i know we got the table in front of the aquarium, but i need the scuba diver to go in. my name is leslie tillem. when did i say commercial? get me private. i'm curtis parris. what gives me the edge as a luxury travel advisor are the relationships that i've cultivated, and that benefits my clients every step of the way. no, he's going to kyoto to meet with a samurai swordsman. we need a swordsman. my passion is to deliver unforgettable travel experiences with a personal touch to every client

no matter what it takes. she doesn't want to go to monaco to watch the grand prix! she wants to be in the grand prix! and when i'm your travel advisor, it's first class all the way. i never take "no" for an answer, but i always do it with a smile. that's what we do. we go the extra mile. [upbeat jazz] look at this weather. typical new york. this is the problem that had me up since 5 o'clock today, clients having problems in dubai. why don't you take a seat over here? not a shot. come on. [chuckles] move. i got to be the head of the table. - not happening. - [chuckles] ok, fine. move your butt. whatever. i think ashley and jared should be here any moment. yeah, my new clients. your new clients? that's right. [chuckles] may the best travel advisor win. good luck. you'll need it. [chuckles] we'll see about that. [upbeat jazz]

hi! secretary: hi. welcome to global travel collection. hi. we're seeing curtis. and leslie. hi, i'm ashley. and i'm jared. and you may remember us as singles looking for love in bachelor nation. yes, we got married in 2019, and we just had our first son, dawson. and we are in desperate need of an adults-only getaway in one of our favorite places, new york city. yeah, it's been too long since we've had (singing) hah moment. i know. but we have no time to plan it, so we're very excited to see what these travel advisors can do for us. nice to meet you, ashley, and welcome to gtc. thank you! each travel advisor has one day to curate, like, the most magical experience for us and try to woo us over to be our travel advisor for the future. so if we're going to curate something for you, we want to hear a little bit about you guys. well, we are new parents, and we live in rhode island. we do love our lives, but we could use a little more adventure and a little alone time,

something romantic. jared: yeah. ashley: something that, like, will, like, reconnect us that's beyond, like, (singsongy) dinner and a movie. what made you come to not just gtc but use a travel advisor? - well, we love traveling. - we love traveling. we don't love planning. i'm a good traveler, and you're not the best. - i'm not the greatest traveler. - no. it's stressful. what we've come to realize is that we want to do things that we didn't think about doing or have the opportunity to do. and, yeah, i think that, going forward, we'll pick one of you to work with exclusively for family trips and romantic trips. well, i can assure you, after you have experienced what i've curated for you, there'll be only one choice. jared: aw. [chuckles] and it will be me. curtis: competing against leslie makes me a little intimidated. there's a sneaky side to curtis, but he's so suave that i have to watch it. what's your passions? for me, it's all about broadway. nothing is better than dinner and a show. you can't have a trip curated in new york and broadway is not included. anybody can do broadway.

i'm more of an activity guy. i can spend hours in a hot tub, or i am very open to, like, going on a jet ski. like-- are you the adrenaline junkie? i don't know if i'd call it "adrenaline." i mean, as long as it's safe. [chuckles] tom cruise. whatever makes me feel like an action star. yeah. curtis: i didn't make the connection to tom cruise. i thought that was like a big reach, you know. i want to jump off buildings. [chuckles] favorite movies. "when harry met sally" is a big one for us. that was very impactful-- - uh-huh. [chuckles] jared: --in our relationship. you know, like, for example, we love recreating movie scenes. it's like our thing. what about, like, where you would stay? i really like modern hotels. ashley: yeah. and i like being on the outskirts of new york. ashley and jared are not making this easy. we have our work cut out for us. curtis: i think we've got, like, a-- or at least i do. i don't know what you'll be doing. [laughs] yeah, it's not going to be as difficult for me as it is for you, but. ashley: [laughs] unlikely. wow, i really need to, like, bring my a-game if i want to win this. [upbeat music] we got ashley and jared. i'm thinking broadway, really exclusive, really private,

backstage. i wanted to, like, give them a real experience as if they were part of the show. "mj." "mj the musical." - michael jackson. - yes. perfect. see if you got the producer on the line for me. i-- i know there's a wait list. honestly, i don't really care. ashley and jared during that meeting talked about adrenaline. adrenaline, to me? ferrari. i'll come by tomorrow. i'll pick it out, and we'll figure it out. [theme music]

