Scott Dunn (tour operator)
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| Company type | Public company |
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| Industry | Luxury tour operator |
| Founded | 1 March 1986 |
| Founder | Andrew Dunn |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Sonia Davies (CEO) |
| Website | www |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Quinn, James (5 August 2013). "Luxury tour operator Scott Dunn takes stake in rival". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ Dunn, Scott. "The Scott Dunn Story". www.scottdunn.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "The Readers' Travel Awards 2013". Condé Nast Traveller. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ McKay-Ferguson, Helen (7 September 2013). "Junior meets 2013 Junior Design Award Winner, Scott Dunn". Junior Magazine. Retrieved 20 September 2013.