Think of this as our little black book of trusted travel partners.
Unlike many travel agencies, we don’t work with hundreds of suppliers simply so we can offer endless choice. We believe there’s far more value in knowing the right people and recommending the right partners whose service, expertise and values genuinely reflect our own.
Many of the partners in our directory are people we’ve worked with for years. We know how they operate, we know the quality of the experiences they provide, and, most importantly, we know they share our commitment to doing things properly.
So when we recommend one of these partners, it isn’t because they happen to have a particular holiday to sell. It’s because we believe they’re one of the people we’d trust with your holiday.
Preferred Partners
Within our trusted network, there are a select number of partners with whom we have built particularly close relationships, which we call our Preferred Partners.
These are companies we know exceptionally well. Not just about knowing their holidays and products, but the people behind them, how they work and the standards they achieve. Over the years, we’ve developed strong relationships based on trust, shared values and a genuine understanding of what matters to our clients.
easyJet Holidays
easyJet holidays is the package holiday division of easyJet, offering great-value beach holidays, city breaks and lakes and mountains escapes across more than 100 destinations in Europe and North Africa. Launched in 2019, the company combines easyJet flights with a wide choice of carefully selected hotels, allowing customers to tailor their holiday with flexible flight times, board options, transfers and luggage to suit their needs.
Emerald Cruises
Emerald Cruises offers a delightful blend of luxury and adventure through their small-ship river and yacht cruises across Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. With a fleet of modern Star-Ships and superyachts like the Emerald Azzurra and Emerald Sakara, they provide all-inclusive experiences that encompass gourmet dining, daily excursions, and attentive service. Their cruises are perfect for travellers seeking cultural immersion and scenic exploration, all while enjoying the comforts of contemporary design and amenities. Emerald Cruises caters to a diverse clientele, offering a range of itineraries that suit various interests and budgets, making luxury cruising accessible and enjoyable for many.
Explore
Explore Worldwide is a UK-based adventure travel company with over 40 years of experience, offering more than 350 small-group tours across 100 countries. Their trips cater to solo travellers, couples, and families seeking authentic experiences, from cultural discoveries and wildlife safaris to walking and cycling adventures. With an average group size of just 11, Explore ensures intimate and immersive journeys led by expert local guides. Committed to responsible travel, they are a Certified B Corp and offset all trip-related carbon emissions. Prices vary depending on the destination and trip type, with a price guarantee ensuring no hidden surcharges.
Enable Holidays
Enable Holidays is an award-winning UK travel specialist dedicated to crafting accessible, tailor-made holidays for wheelchair users and travellers with limited mobility. With over 200 audited properties across destinations like the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Egypt, and Florida, they guarantee adapted accommodation featuring essentials such as wheel-in showers, grab rails, and accessible transfers. Whether you’re dreaming of a sunny beach escape, a cultural city break, or a no-fly holiday via ferry or rail, their expert team ensures every detail is thoughtfully arranged. Recognised for their commitment to inclusive travel, Enable Holidays has been voted ‘Best Accessible Travel Provider’ for eight consecutive years at the Silver Travel Awards.
Exodus
Are one of the most ‘adventurous’ tour operators out there – specialising in activity holidays for any ability. There are walking holidays, cycling tours, wildlife tours, winter sports, trekking, and exciting cultural tours. There also have multi-activity holidays for families looking for something different, which can include kayaking, white-water rafting, and cycling.
Explora Journeys
Explora Journeys is a luxury cruise line launched in 2023 by the MSC Group, offering an elegant, all-suite experience designed for discerning travellers seeking immersive, slow-paced exploration. Their small ships, including Explora I and II, sail to destinations across the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Northern Europe, and the Americas, with itineraries crafted for cultural depth and longer port stays. Every suite boasts ocean views and private terraces, complemented by fine dining, wellness programmes, and curated shore excursions. With an average guest age in the 50s and a welcoming atmosphere for families and solo travellers alike, Explora Journeys combines refined service with a relaxed, yacht-like ambience.
Exsus
It has only been a year since we started working with Exsus Travel, a worldwide tailor-made specialist. Although they cover the world, they are still able to give truly personal service through individual experts in their field – be it in Asia, Europe, the Americas, India, Africa, the Middle East, or the Indian Ocean.
First Class Holidays
Explore naturally are an adventure company, and feature holidays to some of the most diverse places on earth, including to the polar region. Their wide selection of cultural and wildlife holidays is vast and is a great option if travelling alone.
