Virtual PA - booking, admin, email etc

Title: Remote Personal Assistant / Executive Assistant for Travel, Life Admin & Research I’m looking for a highly organised remote personal assistant / executive assistant to help with personal admin, travel planning, bookings, online research, and general life logistics. This is a part-time role to start, likely around 10 hours per month, with potential to increase if the working relationship is strong. The right person will be intelligent, discreet, proactive, and comfortable taking a brief and returning clear, actionable options rather than creating more work for me. Typical tasks may include: * Travel research and booking support: flights, hotels, transfers, visas, restaurant reservations * Preparing shortlists of options with clear recommendations * Comparing products or services and summarising the best choice * Filling out forms and applications for my review * Booking appointments and managing basic scheduling * Chasing confirmations, refunds, returns, or customer service issues * Organising receipts, confirmations, and simple spreadsheets * General online research and practical problem-solving I value speed, judgement, and concision. I do not want long reports or endless options. For most tasks, I want one recommended option, one backup, the relevant links, the total cost, and any deadline/cancellation issues. Example task: “I need to go to Dubai for 4 nights in July. Premium cabin only. Find the best flight and 5-star hotel options using my constraints. Optimise for convenience and quality over tiny savings. Give me the best option and one backup.” Requirements: * Excellent written English * Strong online research skills * High attention to detail * Able to work independently from a brief * Comfortable with travel/admin/logistics tasks * Good judgement about when to ask for clarification * Reliable, discreet, and responsive * Familiarity with UK/US travel, visas, airlines, hotels, loyalty programmes, or premium travel is a plus Important: I will always make final decisions and approve payments, transfers, bookings, and submissions. I am looking for someone to prepare the options, reduce friction, and execute approved admin tasks — not someone to make irreversible financial decisions without approval. To apply, please answer these questions: 1. Tell me about a time you handled a complex travel, booking, or admin task for someone. 2. How would you approach a task where I ask for “the best option and one backup” but there are many possible choices? 3. Please spend no more than 10 minutes giving a sample answer to this task: “Find the best way to book a 5-star hotel in Dubai for 4 nights, prioritising location, quality, and convenience over the absolute lowest price.” I’m not looking for perfect research - I want to see how you structure the answer. Please start your application with the phrase “Clear options” so I know you read the brief carefully.