These are UK-based tour operators and travel agencies specialising in tours for groups, particularly schools, music groups, sports teams and educational tours. |
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| Advent Tours |
0870 7000 107 |
Curriculum-based tours for schools, especially arts, drama, geography, history, languages and sciences. |
| Airdale Tours |
01924 276135 |
Tour specialists for retirement groups of 21 people or more.
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| Another Way |
020 8977 7588 |
Small operator specialising in ethical educational tours for schools and groups. Tours to Iceland in 2007. |
| Backroads Touring |
020 8566 5312 |
Escorted, small group educational tours of Britain, Ireland, France, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Portugal by mini-coach. |
| Burleigh Travel |
01453 755733 |
UK & international sports tours (Cricket, Rugby, Football, Hockey, Netball, etc) for schools, universities, clubs & groups. And choir tours. |
| Barfield Travel/Agritours |
0870 442 3290 |
Barfield has a number of specialisations - business travel, heritage tours, garden tours, embroidery tours, etc - but their primary specialisation is farm study tours under the Agricultural Travel Bureau brand name. |
| Casterbridge Tours |
01935 810810 |
Student tours, sports tours, and group walking tours in the UK and overseas |
| Club Europe |
0800 496 4996 |
Long-standing specialist operator offering ski & snowboarding and educational tours in Europe (and Australia/New Zealand) for schools, clubs & groups. |
| Crystal Sport Train & Play |
0870 060 1380 |
 Crystal Holidays has a programme offering teams and schools opportunities to learn and play tennis, basketball and golf in Florida... and football with teams including Real Madrid, AC Milan and Rangers. |
| Discover the World |
01737 218801 |
Discover have a school tours and field studies programme called Living Planet featuring tailormade educational tours in Iceland, Namibia and New York. |
| Equity Travel |
01273 886886 |
School tours (dedicated school tours brochure), sports tours, study tours, etc. |
| ETS Educational Tours |
01223 723440 |
Subject-related and cultural tours for secondary schools, European study tours, and worldwide cultural tours. Part of the NST Group (See NSTMusic, Airfayre Group Travel Company) |
| Expedition Company, The |
01984 624780 |
School expeditions overseas and in the UK |
| Ferryhill Travel |
028 9032 0435 |
Belfast-based schools & groups specialist offering a range of educational tours to European & UK destinations. |
| Five Star Group Travel |
0151 481 0000 |
Liverpool-based schools and groups operator offering coach tours to destinations in Europe based on a wide variety of special interests and subjects. |
| Greatdays Travel |
0161 928 1928 |
Large operator not well-known to the public but operates many holidays on behalf of specialist travel agents. Specialises in group & incentive travel. |
| Greencastle |
0800 358 4411 |
Tailor-made group travel service in Europe and worldwide for larger private groups (15 people or more). Also a range of escorted group tours for individuals and small groups. |
| Group Travel Company, The |
01253 503040 |
Group travel organisers to European cities (mostly) and history tours. Part of the NST Group (See NSTMusic below). |
| Gulliver Sports |
01684 293175 |
Well-known sports tour specialist offering schools & group tour programmes in the UK, Europe and worldwide (particularly rugby & cricket). |
| Halsbury Travel |
0115 9404 303 |
Language, sports and arts tours for school groups to France, Germany, Italy, Spain & The Netherlands |
| HF Holidays |
020 8905 9557 |
Walking holiday specialists, HF, have just (March 06) set up a dedicated section of their website for groups, where you can organise walking holidays in the UK and overseas for groups of friends, family or clubs. |
| Interchange |
020 8681 3612 |
Group tour organisers. Their speciality is Eastern Europe. |
| JAC Travel |
020 7870 8551 |
Group tours management for education, performing art and special interest groups. |
| Jeka |
01823 365777 |
A European network of 120 summer camps for youth groups in 10 different countries. |
| Key-Stage Travel |
0845 1 30 60 70 |
