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 by a former art history student in 1988.
Its primary focus is the organisation o
small group tours led by a
lecturer
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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 , and has four festivals confirmed for 2022 including Polyphony in Portugal, The Suffolk Festival, Music Along the Danube, and Venice: Pageantry & Piety. As of 2018, their programme contains over two hundred tours and events in more than fifty different countries.
Critical acclaim
Martin Randall Travel focuses on a small clientele and has received favourable reviews. Ian Irvine in ''
The Independent
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'' said, "All three... highlights from my life as a cultural tourist were part of the remarkable series of music festivals run by Martin Randall."
Christine Headley praised Martin Randall Travel's handling of money - covering most costs and distributing local currency - on the festival she attended.
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."
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Martin Randall Travel won the British Travel Awards: ''Best Special Interest Holiday Company (Small)'' award in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019.
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Directors
* Martin Randall, founder
* Vernon Ellis
* Neil Taylor
* Fiona Charrington
References
External links
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{{Tourism in the United Kingdom
Travel and holiday companies of the United Kingdom