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that's it. rob: this is actually one of my personal cars, so i don't rent this one out. rob, this is perfect. absolutely, under no circumstances, are you going to get this one. that was the ferrari i wanted, and that was the ferrari i was getting. [upbeat music] did you send everything out to the client? you know what? i'll call you back. bad news. curtis: oh god. they're out of town. the assistant is trying to reach them, but-- of course. "mj" is the hottest show in town. you know what? thank you. i know exactly what i need to do. hey, dulce. it's curtis. wow. this is gorgeous. leslie: to get their romantic weekend kick-started, curtis and i got them the most gorgeous suite at the equinox. curtis: modern and sleek and edgy. it checked all their boxes. jared: we're walking out of the hotel, and we see the red ferrari. yes!

this is us. [engine revs] and this thing revs, bro. [tires screech] i feel the need. (playfully) the need for speed. yeah. [tires screech] leslie: jared said he wanted tom cruise, and i am giving him tom cruise. [tires screech] [horn honks] pretty cool. [clears throat] you know, you're driving around new york city in a red ferrari. it's so cool. the practicality of that happening is a little less magical. ashley: oh, jared. jared: what? we got a text from leslie. "hope you're enjoying the ride. make sure that you're back by 4:00 pm to experience the city from a higher level." [upbeat jazz] i don't want to do it, jared. leslie: this is spectacular. the word "adrenaline" somehow sunk into this mind, and a city climb just-- it hit me. so you start at this level, but you actually end up at the very top. you can see people are up there right now. i think i should have asked them if they were afraid of heights before i organized this whole thing.

curtis is just too calm to think of something that insane. [electronic music] dulce. what's going on? curtis: dulce is one of our travel partners, and she has the connections on broadway. i have this prospective client, ashley and jared, and i'm thinking "mj the musical." i have tickets. i can definitely get you tickets. i'll take the tickets, but i'm thinking like backstage, not just backstage, onstage. i'm talking about, like, wearing the glove. (nervously) um. when do you need this to happen? - tomorrow. tomorrow? curtis: [chuckles] yeah. wow. wow. that's a tough one. that's why i got some alcohol. it's going to take more than one of these to make this happen! well, drink up. i'll get some more. [laughs] [upbeat music] welcome to check-in. this is city climb. we got to get the harnesses. we got to get the climb suits and do some leans. but first-- - [laughs] yeah. we're leaning over the building? like, you'll be leaning. he says it's optional. it doesn't feel optional. ashley: [laughs] it feels like they're going to make us do this.

[zip] leslie is leaning right now, not in the direction of being chosen. [rock music] [metallic clanging] ashley: it sounds like a rollercoaster. jared: this is [bleep] insane. ashley: [laughs nervously] holy crap! jared: oh my god. you're fired. [laughter] they can curse me all they want, but as long as afterwards they love me for it i'm good. [rock music] woo wee! instructor: good job, good job. sure the rope has got me? instructor: it got you. i just-- i-- she's got more balls than me. bring her back in, for crying out loud. i did it! jared: [laughs] i see ashley leaning over the building. it's like, all right, well, i guess i'm leaning! just daredevils, babe. seriously. ashley: i'm the king of the world! jared: yeah! woo! woo! we did say that we wanted to be bonded by getting out of our comfort zones. yes, we didn't want to be bonded to a building 1,200 feet in the air, but i loved it so much.

ashley: yeah. jared: i really did. i would do it again. [upbeat music] hello, welcome to aire ancient baths. your travel advisor, leslie, has arranged for you both to have exclusive access. leslie: after they did city climb, i had to bring them way, way down. what's more romantic than baths and candlelight in the caves? i already feel relaxed, and i haven't even plunged into anything yet. leslie, finally! jared loves a bath. love a bath. love a spa. love a hot tub. [water running] this is great that we have this to ourselves. we can really sprawl out. it would be a completely different experience to have people here. killing the game. leslie's killing it. [whimsical music] are you guys ready for our signature-- ooh! employee: [laughs] --red wine experience. (theatrically) it's a bloodbath! [laughs] - uh-huh. how many people get to experience this? not many. i bet the last person in this tub was, like-- very wealthy. --nicolas cage, you know.

