Martin Randall Travel
Martin Randall Travel is a cultural tour operator in Britain. It specialises in small group tours and classical music festivals.
History
Martin Randall Travel was founded in 1988.[1] Its primary focus is the organisation of small group tours, led by a lecturer who is an expert in their field. In 1994, the company expanded into producing music festivals to complement their small group tours. The company pioneered this concept [citation needed], and has six festivals confirmed for 2018 including Music in the Cotswolds, A Festival of Music in Prague, The Rhine Valley Music Festival, A Festival of Music in Franconia, The Divine Office and A Festival of Music in Bologna.[2] As of 2017, their programme contains over three hundred tours and events in more than fifty different countries[3].
Critical acclaim
Martin Randall Travel focuses on a small clientele and has received favourable reviews. [citation needed] Ian Irvine in The Independent said, "All three... highlights from my life as a cultural tourist were part of the remarkable series of music festivals run by Martin Randall."[4] Christine Headley praised Martin Randall Travel's handling of money - covering most costs and distributing local currency - on the festival she attended.[5] Kenneth Asch wrote in the Travellers' Handbook, "Of all the travel services I have researched, Martin Randall Travel is perhaps the most comprehensive, culturally speaking."[6]
Martin Randall Travel won two first-place awards at the 2015 British Travel Awards: Best Special Interest Holiday Company (Small) and Best Holiday Company for Customer Service (Small).[7] In 2016 it won both of them again, and also won Best Escorted Tours Holiday Company (small).[8]
Directors
- Martin Randall, founder
- Vernon Ellis
- Ian Hutchinson
- Neil Taylor
- Fiona Urquhart
- William Burton
- Alexa Berger
References
- ^ Michael Shmith (October 27, 2005). "Walking, Not Cruising". The Age. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ https://www.martinrandall.com/music-festivals
- ^ https://www.martinrandall.com/holiday-types
- ^ Ian Irvine (18 April 2004). "All the (Baroque) world's a stage". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ Christine Headley (1997). "Seven Days in Danubia". Review of The Fourth Austro-Hungarian Music Festival. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ Kenneth Asch. "The Cultural Traveller". The Traveller's Handbook. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ "British Travel Awards 2014". Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- ^ "British Travel Awards 2016". Retrieved 2016-12-07.
