Scan Magazine | Travel | Tailor-made trips to paradise
Tailor-made trips to paradise All work and no play? Unsure of where to find a really special exclusive holiday destination? A Copenhagen-based consultancy is setting up in the UK to help you getaway on the trip of a lifetime By Ian Welsh | Photos: Courtesy of Peacock Travel
Operating at the top-end of the travel market, Peacock Travel provides a bespoke service for its busy clients, who want the perfect holiday. The company offers tailor-made trips, incorporating expert knowledge of the best places to go and a complete service covering every detail of the holiday, from home to destination and back again. Peacock’s founder Hans Henrik Obel has been working in the travel industry for
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over 20 years. He says the company has found its niche, providing the attentive and comprehensive service that its busy Scandinavian clients want – someone to manage their holiday from start to finish, and ensure that every detail is taken care of. Peacock’s service is based around working very closely with its clients to first establish the type of holiday experience they want and second using the vast experience of the companies travel consultants
to find the right transport, destination and accommodation. Obel says: “For our clients we are just like an accountant or a lawyer: we provide a professional service. We understand what they want and when they want it. Typically our clients provide some ideas about where they would like to go – whether it’s Bali, Morocco, the US or Kenya – and then we are able to make suggestions. We have put a lot of work