You’re in the Safest of Hands – Our Story & Why book with us

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Safest of Hands

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Our Story

Newmarket Holidays began its tour operating life on a Bank Holiday Weekend in April 1983, when a group of travellers journeyed by coach and cross-Channel ferry to Paris. Holidays by air were added in the late 1980s, alongside cruise and river-cruise holidays, as farther-flung corners of Europe were explored.

As Newmarket’s reputation grew, so did the number of destinations offered, and the 21st century has seen North and South America, India, Africa and Southeast Asia all play host to tens of thousands of Newmarket customers. Our festive experiences, particularly our Lapland day trips, also saw us take 2,000 customers to the heart of Swedish Lapland in search of the real Santa Claus for 10 years. Amongst the company’s proudest moments, apart from the daily privilege of being able to share our wonderful world with our customers, have been the garnering of many industry honours, including those voted for by the British public at the prestigious British Travel Awards. The global pandemic brought operations to a shuddering halt in early 2020, and the last two years, as has been the case for millions across the world, have been the most difficult in our long history. Happily, however, we have continued to operate tours at home and abroad, where possible, in both 2020 and 2021, and as we look forward with our customers to reconnecting with the world in 2022 and 2023, we do so with renewed optimism and excitement.

Why book with Newmarket Holidays?

Guided by expert tour managers

On everyone of our tours, you’ll be guided by one of our experienced and knowledgeable tour managers. They will help you get the most out of your holiday, support you and most importantly, guide you! Your money is safe

Newmarket Holidays offers full financial protection through our ATOL and ABTA licences. For your peace of mind we have also partnered with Holiday Extras who offer Covid-19 cover in their Travel Insurance.

Crafted with care, by experts

Newmarket Holidays was founded in 1983 when we operated our first escorted tour. We’re still independently owned almost 40 years later, and now create and operate escorted tours all over the world. So much included

We’ve put in all the effort to ensure every tour includes all the must-sees, as well as the little extras to make your holiday special. There are often plenty of optional excursions to add on to your trip too.

Award-winning, year after year

Personal thank yous from our customers mean more than industry accolades, but we’re pleased to have been recognised as ‘Best Escorted Tour Operator’ at the British Travel Awards for eight successive years.