Category Archive: News
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Gold again! AITO Tour Operator of the Year Award 2022
We have some happy news, and we have some thanks to say. Just over two weeks ago, Peter Sommer Travels received AITO's (the UK Association of Specialist Travel Operators) Tour ... Read More
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Helena Tomas - A Fundraiser by Former Guests
Dear Former and Future Travellers with Peter Sommer Travels, A number of our previous travellers have set up a fundraising page on behalf of one of our tour leaders, Professor ... Read More
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AITO Tour Operator of the Year Silver Award 2019
Here's something we've neglected to blog about, repeatedly, following the very British attitude of 'not tooting your own trumpet' (although we did cover it on other social media). Earlier in ... Read More
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10 years at Peter Sommer Travels - Julie Sibley and Michael Metcalfe
A few weeks ago, four people had a nice dinner in the heart of the town of Monmouth, just inside the Welsh border, where Peter Sommer Travels is based. The ... Read More
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It was 25 years ago today - Anniversary of Peter's Walk through Turkey
Today is the anniversary of an important event in the history, or really the prehistory, of Peter Sommer Travels. This very week, it has been exactly 25 years since Peter ... Read More
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AITO Tour Operator of the Year Gold Award 2017
It's been a great week for Peter Sommer Travels. We've won the UK Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO)'s Tour Operator of the Year Gold Award for 2017. It's fair ... Read More
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The Perils of Online Site Reviews
What should you go to see on your Mediterranean holiday? It depends on whom you ask! This blog, for example, serves a company specialised in cultural, especially archaeological, tours. Thus, ... Read More
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2013 World Guide Awards
It's that time of year again: Wanderlust Travel Magazine has opened nominations for the 2013 World Guide Awards. The 2012 ones went to a very interesting array of guides, active ... Read More
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James Bond and beyond - Istanbul on the big screen
Over the coming months, millions of people will gaze at striking images of Istanbul in cinemas worldwide. Perhaps you will be (or have already been) among them? If so, you ... Read More
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Official Travel Partner of the British Institute at Ankara
We are proud to announce that Peter Sommer Travels is now an official Travel Partner of the British Institute at Ankara (BIAA). Founded in 1947, the BIAA (formerly known as ... Read More