AUTHENTIC HOLIDAYS MADE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE

Tell Tale Travel - PR03 - 2 February 2006

New UK tour operator works directly with local people to make authentic cultural experiences more accessible to independent holidaymakers.

London-based Tell Tale Travel, the specialist tour operator which provides tailor-made authentic cultural holidays, officially launches at Destinations: the Holiday & Travel Show today. Tell Tale Travel guarantees that its customers gain a real insight into cultures and lives abroad in the space of an average holiday, without having to travel with a tour group or guide. The company initially launched operations in Thailand last year, and intends to roll out its services to other countries in the next year.

Tell Tale Travel has extensively researched and selected people throughout Thailand who will act as both hosts and guides so that holidaymakers can witness the real Thailand first-hand. The company has also carefully handpicked activities throughout Thailand to ensure that its customers get the best authentic experiences the country has to offer, from bathing elephants to visiting hill tribes that are not on the tourist trail.

Tell Tale Travel's target customers are the ever increasing numbers of holidaymakers who want to travel independently, plan their holidays online, see more at the destination than is possible from a guidebook, and look for soft adventures where they can experience local culture. Furthermore, these holidaymakers care about the impact their travels have; they are part of the ethical travel market, which is out-performing the overall travel market. By travelling with Tell Tale Travel, holidaymakers can ensure more of their holiday expenditure ends up in local pockets.

"We are offering something truly groundbreaking. By working hand-in-hand with local people in Thailand, we can offer the average holidaymaker the kinds of life-changing experiences that would be otherwise inaccessible to them without either having to travel with other people or costing a lot of money", says Chris Bland, Director of Tell Tale Travel.

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For further information, please contact:
Tell Tale Travel
http://www.telltaletravel.co.uk
0800 011 2571
press@telltaletravel.co.uk

Notes to Editors:
Tell Tale Travel is a specialist tour operator making authentic experiences accessible to independent-minded and discerning holidaymakers. Travellers can choose from a range of ready-made itineraries, or make their own dream journeys from carefully selected elements. Tell Tale Travel's customers have holidays outside of the guidebook, experience real life at their destination and really feel they know the place and the people when they leave.


  Tell Tale Travel
First Floor, 25a Kensington Church Street, London W8 4LL
0800 011 2571 contact@telltaletravel.co.uk
Opening hours: 9am-9pm, 7 days