Fred Holidays
Fred. Holidays is a UK-based travel company specialising in tailor-made holidays, offering a diverse range of experiences including ocean and river cruises, rail journeys, escorted tours, and bespoke land-based holidays. With over 35 years of experience, they cater to discerning travellers seeking personalised and unforgettable holiday experiences. Fred. Holidays operates worldwide, providing expertly crafted itineraries to destinations across Europe, North America, Asia, and beyond. They pride themselves on exceptional customer service, financial protection through ABTA and ATOL bonding, and a commitment to creating holidays that suit individual preferences and budgets. As part of the Fred. Olsen Travel group, they also serve as the UK general sales agent for several cruise lines, including Lindblad Expeditions, enhancing their portfolio of unique travel experiences.
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
With a fleet of smaller, friendlier ships – Fred Olsen embarks on interesting voyages all over the world, including their legendary world cruises during the winter. Many of their cruises also depart from the UK, avoiding the need to travel through airports.
G Adventures
Another great adventure travel specialist, with a total of nine different tour styles, giving an option for everyone. Classic Tours, National Geographic Journeys, National Geographic Family Journeys, Active, 18-to-Thirtysomethings Tours, Wellness Tours, Marine Tours, and Local Living Tours.
Gambia Experience
Really are the experts in travelling to the West African country of Gambia. Despite many preconceptions, it is far more than just a beach destination with fantastic wildlife experiences in both game drives and birdwatching. There are of course beautiful sandy beaches and is definitely a great option for some winter sun.
Great Rail Journeys
Not everyone wants to go on holiday on an aeroplane, and for those there is Great Rail Journeys. An upmarket operator who will only ever book 4* hotels or above, and travel in first class on the trains, this really is one of the best ways to explore the world.
Hapag Lloyd Cruises
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is a German luxury cruise line renowned for its intimate, high-end voyages across all seven continents. With a fleet that includes the 400-passenger MS EUROPA, the 500-passenger MS EUROPA 2, and three state-of-the-art expedition ships—HANSEATIC nature, HANSEATIC inspiration, and HANSEATIC spirit—Hapag-Lloyd offers both classic luxury and immersive expedition experiences. Their itineraries span from the icy realms of Antarctica and the Arctic to the cultural treasures of Europe and the Americas. Catering primarily to German-speaking guests, select ships and sailings offer bilingual services, ensuring a welcoming atmosphere for international travellers. Recognised for their commitment to sustainability, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises employs advanced environmental technologies and partners with conservation organisations to protect marine ecosystems.
Headwater
Headwater creates active and immersive holidays for travellers who want to explore destinations at a slower pace, combining walking, cycling, cultural discovery and outdoor adventures with comfortable accommodation and expert support. With a heritage dating back more than 30 years, the company specialises in carefully designed itineraries across Europe and beyond, including self-guided walking and cycling routes, guided small-group adventures and tailor-made experiences. Their holidays are built around discovering landscapes, local traditions and authentic places, with routes chosen to showcase the character of each destination while allowing travellers the freedom to explore at their own pace. From coastal paths and mountain trails to historic villages and scenic countryside, each journey is designed to create a deeper connection with the places visited.
Hebridian Island Cruises
Hebridean Island Cruises is a boutique luxury cruise company specialising in small-ship voyages around the Scottish Highlands and Islands, as well as selected itineraries to destinations including Norway, the Faroe Islands and the Isle of Man. Operating an intimate fleet that includes the Hebridean Princess and Lord of the Highlands, the company offers all-inclusive cruises that focus on exceptional personal service, fine dining and expertly curated shore excursions. With just a small number of guests on board each sailing, Hebridean creates an exclusive and relaxed atmosphere, allowing travellers to explore remote coastlines, historic sites, spectacular wildlife and hidden anchorages that are inaccessible to larger cruise ships, accompanied by knowledgeable guides and guest speakers.
Hurtigruten
Hurtigruten offers adventure cruises and expedition journeys to some of the world’s most spectacular coastal and polar regions, combining exploration, local culture and responsible travel. With a heritage dating back to 1893, the company is renowned for its iconic Norwegian coastal voyages, sailing between ports above the Arctic Circle and connecting travellers with remote communities, dramatic landscapes and authentic experiences. Alongside its Norwegian coastal routes, Hurtigruten operates expedition cruises to destinations including Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, the Arctic and the British Isles, with expert-led excursions, onboard lectures and activities designed to bring each destination to life. The company places a strong emphasis on sustainability, operating smaller ships that can access less-visited locations while investing in greener technologies and more responsible ways of exploring the world
HX Expeditions
HX Expeditions is the world’s longest-running expedition cruise company, specialising in immersive voyages to some of the planet’s most remote and remarkable destinations, including Antarctica, the Arctic, Greenland, Alaska, the Galápagos Islands and the Northwest Passage. With a heritage dating back to 1896, the company combines small-ship exploration with expert-led expeditions, featuring scientists, naturalists and destination specialists who enrich every journey through guided landings, lectures and hands-on experiences. Following its rebrand from Hurtigruten Expeditions to HX, the company continues to focus on responsible exploration, placing science, sustainability and education at the heart of its voyages while offering curious travellers meaningful opportunities to discover the world’s wild places.
