Each consultant comes to the roundtheworldflights.com with a wealth of round the world experience - both as travel consultants and mainly as travel enthusiasts.
The average experience of our team working in the travel industry is now over 10 years per consultant and most consultants have travelled to over 40 countries - some are up to 80 plus states now. Between us all we have visited over 90% of the recognised countries and states on this planet.
By working closely with each other, with consultants sharing their experiences of travelling in some of the far flung corners of the world as well as new airline routes and travel trade secrets, our Round the World team have an unprecedented knowledge of round the world travel. Put simply, you are booking with an experienced Round the world expert, not some 16 year school leaver.
"We understood RTW's before the internet came along and we think we understand the routes, options, prices and deals better than anyone else (including our competitors). That's why over 50,000 RTW passengers online or offline have trusted us for 11 years now!" Stuart Lodge, Director.
Stuart, Director
Travel industry experience: STA, 5 years Bridge The World, Co-founder Global Village and roundtheworldflights.com with Chris and Simon back in 1997.
Countries Visited: Round the world several times, 80+ countries now - the real joy is going back though...
Where are you from originally? Scotland
Age 39
Favourite Countries Australia, Thailand, Cambodia
Best beach: Whitehaven in the Whitsundays. Bottle Beach in Koh Phangan
Favorite Journey: You really can't beat the Trans Siberian
Your Perfect holiday break: Where I'm going this Spring - 3 nights in Bangkok, 3 nights Chaing Mai, and a week on Samui - bliss.
Perfect 4 day Weekend: Fly into Vienna and out of Prague - and the train in between - what a superb combo....
If you were off on an RTW next week , which one?
London - Mumbai surface Kathmandu - Bangkok surface Saigon - Singapore - Sydney surface Melbourne - Christchurch surface Auckland - Tonga - Western Samoa (Apia) - Los Angeles surface Miami - London from £1099
Email: stuart@roundtheworldflights.com
Direct Line 0871 663 9850
Chris, Director
Travel industry experience: 8 years STA, Co-founder Global Village and roundtheworldflights.com with Stuart and Simon back in 1997.
Where are you from originally? London
Age 35
Favourite Countries Peru, Australia, Laos
Best beach: South Beach Miami
Your Perfect holiday break: Exploring Asias backwaters
Perfect 4 day Weekend: Where I'm off to next month - New York
If you were off on an RTW next week , which one?
London - Singapore - Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) surface Bangkok - Brisbane surface Sydney - Christchurch - Wellington - Auckland - Tonga -Western Samoa (Apia) - L.A surface Las Vegas - London from £1099
Email: chris@gvillage.co.uk
Direct Line 0871 663 9852
Simon, Manager
Travelled to: Russia, Round the world, Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, USA
Travel industry experience: 13 years in long-haul specialist agencies.
Where are you from originally? London
Age 42
Favourite Travel Experience: Sunrise trek to Mt Bromo, Java, Indonesia
Favourite Countries: Australia
Best beach: Cable Beach, Broome
Your Perfect holiday break: 4 days walking in the Peak District!
If you were off on an RTW next week, which routing and why? London - Cape Town - overland - Victoria Falls - Perth - Sydney - Auckland - Beijing - London - To do an overland trip through Namibia and to visit friends around the world.
Email: simon@roundtheworldflights.com
Direct Line 0871 663 9845
Sanjay, Senior Consultant
Travelled to: Big Trans Siberian Express, Round the world, Europe, North + South America, Asia, Australasia and South Pacific, Africa
Travel industry experience:STA travel for 5 years at several branches in London then 7 years so far with Global Village.
Where are you from originally? Indian roots but London born.
Age 36
Favourite Travel Experience: Overlanding on a truck between Quito to Rio De Janeiro
Favourite Countries: India, Peru, Thailand, Argentina
Best beach: White beach,Borocay
Your Perfect holiday break Cuisine ,culture and texture are all important when I travel. A week relaxing on a good beach at the end would complete my ideal breakaway..
If you were off on an RTW next week , which one?
