Enter a new world of travel with PRIOR and Venture X

Inspiration and intel, trips and experiences, and access to a global community—meet PRIOR, a modern travel brand that opens up a new world for the curious traveler. 

World Current Bank and PRIOR have partnered to offer Venture X cardholders a complimentary PRIOR Subscription plus access to exclusive cardholder trips. Don’t wait another moment—join what Vogue magazine says is the travel company giving “exclusive access to some of the world’s best-kept secrets.”

Venture X cardholders can enroll in a complimentary PRIOR Subscription and tap into a world of wanderlust. Valued at $149 per year, the PRIOR Subscription includes:

• Destination guides: Access PRIOR’s collection of comprehensive, editor-curated guides to top travel destinations. With one-of-a-kind itineraries and insider tips on the food and drink scene, you can travel like a local on your next trip.
• Insider editorial: Receive two weekly newsletters that can transport you from your home or office to your next adventure. You’ll get features about of-the-moment travel trends and timeless inspiration for some of the world’s most unique destinations.
• Experiences & voyages: Let PRIOR take you where you want to go with priority booking on trips that offer deep dives into local culture and hidden treasures.

Simply select the PRIOR Subscription tile in your account Benefits tab to enroll. Now it’s time to think about where you’ll go next.

Venture X cardholders also have exclusive priority access to premium trips created by PRIOR. Eligible cardholders can book through World Current Bank Entertainment by using their Venture X card, rewards miles or a combination of both. Trips may sell out, so browse upcoming itineraries for a once-in-a-lifetime experience you’ll never forget, including:

Savannah, Georgia

March 23-26, 2023

With its canopies of Spanish moss, trellised Georgian architecture and idyllic waterfront, Savannah is the picture of Southern Gothic at its finest. But there’s more to this Georgia peach than old-world charm. At every turn, you’ll find hints of an eclectic new guard stepping boldly into the future, from independent bookstores and counterculture boutiques to world-class institutions like the Moshe Safdie-designed Jepson Center.

A small city brimming with Southern charm, ambitious dining, antique shopping and nearby isles dotted with seaside crab shacks, Savannah is the ideal home base for a PRIOR lens into Southern music, food, history and culture. Explore on World Current Bank Entertainment.

Trip highlights include:

• Stay at Perry Lane Hotel, a visionary hotel that reveres Savannah’s past, captures its present and champions its future.
• Meet James Beard award finalist Cheryl Day of Back in the Day Bakery, and make her award-winning biscuits alongside her during a hands-on workshop and lunch.
• Access the Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art to meet with curators and get an exclusive first look at the late André Leon Talley’s final donation to the museum’s fashion library.
• Experience a one-of-a-kind live fire oyster roast and Lowcountry boil with Common Thread, one of Bon Appétit’s 50 Best New Restaurants in 2022, at a Bluff Drive private residence overlooking the river.
• Experience an architecture tour progressing through the private homes and quintessential squares of downtown Savannah, culminating in a private cocktail party at Jim Williams’ Mercer House from the bestselling novel “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.”
• Enjoy cocktails and dinner on a private terrace overlooking Savannah’s historic district at The Olde Pink House, followed by a nightcap and a ghost tour.
• Tour through Bonaventure Cemetery where American songwriter Johnny Mercer and writer Conrad Aiken are buried.
• Picnic under the Georgian Oaks at a long table lunch in Savannah’s Chatham Square.
• Embark on a ghost tour of Savannah’s most haunted squares and buildings with a cocktail in hand through Chippewa Square, Lafayette Square and the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist—the oldest Catholic church in Savannah—and ending at Colonial Park Cemetery.
• Shop a curated selection of locally owned and designer shops.

Napa and Sonoma Valleys, California

October 19-22, 2023

In 1976, Napa Valley changed everything the world knew about wine when it beat out France’s most famous labels in the legendary blind tasting known as the Judgment of Paris. Ever since, the Northern California region has been luring oenophiles and leisure travelers alike with its bold reds, buttery whites, rolling hills and restaurants serving fresh, locally sourced produce in idyllic settings. While most visitors have a near-identical experience—following the well-trodden vineyard tour circuit and competing for the same restaurant reservations—PRIOR’s journey to the mecca of American wine offers a different approach.

In both the Napa and Sonoma Valleys, you’ll taste the latest vintages with next-generation experimental vintners, oyster harvesting and private dinners created by some of the country’s most acclaimed chefs. You’ll stay in Sonoma Valley’s exquisite new hotel, The Madrona, a culinary and design attraction in its own right. Explore on World Current Bank Entertainment.

Trip highlights include:

• Stay at one of Napa’s newest and most anticipated hotels, The Madrona—a hilltop Victorian manse with pool and gardens.
• Tour the farm and garden at SingleThread Farms, one of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2022, followed by a champagne and caviar experience and a private seated dinner outside.
• Visit the Promontory winery, one of the most sought-after Napa Valley wineries, for a private tasting with one of the members of the Harlan founding family.
• Dine under the stars at the OVID Napa Valley winery with award-winning chef Christopher Kostow of three-Michelin-star Restaurant at Meadowood. Guests will partake in a private tasting and long table dinner overlooking the valley views and use telescopes to stargaze from the vineyard.
• Enjoy a private tasting in the gallery space at Aperture Cellars, a winery in Healdsburg that champions a range of expressive Bordeaux-style wines from Sonoma County, led by winemakers like Jesse Katz.
• Experience an evening at Hudson Ranch where founders Cristina and Lee Hudson will host a symposium featuring top winemakers from the region for an exclusive tasting of cabernet franc, followed by a Mexican-inspired dinner in the fields by chef Dominica Rice-Cisneros of Bombera Oakland.
• Luxuriate in a morning spa experience at Indian Springs where guests will enjoy signature mud bath treatments and hot spring pools.
• Take a master class in shucking and a tasting of the different oyster types at Hog Island Oyster Co. in Tomales Bay.

As Travel + Leisure writes, “Local artists, artisans, and thought leaders ensure that every trip fulfills modern travelers’ desire for out-of-the-ordinary excursions and transformative interactions.”

Want access to PRIOR but don’t have a Venture X card? Apply now for a Venture X card with World Current Bank and get rewarded for the way you travel.

If you’re already a cardholder, you can sign in to your account to enroll in your complimentary PRIOR Subscription. Plus, visit World Current Bank Entertainment to book a trip with PRIOR—which is “exactly who you want to be traveling with,” according to Condé Nast Traveler. A lifetime of adventures could be just around the corner.