Andante Travels launches new Art, Food and Music Tours

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The team at Andante Travels are turning over a new leaf for 2017, with the launch of their new programme of ‘Travels In’ tours. Well known for its vast and eclectic range of Archaeological Holidays, Andante is now delighted to present a fabulous selection of Art History, Food & Culture and Music & Dance tours. The programme

Welcome to our new website and blog!

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After months of planning, we are excited to announce the launch of our new website. We hope you like the fresh new makeover, but look deeper and you’ll find there’s more under its shiny new exterior… So what can you expect from our new site? A greatly improved navigation Information on each of our brands and

Brightwater Holidays joins forces with Specialist Journeys

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A Salisbury-based travel company has added a new company to it’s growing portfolio – Brightwater Holidays. Specialist Journeys, which has offices in Salisbury, Petersfield and New York, has acquired Fife-based Brightwater Holidays. Brightwater offers a variety of horticultural and special interest holidays, from cruises and island holidays to shorter, domestic coach trips for holiday-makers, private

New Investment for Specialist Tours Ltd.

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Specialist Tours Ltd (STL) has been sold in a secondary buyout to Kings Park Capital (KPC) and management. Panoramic Growth Equity has exited the Salisbury-based tour operator two and a half years after its initial investment. During the period of Panoramic’s investment, STL has acquired three additional brands; Andante Travels, which specializes in archaeological tours, in

Andante Travels Boss on Lookout for Acquisitions

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A UK-based specialist wine tours business is to be acquired by Specialist Tours after a majority stake in the niche operator was sold to a private equity firm. The company owns a number of specialist travel brands aimed at over 50s holidaymakers, running small group, expert-led archaeology and history tours. It handles almost 3,000 holidaymakers