London - Delhi - Bangkok - Perth - Sydney - Auckland - Fiji or Hawaii - Los Angeles surface San Francisco - UK from £1299
Email: sanjay@roundtheworldflights.com
Direct Line 0871 663 9847
Charlie, Senior Consultant
Travel industry experience: 3 years Dial a flight, 2 years Global Village
Where are you from originally? UK
Age 32yrs
Favourite Country South Africa
Best beach: Camps Bay, Cape Town
Your Perfect holiday break: A week in an upmarket safari lodge such as Shamwari - Bliss!
If you were off on an RTW next week , which one?
London Heathrow - Cape Town - Perth - Ayers Rock - Sydney - New Zealand - Hong Kong - Bangkok - UK from £1369
Email: charlie@roundtheworldflights.com
Direct Line 0871 663 9846
Roisin, Senior Consultant
Travel industry experience: 5 years STA in Australia
Where are you from originally? Australia
Age 25yrs
Favourite Country Australia
Best beach: Take your pick of any in Western Australia
If you were off on an RTW next week , which one?
London - Tokyo - Bangkok - Perth - New Zealand - The Cook Islands - USA - UK from £1269
Email: roisin@roundtheworldflights.com
Direct Line 0871 663 9844
Jarvis, Senior Consultant
Travelled to: Russia, Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, South America
Travel industry experience: 5 years at Dial A flight, 2 years at Global Village.
Top three places: Sydney, Thailand, Cape Town
Where are you from originally: UK
Age: 25
Favourite hotel: The One and Only Tousserouk, Mauritius
Best beach: See above and Sri Lanka
Email: jarvis@roundtheworldflights.com
Direct Line 0871 663 9840
James, Senior Consultant
Travelled to: South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland, Morocco, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Thailand, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, China, Mongolia. Iceland and loads of Europe.
Travel industry experience: 2 years Travelbag, 2.5 years Global Village. Extensive work and travel abroad.
Where are you from originally: UK
Age: 28
Favourite Travel Experience: Tough one but its got to be the Trans-Sib, closely followed by its richer cousin, the Orient Express.
Favourite Countries: South Africa, Brazil, Sweden
Best beach: Tofu Beach, Mozambique. Surf, seafood and lots of golden sand.
Perfect Holiday: Great city followed by a chilled out beach. Throw in some good food and nightlife too!
If you were off on an RTW next week, which routing and why?
London -Jo'burg - Perth - Ayers Rock - Adelaide - surface - Sydney - Christchurch - surface - Auckland - Santiago - Buenos Aries - surface - Rio - London So many great places on one ticket from £1174! This is the route I took on my year off. Would love to go back and do it again!
Email: james@roundtheworldflights.com
Direct Line 0871 663 9843
Malcolm, Senior Consultant
Travelled to: Australia (lived there for several years) South Africa, Morocco, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Thailand, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, China, Mongolia. Iceland and loads of Europe.
Travel industry experience: BTW, STA, Travelmood, 2 years Global Village. Extensive work and travel abroad.
Where are you from originally: Scotland
Age: 32
Favourite Travel Experience: Seeing the Orangutans in Sabah
Favourite Countries: Thailand, Australia
Perfect Holiday: Great city followed by a chilled out beach. Throw in some good food and nightlife too!
If you were off on an RTW next week, which routing and why?
London -Jo'burg - Perth - Ayers Rock - Adelaide - surface - Sydney - Christchurch - surface - Auckland - Santiago - Buenos Aries - surface - Rio - London So many great places on one ticket from £1174! This is the route I took on my year off. Would love to go back and do it again!
Email: malcolm@roundtheworldflights.com
Direct Line 0871 663 9842
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The company has an Air Travels Organiser’s License (ATOL - 6283) granted by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). ATOL protects you from losing your money or being stranded abroad. It does this by carrying out checks on the tour operators and travel organisers it licenses, and requiring a financial guarantee called a bond, which is lodged with us.If a tour operator goes out of business, the CAA will make a refund to you, or if you're abroad, we'll arrange for you to finish your holiday and fly home. For further information please visit the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk. The company is also a member and is bonded by the International Air Travel Association (IATA - 91257073), which allows us to issue tickets on our premises in Islington. All RTW airline tickets also include Schedule Airline Failure Insurance (SAFI) - which will be added to your invoice if scheduled airline flights are booked. RTW Travel insurance is strongly recommended at all times more