Doug and Traci Langford aren’t celebrities or royalty, but they’re treated like it whenever they travel.

That’s because they’ve been on a quest since 2008, to visit more than 110 hotels in 35 countries.

There is a catch: the hotels all have to be owned by Fairmont’s parent company, FRHI, and their travels must be completed before the end of next year.

Mr and Mrs Langford are now in Bermuda on their seventh trip. Next month they’ll be in Bali, Indonesia, to mark the 99th stop on their journey of Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel properties.

The Canadian couple plans to publish a book chronicling their journey once it’s complete.

“While in Quebec City we noticed a Fairmont presidents’ club brochure and seeing that members received complimentary internet service we signed up for free,” Mr Langford said. “That was the beginning of our official relationship with FRHI.

“That same day we noticed the Fairmont destinations guidebook in our room.

“We read about all of the beautiful properties around the world and Traci said ‘We should go to all of these!’. We took that as a challenge and here we are today speaking with you about this incredible journey.” FRHI hotels have pulled out all the stops for the Langfords as they’ve travelled around the world, said Carlita Lodge of the Fairmont Southampton.

Their goal is to honour the Langfords’ loyalty by making sure their stay is as “memorable and authentically local” as possible.

The couple was greeted by the Fairmont Hamilton Princess’s leadership team when they arrived there last week. They also received a private, hard-hat tour of the property’s construction and renovation efforts and were treated to a meal at 1609 Bar & Restaurant.

A ferry transported them to the Fairmont Southampton for the second part of their stay.

They were greeted at the dock with lattes and taken up to the hotel aboard a trolley temporarily renamed “The Langford Express”.

About 100 staff and Town Crier Ed Christopher welcomed them at the front entrance.

“The Bermudian Fairmonts are our two most visited FRHI properties on the planet,” the Langfords said.

“There are many FRHI reasons that we’ve come to Bermuda every year since our journey began in 2008.

“Bermuda is such a beautiful place. We really enjoy the Bermudian people. Bermudians as a whole are warm and friendly and we always feel safe on these magical islands.”

The couple celebrated Mr Langford’s 50th birthday in Bermuda last year and his father’s 75th.

“Both of these stays were absolutely unforgettable and we can’t thank the Fairmont teams at each property for ensuring that Doug’s parents had such an incredible and unforgettable experience,” Mrs Langford said.

“The birthday dinners at each location were second to none.”

The Langfords worked “endless hours” for 15 years, building their own health and wellness business. There was little time for travel.

They were like “kids in a candy store” in the initial days of travel, the couple said.

These days, the planning process is more strategic.

“For example our trip in April takes us to six new FRHI properties: Beijing, Hainan, Jakarta and Bali, which are all in the Asian Pacific.

“At this point strategy is important as we have plans to publish a book on our FRHI journey by the end of 2016.

“We’ll need to complete our quest to visit every open FRHI hotel on the planet in mid-2016 to get the book out by that year’s end.”

Travel has opened their eyes to the world’s beauty, they said.

“When we stayed close to home it’s as if we were blind to the world and now the more we travel the better we can see. “As we travel our world becomes a different place. We are experiencing a planet of histories, cultures, architecture, cuisine, music and people.

“Once our minds were expanded by our travel experiences they never returned to their former dimensions and once we’d travelled we also realised that the voyage never ends.

“Our trips play over and over again in our minds and we’ll never forget the amazing experiences. They are with us all the time and for our lifetimes.”