SME News Greater London Enterprise Awards 2024/ 22 Best Private Day Tour Operator 2024 Oliver ‘Oz’ Harris has consistently been one of London’s highest rated tour guides for years, and he decided to leverage this enviable reputation by setting up his own business, Tailored Tours, back in 2016. Developed with the simple intention of providing better quality tours, this company lives its name every single day, offering truly bespoke tours that allow the person(s) on them to pick where they go, what they see and do, and how long they stay for, complete with a personal driver/guide. One cannot fully understand Tailored Tours without first finding out more about the visionary at the helm, Oz Harris. Having been in the history/ tourism trade from the age of 19, Oz’s career began shortly after he finished studying medieval history at London’s Royal Holloway University. With a clear passion and a skill for sharing his knowledge, Oz would first try his hand at teaching the subject, before taking students on tours from Edinburgh to Paris in a venture allowing him to combine this passion with an enthusiasm for travel. Then, following an almost decade-long stint guiding thousands of tourists professionally for a selection of the UK’s most famous tour companies, Oz decided to go solo and create the sort of private tours not usually accessible to the public. “I noticed a gap in the market for quality private day tours out of London”, explains Oz. “The most popular day tours from larger companies often throw in too many sites to see properly in one day. Having delivered these tours myself, I had the idea to make well timed itineraries that clients would love.” Now, more than eight years down the line, this idea has grown into a successful operation that is comprised of eight friendly and highly knowledgeable drivers/guides. Every member of this team adheres to the bespoke undercurrent running throughout the business, well aware that every client is different and has varying interests. Whatever these tastes, the team endeavour to cater to them and exceed all expectations, providing quality private day tours to Stonehenge, Bath, Stratford-uponAvon, Canterbury, the White Cliffs of Dover, and more. As the provider of the best private day tours from London, Tailored Tours allows customers to beat the crowds and enjoy the best itineraries that are handcrafted by its expert team. Timings can change to meet the needs of the individual(s), but pick-up time is usually 7:30am for all tours, which see between one and eight passengers taken to such fantastic destinations as those listed above. All tour prices include 10hour access to both the services of the driver/tour guide and the rental of a modern, roomy, and air-conditioned vehicle. With cruise transfers also available, it is no surprise that these tours have become increasingly popular with London’s array of international travellers, something that has been exacerbated by an influx of visitors after the pandemic essentially shut the travel industry down for the better part of two years. These tourists often want to be based in London but see much more of England, and Oz and the team see it as their responsibility to allow them to do so, adding a dose of personality and uniqueness not possible from the bigger tour operators. The distinct and successful nature of these tours has resulted in Tailored Tours setting the bar when it comes to experiences of this variety, and this has unfortunately meant that there are plenty of other companies lining up to copy these services. This makes change a necessity in this sphere, and this is something that Oz and co. are pioneering at present by working on a number of new itineraries that are set to launch in October this year. Like all of their tours, these will meet the highest standards and be entirely customisable throughout. Boasting a 100% five-star rating on both TripAdvisor and Google Reviews, Tailored Tours Ltd is determined to keep this perfect record intact as it looks ahead. Despite never actually intending to grow as quickly as it has, the company is excited about the possibilities that the future holds. Demand continues to be great for its tours, and Oz reminds all prospective customers that it is never too early to enquire about a private tour and see what goes into the operation of the company we have named as the Best Private Day Tour Operator 2024. Contact: Oliver ‘Oz’ Harris Company: Tailored Tours Ltd Web Address: https://www.mytailoredtours.com
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