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TTG Luxury Awards 2023

Specialist Luxury Operator of the Year: Winner

We feel extremely honoured for our efforts in the luxury sector to be recognised with this TTG Luxury Award. Being a destination specialist with over 20 years’ experience, with our own DMC operation in Japan, we have developed strong relationships with luxury properties across the country and are able to create bespoke itineraries with exclusive experiences and support every step of the way.

Aspire Awards 2022

Winner: Specialist Luxury Operator of the Year

This is the first time we've entered the Aspire Awards, and we were humbled to be awarded ‘Specialist Luxury Operator of the Year’. Additionally, our business development manager Andrew Tait was nominated and then awarded 'Unsung Hero of the Year (Supplier)', which couldn’t make us prouder. This award came from being nominated by agents and many commented on his passion for our product and destinations and his willingness to go the extra mile. A big thank you to all our agents who participated in the process!

TTG Awards 2019

Destination Specialist of the Year: Winner

We are extremely proud to be TTG’s Destination Specialist of the Year 2019. We were up against some tough competition so we were thrilled to be announced the winners on the night. The winner was decided by TTG asking travel agents to rate our company & service alongside an application judged by industry experts. Thank you to every agent that rated us highly! Why have we not won this title again since? Well, unfortunately this category has not featured in TTG’s Awards since so technically we still hold the title!

Globe Travel Awards 2023

Best Long-Haul Specialist: Finalist

We’re delighted to have been nominated for two consecutive years at the Travel Weekly Globe Awards. This achievement is made even more special as our valued agents took the time to nominate us during what were very challenging years. Thank you to everyone that nominated us!

The Travel Industry Awards by TTG 2022

Finalists: Tour operator of the Year (Small), Sustainable Travel Company of the Year, Accessible Holiday Provider of the Year

We’re very proud to have been shortlisted in three different categories at The Travel Industry Awards. We have taken massive strides to be a more sustainable company and improve our accessible product in recent years, so to have that recognised by professionals means the world to us.

Wanderlust World Guide Awards

Top Tour Leaders: Brett Plotz & Richard Farmer

We’re very proud of all our Insider Tour Leaders – it’s a 24/7 job and requires a lot of organisation, passion and stamina to lead our small group tours - so it was great to see Tokyo-based Brett win this award in 2019 and Kansai-based Richard be shortlisted in 2021. Wanderlust readers said their “understanding of Japanese heritage was second to none” and their “love of Japan and allowed us all to feel part of the culture too.” Want to see for yourself? Check out Brett’s virtual tour of the Asakusa district in Tokyo and Richard’s virtual tour of Nara.