Peter Sommer Travels
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Travel, Tour operator, Tourism, Hospitality |
| Founded 📆 | 2002 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Monmouth, Wales |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Peter Sommer |
| Products 📟 | Cultural tours and gulet cruises |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www.petersommer.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Peter Sommer Travels, based in Monmouth, Wales is a tour operator that offers escorted cultural tours and gulet cruises for small groups. The company is a member of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA)[1] and the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO)[2].
History[edit]
The company was founded by British archaeologist and documentary Producer/Director, Peter Sommer in 2002. Originally only offering tours in Turkey led by Sommer, the company has grown to offer a wide range of trips led by archaeologists and historians in Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Turkey and the UK[3].
The company has won The Tour Operator of the Year Gold or Silver award five times since the awards, given by AITO [4], began in 2016.
Awards[edit]
- Tour Operator of the Year Gold Award 2015, given by AITO in February 2016.[5]
- Tour Operator of the Year Silver Award 2016, given by AITO in February 2017[6].
- Tour Operator of the Year Gold Award 2017, given by AITO in February 2018[7].
- Tour Operator of the Year Silver Award 2018, given by AITO in February 2019[8].
- Tour Operator of the Year Silver Award 2019, given by AITO in March 2020[9].
The awards are based on the highest scoring independent client feedback on the website of AITO.
Products and services[edit]
Peter Sommer Travels specializes in expert-led land based tours and gulet cruises with a cultural focus. The company offers special interest tours focusing on various themes, such as archaeological tours, gastronomic tours, family tours and walking tours. In 1994 Peter Sommer walked 2,000 miles across Turkey retracing the route of Alexander the Great and also worked on the BBC/PBS documentary series In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great. In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, a trip which Peter leads in Turkey, is considered one of the company’s signature tours[10].
Peter Sommer Travels’ tours have been recommended by National Geographic[11][12][13], The New York Times[14], The BBC[15] , The Washington Post[16], USA Today[17], LA Times[18], San Francisco Chronicle[19], Boston Globe[20], The Financial Times[21], The Telegraph[22], The Globe and Mail[23], CNN[24], The Sydney Morning Herald[25], Huffington Post[26], The Guardian[27], The Times[28], The Independent[29], New Zealand Herald[30] and other major newspapers, magazines such as Lonely Planet[31], books such as The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life[32], guidebooks and trade publications.
The company is the first to establish a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with archaeologists, working with The University of Liverpool’s Department of Archaeology to help diversify business through new cultural tourism itineraries in the Mediterranean. KTP is a UK wide scheme to enable businesses with a strategic need to access University expertise and knowledge to improve their competitiveness, productivity and performance[33].
References[edit]
- ↑ "Peter Sommer Travels on ABTA website". ABTA website.
- ↑ "Peter Sommer Travels on AITO website". AITO website.
- ↑ "About Peter Sommer Travels". Peter Sommer Travels website.
- ↑ "AITO Awards". AITO website.
- ↑ "Peter Sommer Travels Named 'Tour Operator of the Year' by AITO". GTP Headlines website.
- ↑ "AITO Awards: 2016 winners announced at the association's AGM". Travel PR website.
- ↑ "Peter Sommer Travels Wins AITO Tour Operator Of The Year 2017 Award". Travel Report website.
- ↑ "AITO announces winners of its 2018 members' awards at AGM in London". Travel PR website.
- ↑ "AITO hails awards winners at AGM". Travel Weekly website.
- ↑ "It was 25 years ago today - Anniversary of Peter's Walk through Turkey". Peter Sommer Travels website.
- ↑ "Top Ten Learning Retreats". National Geographic website.
- ↑ "Intelligent Travel". National Geographic website.
- ↑ "An education in travel. Travel truly is one of life's best forms of education — so says everyone from the ancient Greeks to Dolly, aged eight". National Geographic website.
- ↑ "Air and Cruise News: Croatia by Small Ship; Cuba Flights". New York Times website.
- ↑ "Five ways to hit the high seas". BBC website.
- ↑ "Let's Talk (Ancient) Turkey". The Washington Post website.
- ↑ "Educational Archaeological Tours in the Mediterranean". USA Today website.
- ↑ "Take a culinary-themed cruise in Croatia, check out the best U.S. spas and more". LA Times website.
- ↑ "Globetrotter: From turkey trekking to the DMZ". SFGate website.
- ↑ "Here, There, and Everywhere". Boston Globe website.
- ↑ "Why Croatia is the next big foodie destination". Financial Times website.
- ↑ "The holidays for 2021 you should book before it's too late". The Telegraph website.
- ↑ "This cruise reminded me why I travel in the first place". Globe and Mail website.
- ↑ "23 of the world's best hiking trails". National Geographic Traveler website.
- ↑ "Travel deals: New Peter Sommer Travels' September tour of Macedonia". National Geographic Traveler website.
- ↑ "Five Family Adventure Holidays in Europe". Huffington Post website.
- ↑ "40 of the world's best cruise holidays". The Guardian website.
- ↑ "30 great cultural breaks: Dance in Cuba, sail to Ephesus or see Raphael's paintings in Rome. Sean Newsom picks the best life-enhancing holidays for 2020". The Times website.
- ↑ "Top 10 Travel Destinations For 2015: From Haiti And Alaska To Namibia And Iceland". The Independent website.
- ↑ "Cruising the Mediterranean on a small ship". New Zealand Herald website.
- ↑ "Five travel adventures by cruise ship". Lonely Planet website.
- ↑ "Top Ten Learning Retreats". National Geographic Traveler website.
- ↑ "Archaeologist to support cultural travel business". University of Liverpool website.
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