jared: he's always thinking about some other, like, actor. maybe, like, you're just having a nice time with your wife. yeah, that sounds great. curtis: coming up-- mario: hello? [upbeat jazz] hola, mario. so i'm just checking in because tomorrow-- tomorrow? yes. mario: what's up? i'm in las vegas. mario! (annoyed) i mean, i need you at ashley and jared's hotel to pick them up in the morning. can you get on a plane? uh-- [theme music] [classical music] announcer: "1st look" is sponsored in part by global travel collection. find a travel advisor to curate your next experience at globaltravelcollection.com.

hey, curtis. [whimsical music] rumor has it you're doing something with katz's deli. i might be. well, they're my clients. maybe [chuckles] you're going to be losing a few clients.

no. i can reach out to them and say, whatever he's doing there, make it not so good. tell you what. go ahead. if you need help with it, we're all part of gtc. let me know. i'm more than happy to help because i'm not worried about what you were planning for ashley and jared. i-- i was thinking true, iconic new york. give me the webster's definition of true-- no, i'll just give you a visual. i'm iconic. [upbeat music] when i think of new york, for me, it's classic. it's broadway. jared: all right. ready, freddy? ashley: yeah. curtis: renting a ferrari could be exciting if you got to actually drive it more than a block. [chuckles] i got mario. that was my way of adding a little bit of personal touch. - oh, why thank you, kind sir. - absolutely. they're waiting for you inside. who's "they"? just go and find out. [laughter] ok, great. are we moonwalking on stage? oh, look at this. - sup, guys. ashley: hi. - nice to meet you. hey. ashley. welcome to "mj the musical" on broadway.

- this is great. - my name is tavon. i play middle michael in the show. ashley: awesome. how would you guys like a backstage tour? ashley: love it. - yeah. let's get started. this is so up my alley! you want to belt out? no, never mind. - i do. i do. - no, no, no. how would you guys like to try on the iconic glove? - oh, it fits well. - yes! can you do like a-- a little point up. yes, famous michael. - there we go. ashley: [laughs] (imitating michael jackson) hee-hee! yes, yes! [laughter] [electronic music] ashley: i just love the intricacies of the costumes and the makeup. tavon: you already got the moves, bro. you already got the moves. ashley: [laughs] what is it like to be on stage, performing in front of the lights, in front of all these people? you guys are about to find out. what? no. see? i can't do it. i'm going to introduce our phenomenal dance captains-- - [laughs] - oh my god. - cally and camille. - hello. and i'm going to go get ready for the show. thank you guys so much. - thank you so much. - all right. we're going to teach you a little something from "black and white" in our finale. what happens if we can't dance? ugh, we're going to dance? i don't want to dance.

i want to do everything on this stage but dance. we're going to step, and you're kind of mashing with your heels. oh, hell no. i don't know. it looks very simple and her feet, and my feet can't do that. my poor instructor. she was like, this girl is so bad at this. and the fun part about it is you can just make it your own. on one, two, three-- while ashley and jared were sweating on the "mj" stage, i was sweating over their lunch plans. [upbeat music] oh, this is incredible. ashley and jared are soon to arrive and there's no way i'm having them wait on line. jake, curtis parris, global travel. i got clients coming here shortly. they need that table, and they cannot wait on line. [laughs] look how crowded it is. what, are you crazy? curtis: i'll do whatever. what do you need me to do to make it happen? the things i do for my clients are incredible. (disgusted) ugh. [horns honking] instructor: the time has come.

jared: we can do this. instructor: hit those lights. (imitates lights) jared: damn! ["black or white" playing] - here we go. this is way more intimidating now. instructor: whew. jared: the lights go down. the music comes on. i am michael. [laughs] yeah. i'm going to switch it up and do whatever comes out of my body best. it don't matter if you're black or white. yeah. [clapping] - yeah! good? - ashley nailed it. - nailed it. jared: well, your interpretation of "black and white" was pretty great. - it was beautiful, right? - beautiful. - it was gorgeous. it was great. i can't wait for dawson to grow up and see it. he's going to be very disappointed. that was an amazing experience, and it was absolutely surreal to do it on a real broadway stage. i mean, i can only imagine what it looks like, though, with people actually here. instructor: yeah. it's funny you should mention that because you will be two amongst those 1,400 people tonight! - oh my god. - yay! no way! yeah! [mellow jazz] curtis: katz's is a great iconic restaurant, and they love to recreate iconic movie scenes. put that together, and all i needed to do was set the stage.

