Scott Dunn (tour operator) explained

Scott Dunn
Type:Public company
Industry:Luxury tour operator
Founder:Andrew Dunn
Key People:Sonia Davies (CEO)
Location City:London, England, United Kingdom

Scott Dunn is a luxury tour operator. The company, founded in 1986,[1] has offices in London in the UK, San Diego in the United States and Singapore, and sells holidays worldwide.

History

Andrew Dunn founded Scott Dunn in 1986 at age 22 as a luxury ski company operating chalets in the Alps. The company uses an "old family name", Dunn's father and grandfather both being called Scott Dunn.[2] The company grew over the next three decades to offer holidays worldwide.

In 2010 Simon Russell took over as CEO, overseeing the acquisition of Africa, Asia and Latin America specialist Imagine Travel in 2013, the opening of an office in San Diego through the acquisition of Aardvark Safaris in April 2016 and the opening of an office in Singapore in September 2016, enabling the company to operate 24 hours a day. In January 2018 Scott Dunn acquired Country Holidays, a Singapore company with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai and China.

Sonia Davies took over as CEO of the company in 2018.

In December 2021 the company slogan was "Travel that takes you further" as part of its brand refresh work which began in 2019.

In January 2023, Flight Centre Travel Group purchased Scott Dunn for USD$150m as part of Flight Centre's expansion into the luxury travel sector.

Awards

Scott Dunn was voted best Specialist Tour Operator in the Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Travel Awards 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and Favourite Tour Operator in the Condé Nast Traveller Readers' Travel Awards 2013,[3] Favourite Specialist Tour Operator in 2011 and Best Family Tour Operator in Junior Magazine's Design Awards in 2013.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luxury tour operator Scott Dunn takes stake in rival. Quinn. James. 5 August 2013. The Telegraph. London. 20 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Dunn . Scott . The Scott Dunn Story . www.scottdunn.com . 31 January 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: The Readers' Travel Awards 2013. Condé Nast Traveller. 20 September 2013.
  4. Web site: Junior meets 2013 Junior Design Award Winner, Scott Dunn. McKay-Ferguson. Helen. 7 September 2013. Junior Magazine. 20 September 2013.