Educational visits and study tours for secondary school groups. |
| Kuoni |
01306 744285 |
Kuoni's group tours division breaks down into several niches. Student groups are divided into Kuoni Schools for long haul and European school group trips, and UK Connection covering trips and conventions for students in higher education (until recently all their educational tours were branded 'UK Connection'). Perform Europe covers music & drama groups. Kuoni Leisure Groups covers everything else including events and special interest. |
| Master Travel |
020 7501 6742 |
Escorted group study tours worldwide, specialising in subjects such as Community Care, Housing, Healthcare and Education. |
| Morgan Travel |
01943 877816 |
Stag and Hen weekends to Europe, and schools skiing trips |
| Norman Allan Group Travel |
01432 277666 |
Group tours by coach throughout Britain, Ireland, Continental Europe and Scandinavia. Sistor brand to Greencastle (above). |
| PGL Travel |
01989 764211 |
Activity, adventure and educational holidays, tours and courses for 6-18 year olds, children, schools and youth groups |
| Richardson & Gray |
01584 878914 |
Group tours, schools tours and battlefield tours to europe. |
| R & T Tours |
01708737 222 |
Football tournament tours for clubs & schools football teams. |
| Rayburn Tours |
01332 347828 |
A wide selection of study tours (eg language, business studies, battlefield, arts, etc) for youth, school and adult groups. |
| Rhapsody Tours |
0845 1304611 |
Coach tour operator specialising in activity weeks and end-of-year school trips to Germany, France, Spain, Belgium, Holland and in the UK. |
| Rondo Travel |
0800 0746 727 |
School, study & adult group tours to mainly European cities. |
| Skylark Battlefield Tours |
01354 696779 |
WWI & WWII European battlefield tours for colleges and schools. They also offer 'Living History' presentations to school classes in the UK. |
| Specialist Travel Consultancy, The |
0845 838 7667 |
STC acts as an approved agent for over 30 educational, adventure and expedition travel companies, providing free independent travel advice for schools, colleges, scout groups and private group leaders planning adventurous expeditions, treks, cultural tours, study trips & holidays abroad. |
| Spirit of Adventure |
01822 880277 |
Adventure and activity holidays in the UK and overseas for groups & schools. |
| Success Tours |
01225 764205 |
Long-standing (1980) group tour specialist offering tours by air & coach to Europe & worldwide, cruises, theme parks, ski, beach & city tours. |
| T4 Travel |
01223 560513 |
Group tours by coach to the continent. |
| Travel Class |
08705 133 773 |
Overseas ski and UK-based activity holidays for schools and groups, plus UK summer camps in the holidays. Travel Class were aquired by First Choice in May 06. |
| Travel & Learn |
01789 263 000 |
Guided battlefield tours for schools. Travel and Learn is The Royal British Legion’s specialist organiser of visits for schools to battlefields and war cemeteries in many parts of the world, currently their programme features Ypres, The Somme, Normandy, Arnhem, Monte Casino and Berlin. |
| Titan Groups |
01293 450 600 |
Titan Travel is a large scale operator with many familiar specialist brands names. They now organise schools history & battlefield tours through their brand Holts Battlefield Tours and sports & education tours through Sporting Destinations. |
| TJM Adventure |
01872 272767 |
Cornwall-based operator offering organised activity holidays for school groups to France, Spain and Cornwall. |
| Travelling Together |
01763 262 190 |
Specialist in tailormade tours for groups. |
| UK Tours & Travel |
01766 831111 |
Special interest escorted group tours to Tennessee, California, Las Vegas and other parts of the USA covering subjects such as Country Music, Indian Wars, American Civil War, Education, Historical, plus private tours for bands, choirs, clubs and youth groups. |
| Ultima Tours |
01905 829 205 |
Groups and school tours to Austria, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland & the UK. History, languages, geography, science, art & english, music & sports tours. |
| Walks Worldwide |
01524 256 255 |
School expeditions worldwide |
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