jared: there's the "when harry met sally" table. curtis: it's absolutely the hardest table to get in new york at lunchtime. look at this, wide open for us. of all the tables available for us right now. of all the tables in all the world. sometimes i even impress myself. hey, cheers. cheers. oh, wow. yeah, ok. this lives up. this is truly iconic, yeah. well, i think it would be a waste if we're sitting here at this table and we didn't at try to do that scene. holy moly. do i want to play meg ryan in this scene? [indistinct chatter] are you trying to say that women fake orgasms? it's possible. get out of here. at one point or another, most women have faked it. well, they haven't faked it with me. ugh, i forgot. you're a man. are you trying to say i can't tell the difference? no. get out of here. [moans] oh my god. oh my god. yes, yes, yes, yes. [moans]

[cheering] thank you, thank you. [sighs] i did it. [laughs] i'll have what she's having! [funky music] curtis: i mean, some people may say, you know, broadway is cliche. curtis is just killing the game right now. curtis: but not the way i deliver broadway. ["black or white" playing] what they did, what i planned for them-- that doesn't happen. (singing) if you're thinkin' about being my baby, it don't matter if you're black or white. woo! [whimsical music] curtis: coming up-- we were not exactly thrilled when we found out what we were doing. [theme music]

[theme music] [suspenseful music] jared: (cheerfully) hello! ashley: hi. - hey, guys. - hello, guys. leslie and curtis, please take a seat. ah, it feels good being the people making the decision rather than waiting for the decision. we're holding the roses? unfortunately, the time has come where we do have to choose one of you to be our travel advisor moving forward. knowing what curtis planned and knowing what i planned, i better win this. listen. win or lose, i think i've delivered. jared: this is a really hard decision. both leslie and curtis-- they brought their a-game. let's get into, like, the big event. leslie, you had us go to city climb. jared: yep. [upbeat music] woo! this was a mistake.

ashley: we didn't curse you, but we did say, what was leslie thinking? i wanted something to take you out of the comfort zone. the norm. and for you to feel like tom cruise on a building. i felt like tom cruise on a building, and i have a picture of it to prove it. mission accomplished. ashley: yeah. all right. this is lovely. very lovely. and then we obviously went to aire ancient baths. you gave us a romantic experience that nobody gets to have. [suspenseful music] but one con was, like, the idea of driving a ferrari in new york city is so cool. the practicality of it was a little difficult. i just kept hoping [laughs] the lights would time, that he could go more than a few blocks at a time. ashley: all right, well, curtis, hello. [upbeat music] - what's up, guys? - hi! hello! what is it about being on a stage that just makes me feel like i am so alive? - alive. like, i got to wear michael's jacket from thriller. it didn't really fit that well, but-- can you help me with this? i can't take it off myself. curtis: i wanted to create something that would be like a real personal experience. and you came up with the best, most new york place we can go for lunch. it was katz's deli. yes! [cheering]

you made us feel like movie stars. jared: yeah, 100%. ashley: i don't know if we acted like movie stars. no. but we felt like it. one negative about your date was that it didn't really give us an opportunity for ashley and i to have that romance, and honestly, leslie, you gave us that opportunity with the aire ancient baths. she had an orgasm right in the middle of katz's restaurant. like, what could be more romantic than that? [laughs] [suspenseful music] curtis, leslie, you really let us know how important it is to have a travel advisor, but unfortunately, we can only choose one winner. uh-oh. ashley: so our decision came down to this. the person who gave us a bold date-- everything curtis did they could have done on their own if they googled it. --and then curtis, who gave us the familiar date that felt like home and made us feel like our best selves. at the end of the day, it's being able to touch that client in a special way. so our exclusive travel advisor going forward will be--

[music intensifies] --curtis. [sighs] jared: yeah. thank you! [laughter] thank you. congratulations. you're most welcome. oh god. it is so deserving. - broadway, man. - i know. well, i don't know. the katz's deli. - the katz's deli. i think it's the katz's deli. [theme music] fantastic. let's pop some champagne and celebrate. yes! [cork pops] curtis: woo! yeah! [clapping] leslie: it doesn't matter who wins or loses. we got to prove the value of a travel advisor and that we do go the extra mile. ashley: to the adventures we had and to the adventures to come. cheers! - cheers. cheers. so where are we off to next? and ashley, i'm going to get you some dance lessons. you're not going to have a problem on stage anymore. [chuckles]

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you feel alive with the energy of the city out here. you see beautiful, old mansions, the citicorp building, and even, "30 rock." hey, sara! you never know.