Scott Dunn buys Asian tour operator
Luxury tour operator Scott Dunn has acquired Asia-based tailor made travel business Country Holidays.
Country Holidays is headquartered in Singapore, with sales offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Dubai, and has a turnover of £20 million.
Over the next 12 months, it will be rebranded as Scott Dunn and Scott Dunn’s existing Asia sales team will merge with Country Holidays, sharing new headquarters in Singapore.
Country Holidays founder, Theng Hwee, will become Scott Dunn’s new CEO Asia, reporting to group CEO Simon Russell.
London-based Scott Dunn opened a satellite sales office in Singapore in September 2016 to service the growing Asian market and offer UK and US guests 24-hour service.
Scott Dunn said this latest acquisition was part of a global expansion strategy.
It follows the acquisition of Aardvark Safaris’ US operation in San Diego in April 2016.
Simon Russell, CEO of Scott Dunn, said: "Following our success in North America, we are turning attention to Asia.
"Acquiring an operator as established and reputable as Country Holidays step-changes our access to a market with a huge demand for bespoke travel experiences. Country Holidays’ product portfolio and service ethic is the perfect fit for Scott Dunn."
Scott Dunn has grown its turnover from £20 million in 2010 into a predicted £160 million in 2018.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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