country / Region

Switzerland

Luxury travel, delivered with digital clarity and intuitive ease.



Creativity / Concept / Idea:

Explora Journeys sought to transform the way luxury travellers engage with ocean cruising. The user experience was designed to evoke not only the promise of destinations, but the serenity and refinement of the brand’s unique "Ocean State of Mind." This is not a transactional travel site; it’s an immersive, emotionally engaging journey that mirrors the calm precision and highly curated nature of luxury resort travel.



Content / Brief / Objective / Planning / Execution:

The brief challenged the team to craft a travel UX that speaks directly to affluent, experience-driven travellers — guests who expect intuitive digital interactions that match the ease and confidence of their real-world luxury experiences. Strategic planning involved deep persona work, journey mapping, and iterative user testing to ensure that guests and travel advisors alike could move effortlessly through complex information: from voyage options to suite selection, destinations, and experiences ashore.



Visual / Design:

The design reflects high-end resort aesthetics: full-screen cinematic video, immersive destination storytelling, calming colour palettes, and spacious, considered typography. The interface invites slow exploration, mirroring the unhurried nature of luxury travel. Subtle transitions and scroll-activated animations gently guide users through rich narrative content without overwhelming them.



Innovation / Functionality / Effectiveness:

What sets this UX apart is the seamless blend of inspiration and practicality. Complex tools —itineraries, deck plans, suite comparisons, regionalised pricing and a travel advisor portal—are intuitively embedded, always secondary to the emotional experience of discovery. Guests can easily explore, personalise and book complex travel products without cognitive overload, while always remaining immersed in the brand’s luxury world.



Impact / Memorability:

The result is a travel experience that begins long before embarkation. Engagement metrics show high dwell times, excellent conversion rates, and strong repeat visits. The UX delivers confidence, emotional connection, and a distinctive brand memory — redefining what luxury travel experiences should feel like online.

Credits

Explora Journeys
Paul Smart
Explora Journeys
Amanda Rosito
Explora Journeys
Clément Guerin
Explora Journeys
Silvia Pagliarino
Explora Journeys
Gauthier Van Damme
Skywire
Louise Wittlin-Hart
Skywire
Tom Wittlin
Skywire
Eva Hoff
Skywire
Andreea Iliescu
Skywire
Howard Dean
Skywire
Ben Thompson
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