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Escorted Holidays by Rail Escorted Holidays By Rail March 2021 – February 2022 Offering the best in rail travel Since 1998 “One of the world’s best and most innovative rail touring companies” – The Daily Mail Enjoy the freedom of travel with THE PTG TOURS TRAVEL EXPERIENCE GROUP TRAVEL Let us guide you through unfamiliar territory in the most In today’s world the group tour has become an opportunity comfortable and relaxing way possible. We journey on some to travel with other likeminded people who share common of the most scenic routes in the world. Simply enjoy the world interests. At PTG Tours our itineraries further enhance the passing you by as you travel in comfort to your destination. experience by visiting places not on the itineraries of other tour Your trusted guide will be traveling with you to make sure you groups. However, our itineraries are designed to give you the get the best and most unique experiences. We make sure your choice of having your independence from the group by giving trip is relaxed and problem free. you the option to take time out to enjoy your own Our guides have a passion for travel and extensive tour day or evening experience. experience over many years but from time to time we join up HOTELS with local guides, in addition to our tour guide, who have local We aim to provide stays at good hotels and these will vary insights and take your experience to another level that might depending on the type of tour. Generally the hotels we will use be missed if travelling without a guide. will be of a four star standard but we sometimes use three star After 19 years of tailoring guided tours we have the expertise to where the three star hotel is better located. All the hotels we ensure you get the rewarding holiday you are looking for time use have good online reviews - we aim for at least a rating of 8 and time again. We expect to exceed your expectations and on booking.com and at least a 4 on TripAdvisor – although this make a point of offering tours that can’t be found elsewhere. may not be possible in some locations. FINANCIAL PROTECTION PRICES, NO FLY AND FLIGHT OPTIONS For your peace of mind we are both ATOL & ABTA bonded At PTG Tours we work hard to ensure our rail and culture making your booking with us secure against any loss. It is holidays are great value. Our prices start from £799, making always advised that you book with a company that offers our tours available to as many travellers as we can without ATOL & ABTA protection. comprimising the unique experiences we offer. We give you the option to personalise your tour and offer you the choices of how and where you want to travel. We can offer you the full package from the UK by rail or air or a reduced price (tour only) where you are free to make your own arrangements. Many of our tours offer No Fly options and prices. PTG is one of the very few rail holiday companies that are members of ABTA (Y2193) and ATOL bonded. ABTA membership is the highest accreditation available in the travel industry. To be accepted as a member of ABTA you must have very stringent financial controls and a large amount of surplus cash. We must report quarterly to ABTA to prove our financial position is always sound. We are also ABTA bonded which means all holidays booked through PTG are covered for financial failure – whether there is a flight element or not. We are also ATOL bonded which gives full protection to holiday with a flight element. 2 PTG TOURS | Personal, Tailored, Guided Tours Why Travel with • At PTG we have, possibly, the largest number of repeat WHAT IS INCLUDED customers of any similar company. Several of our customers • All travel and excursions as outlined in the itinerary – unless have travelled with us over 50 times in our 20 years of they are shown as an option. trading and almost all of our customers travel with us again • Good quality en-suite hotel accommodation. • Our holidays are unique in that identical holidays are not offered by any other rail holiday company • Meals as listed in the itinerary – (B) breakfast, (L) lunch, (D) dinner. • We have traded for 20 years and our business grows every year • Services of our tour manager. All tours are accompanied by either a UK based tour manager or a local tour manager. • We travel on the whole to countries and areas off the Your tour manager will meet you on arrival and be with you beaten track, and not offered by other companies, so you for the whole trip up to the departure airport – unless stated know if you travel with us you will have a very unique otherwise. experience • All our “with flight” prices include a cabin bag and an item of • We are a small friendly family run company where we care hold luggage regardless of the airline used. Weight varies by about each individual customer – many who have become airline from 15kg to 23kg. friends over the years • In some cases the flight price might increase from that • We have a whole range of tour types aimed at people with shown for people booking 90 days before departure. a general interest who like to travel by the most relaxing form of transport on the planet – rail Even if you do not decide to travel with PTG we recommend you only book with holiday companies which are both ABTA and ATOL bonded. If you book • We have about five or six holidays each year (out of a holiday which does not include flights with a company that is only ATOL 50) aimed at the railway enthusiast. These are clearly bonded then you are NOT covered. Also make sure the company has proper identified in this brochure, so you can choose to travel on, liabilities insurance and is abiding by The 2018 Package Travel and Linked or avoid, these specialist trips. Travel Arrangements Regulations. A legal requirement of anyone selling a package holiday (holiday made up of more than one element – so pretty • Our group sizes on all of our culture tours (Classic, Vintage, much any trip that is more than just a train ticket). Grand Tour and In Style) are small with often 12-16 travellers and never exceeding 36 • Before you travel you can get to know your Tour Manager and clear up any questions or concerns you have so that you know before you set off that the tour is what you are expecting it to be. OUR ANNUAL CUSTOMER DAY – FREE This is a full day as our special (steam hauled) charter train takes though the heart of the Snowdonia National Park on Our annual customer day in North Wales runs on the first Monday the world famous Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways with in June and is completely free to the first 80 people booking with onboard catering stunning views and comfortable carriages - us in 2021. Please ask for a confirmation at the time of booking. with a window seat for everyone. 01235 227288 | [email protected] | www.ptg.co.uk 3 European Rail and Culture Tours CLASSIC VINTAGE WE AIM FOR: Classic tours are our regular general interest Vintage tours are Classic tours with an • Good hotels we have used before or, if a tours that we tend to run each year and priced upgrade. Destinations include France, Italy, new destination then, hotels which have a to represent good value for our travellers. Belguim, Portugal, Scandinavia and the Baltic good recommendation. Destinations usually include Italy, Montenegro State. We use hotels of a good 4* standard or • Plenty of freedom to do your own thing if and Serbia, Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria and above – occasionally a good 3* if the location you want your own time during the holiday. Slovenia. We stay at good hotels (mostly 4 dictates. We try for hotels rated at least 4/5 star) and the itineraries are designed for easy on Tripadvisor and 8/10 on booking.com. • Relaxed daily itineraries. going days with plenty of off-train activities, • No early starts (unless there is no other culture, history, gardens etc… Where possible NO FLY option). If you prefer not to fly then we can offer the trains we travel on are of a certain vintage • As much travel as possible by rail - road overland options, via Eurostar, for all of our and one or two steam hauled trips are often coach travel kept to a minimum. included. For single traveller we try and keep European Tours. We can arrange hotels en- the single supplement free (option) or at a route if you want to make this travel special • Small group sizes - our average group size small charge. and part of the holiday rather than just a way is around 20 with some tours with just 10 to get to the main tour. We can arrange this participants. Maximum is around 32. RAILWAY RAMBLES all for you and at very little cost above what • All our tours are escorted by one of our These unique walking tours allow you to visit it would take for you to do it on the internet. experienced Tour Managers. Some are lost rail lines and see the engineering and Therefore, giving you complete security escorted from the UK and some from the stations that made these lines so spectacular. through our ABTA bonding for your entire trip. arrival airport.
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