Peter Sommer Travels

Peter Sommer Travels, based in Monmouth, Wales is a tour operator that offers escorted cultural tours and gulet cruises for small groups. The company is a member of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) and the .
History
The company was founded by British archaeologist and documentary Producer/Director, Peter Sommer in 2002. Originally only offering tours in Turkey led by Sommer, the company has grown to offer a wide range of trips led by archaeologists and historians in Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Turkey and the UK.
The company has won The Tour Operator of the Year Gold or Silver award five times since the awards, given by AITO , began in 2016.
Awards
* Tour Operator of the Year Gold Award 2015, given by AITO in February 2016.
* Tour Operator of the Year Silver Award 2016, given by AITO in February 2017.
* Tour Operator of the Year Gold Award 2017, given by AITO in February 2018.
* Tour Operator of the Year Silver Award 2018, given by AITO in February 2019.
* Tour Operator of the Year Silver Award 2019, given by AITO in March 2020.
The awards are based on the highest scoring independent client feedback on the website of AITO.
Products and services
Peter Sommer Travels specializes in expert-led land based tours and gulet cruises with a cultural focus. The company offers special interest tours focusing on various themes, such as archaeological tours, gastronomic tours, family tours and walking tours. In 1994 Peter Sommer walked 2,000 miles across Turkey retracing the route of Alexander the Great and also worked on the BBC/PBS documentary series In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great. In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, a trip which Peter leads in Turkey, is considered one of the company’s signature tours.
Peter Sommer Travels’ tours have been recommended by National Geographic, The New York Times, The BBC
, The Washington Post, USA Today, LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, The Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Globe and Mail, CNN, The Sydney Morning Herald, Huffington Post, The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, New Zealand Herald and other major newspapers, magazines such as Lonely Planet, books such as The 100 Best Worldwide Vacations to Enrich Your Life, guidebooks and trade publications.
The company is the first to establish a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with archaeologists, working with The University of Liverpool’s Department of Archaeology to help diversify business through new cultural tourism itineraries in the Mediterranean. KTP is a UK wide scheme to enable businesses with a strategic need to access University expertise and knowledge to improve their competitiveness, productivity and performance.

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