Ionian & Aegean Island Holidays
Ionian & Aegean Island Holidays is an award-winning, independent specialist tour operator dedicated exclusively to holidays in Greece, with a particular focus on the Ionian and Aegean islands. The company offers a carefully curated collection of villas, boutique hotels, apartments and family-run accommodation, alongside tailor-made itineraries, island-hopping holidays and multi-centre breaks, with flights, transfers and car hire available as part of its packages. With more than 20 years of specialist expertise, strong relationships with local partners and knowledgeable teams in both the UK and Greece, the company prides itself on delivering personalised service, handpicked properties and authentic Greek experiences.
Inghams
Known for their lakes and mountains holidays in the summer months, and ski holidays in the winter, Inghams are an authority on all things Alpine. Yes, their specialist areas might be France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia – but they also cover the United States and Canada, and for 2020 skiing in Japan. Alongside the main portfolio, there is a specialist Santa Breaks brochure, and catered chalets with Ski Total.
Inside Asia
InsideAsia Tours is a UK-based travel company that crafts personalised, culturally immersive holidays across Asia. With a focus on destinations like Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Borneo, they offer tailor-made itineraries and small group tours. Their team of passionate travel specialists, many with deep ties to the regions, ensures each trip is thoughtfully designed to reflect the traveller’s interests and pace. Recognised for their commitment to sustainability, InsideAsia Tours is a Certified B Corporation™, pledging to positively impact both people and the planet.
Inspiring Travel
Inspiring Travel is a luxury travel specialist that creates bespoke holidays to some of the world’s most sought-after destinations, with almost 50 years of experience in tailor-made travel. The company offers a carefully selected portfolio of luxury hotels, private villas, cruises, safaris, ski holidays and personalised touring, with every itinerary designed around each client’s individual preferences. Its experienced Travel Specialists have first-hand knowledge of the destinations they sell and work closely with trusted local partners to arrange everything from exclusive experiences and restaurant reservations to private transfers and concierge-style services, delivering seamless, personalised journeys from start to finish.
Intrepid
Intrepid Travel is one of the world’s leading small-group adventure travel companies, specialising in immersive journeys that connect travellers with local people, cultures and communities. Founded in 1989, the company offers more than 1,000 trips across over 100 countries, ranging from cultural tours and active adventures to family holidays, walking, cycling and wildlife experiences. Intrepid’s itineraries are led by knowledgeable local guides and are designed to support local economies while providing authentic, off-the-beaten-track experiences. As a purpose-led business, the company places a strong emphasis on responsible tourism, with commitments to climate action, ethical wildlife experiences, community investment and creating positive social and environmental impact through travel.
Jet2 Holidays
Since Jet2 opened its base at Stansted a few years ago, we have been fans of their outstanding service – both before you go and whilst you are away. Spanning all the usual European holiday destinations, they have a network that delivers both flexibility and value for money. With everything for 2* party weeks, to 5* luxury hotels with private transfers, they have it all.
Jetset
We have worked with Jetset for over 20 years, especially for our itineraries to America, the Far East and Australia. Our relationship with their tailor-made department in Manchester is second to none, and are considered friends – they really know, as we do what our clients are looking for.
Journey Latin America
Journey Latin America is the UK’s leading specialist in travel to Latin America, offering over 40 years of expertise in crafting bespoke holidays across the region. Their team comprises passionate travel experts who have lived, worked, or extensively travelled throughout Latin America, ensuring insider knowledge and authentic experiences. With a diverse range of offerings, including tailor-made holidays, escorted small group tours, and self-drive adventures, they cater to various preferences and budgets. Destinations span from Mexico to Antarctica, encompassing countries such as Peru, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. Recognised for their commitment to sustainable tourism, Journey Latin America ensures responsible travel practices while delivering unforgettable journeys.
Jules Verne
Jules Verne is a UK-based travel company renowned for its small-group escorted tours that offer immersive cultural experiences across all seven continents. Established in 1978, the company provides thoughtfully curated itineraries focusing on history, art, culture, and wildlife, ensuring each journey is rich in local insight and authenticity. Their tours are designed for discerning travellers seeking a deeper understanding of their destinations, with an emphasis on unique experiences and expert local guides. Catering to a diverse clientele, Jules Verne offers departures with no single supplement on selected dates, making it an excellent choice for solo travellers.
Kirker Holidays
Their strapline says it all ‘for discerning travellers’. Kirker Holidays have been the authority for luxury travel, especially in Europe for the last 30 years. Yes, their brochure is a directory of the best hotels throughout the near continent (and beyond), handpicked either as a standout property in the destination, or a place to stay which offers something truly unique.


