Which luxury tour operators are best for Christmas and New Year trips?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 7 November 2026
These 5 luxury travel companies say on their own websites that they sell Christmas or New Year trips. Of them, Martin Randall Travel, Tauck and Abercrombie & Kent have the most Google reviews. Each card gives what the company's own page says, with its source.
Which luxury tour operators are best for Christmas and New Year trips?
The 5 luxury travel companies below say on their own websites that they sell Christmas or New Year trips; Martin Randall Travel, Tauck and Abercrombie & Kent have the most Google reviews. Compare what each card says before you ask for quotes.
Abercrombie & Kent
- Best for
- Antarctic voyage over Christmas and New Year
- Festive trips
- Runs Antarctica, South Georgia and Falklands: Holiday Voyage, a 19-day family-friendly cruise over Christmas and New Year, travelling from 20 December 2026 to 7 January 2027.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 2881 covers flight-inclusive packages sold to residents of the United Kingdom and a bond held by ABTA Ltd covers its non-flight packages; the US terms read name no trust account or bond.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 20 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.4 out of 5 from 795 reviews, newest 3 November 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- abercrombiekent.com
Carrier
- Best for
- Father Christmas family stay, Rovaniemi
- Festive trips
- Sells a bespoke three-night family stay at Christmas Chalets in Finnish Lapland, with return Finnair flights from London Heathrow, from £27,340 per family of four (a guide price); the page says the stay suits the few days before Christmas and gives no dates.
- Festive trips
- The page gives the guide price and the flights.
- Money protection
- ATOL number 2968 covers its flight-inclusive holidays. As an ABTA member (number V0391) it says bookings are financially protected under the Package Travel Regulations if it becomes insolvent; accommodation-only bookings that are not a package or linked travel arrangement are not covered.
- Website
- carrier.co.uk
Inspiring Travel Company
- Best for
- Tailor-made Christmas and New Year holidays
- Festive trips
- Has Relationship Managers who tailor-make New Year's adventures and family Christmas holidays.
- Reviews
- Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 745 reviews, newest 27 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- inspiringtravel.co.uk
Martin Randall Travel
- Best for
- Hamburg at Christmas, 21 to 28 December
- Festive trips
- Runs Hamburg at Christmas, an 8-day art and architecture tour from 21 to 28 December 2026, from £4,290 (the page does not say per person).
- Money protection
- ATOL number 3622 covers most of its flight-inclusive holidays; ABTOT number 5468 covers non-flight packages and flight-inclusive packages that start outside the UK for customers outside the UK; bookings made outside the UK are protected by ABTOT only when bought directly from Martin Randall.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 58 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- martinrandall.com
Tauck
- Best for
- Rhine and Danube Christmas market cruises
- Festive trips
- Sells Christmas market river cruises on the Rhine and Danube that visit the Christmas markets of Germany and Austria.
- Limits it publishes
- Requires at least one guest in the travelling party to be 21 or older to make a reservation.
- Founded
- 1925
- Reviews
- Google: 3.4 out of 5 from 40 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.7 out of 5 from 93 reviews, newest 13 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- tauck.com
Which of these companies protect your money?
3 of the 5 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.
- Abercrombie & Kent: ATOL number 2881 covers flight-inclusive packages sold to residents of the United Kingdom and a bond held by ABTA Ltd covers its non-flight packages; the US terms read name no trust account or bond.
- Carrier: ATOL number 2968 covers its flight-inclusive holidays. As an ABTA member (number V0391) it says bookings are financially protected under the Package Travel Regulations if it becomes insolvent; accommodation-only bookings that are not a package or linked travel arrangement are not covered.
- Martin Randall Travel: ATOL number 3622 covers most of its flight-inclusive holidays; ABTOT number 5468 covers non-flight packages and flight-inclusive packages that start outside the UK for customers outside the UK; bookings made outside the UK are protected by ABTOT only when bought directly from Martin Randall.
Which other companies on this page say they sell Christmas or New Year trips?
Martin Randall Travel has the most Google reviews of the 5; Tauck and Abercrombie & Kent have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- Tauck: Rhine and Danube Christmas market cruises
- Abercrombie & Kent: Antarctic voyage over Christmas and New Year
Who to contact first
Start with the 3 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
Christmas and New Year trips: the questions people ask
What should I ask a tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies publish prices?
Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.
Can I book with these companies directly?
Yes. Each card links the company's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes.
Does every company here offer the same thing?
No. Each card gives what that company's own page says; what is offered, where and at what price differs, so compare the cards before you ask for quotes.
Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?
3 of the 5 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Abercrombie & Kent, Carrier and Martin Randall Travel. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
3 of the 5: Abercrombie & Kent, Inspiring Travel Company and Tauck. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 3 November 2026.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
Martin Randall Travel, Tauck and Abercrombie & Kent, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website says that it sells Christmas or New Year trips. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
Read next
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: what each company published on its own website, read on 3, 5 and 7 November 2026, with links to the pages read, with its Google and Trustpilot figures where the listing carries the company's own name, from the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table. Cards are in alphabetical order. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.