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 2019 including The Johann Sebastian Bach Journey, West Country Choral Festival, Music Along the Danube, Sacred Music in Santiago and Opera in Southern Sicily.[2] As of 2018, 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 the British Travel Awards: Best Special Interest Holiday Company (Small) award in 2015, 2016 and 2017).[7]

Directors

  • Martin Randall, founder
  • Vernon Ellis
  • Ian Hutchinson
  • Neil Taylor
  • Fiona Urquhart
  • Alexa Berger

References

  1. ^ Michael Shmith (October 27, 2005). "Walking, Not Cruising". The Age. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  2. ^ https://www.martinrandall.com/music-festivals
  3. ^ https://www.martinrandall.com/holiday-types
  4. ^ Ian Irvine (18 April 2004). "All the (Baroque) world's a stage". The Independent. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  5. ^ Christine Headley (1997). "Seven Days in Danubia". Review of The Fourth Austro-Hungarian Music Festival. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  6. ^ Kenneth Asch. "The Cultural Traveller". The Traveller's Handbook. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  7. ^ "British Travel Awards 2014". Retrieved 2015-02-04.

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