Grape Escapes Ltd.

11/04/2024

It's great to see our self-drive Bordeaux and the Loire Valley experience featured in The Telegraph's round up of 'epic European road trips you must do in your lifetime'.

This five-day road trip will see you discovering the best of these delightful French regions. "The west of the country, in Bordeaux and the Loire Valley, makes for particularly excellent road-tripping at a leisurely pace. The area’s chateaux-studded estates should be lingered at, their wines (responsibly) tasted, the charming towns explored."

Read the article here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/best-road-trips-europe/ Telegraph Travel

Book your Grape Escape now: https://bit.ly/4aUobrH

08/04/2024

Ever been to Porto or the Douro Valley? 🍷

Our in-house Portuguese expert, Ines, has been working away redesigning our Porto and Douro Valley tours. From our Essential tours that allow you to experience the must-sees of the region, to our Exclusive level tours for the ultimate luxury, plus a few surprises along the way.

For excellent food, spectacular views and of course, brilliant wines, explore all fully flexible and customisable Porto and Douro Valley wine tours here: https://bit.ly/3TSrk4a

27/11/2023

We are delighted to announce we are the 2023 Wine Tours Global Winner at the World Luxury Travel Awards 🍾

We’re proud of our team for working hard this year to create and deliver exceptional wine holidays across Europe – but the reason we’ve won this award is because of our wonderful clients, near and far, new and old. We are thrilled to have been presented with the top award in the wine tours category, as global winner.

With thanks to everyone who has supported us this year! 🥂

23/11/2023

Discover "Spain's secret wine region", Ribera del Duero, with Grape Escapes in The Telegraph Telegraph Travel...

From "effortlessly charming and unusually personal" tours at family-run wineries with one of our top guides in the area, to staying in some of the region's top luxury spa hotels, you can read all about journalist Lucy Thackray's recent trip to Ribera del Duero here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/spain/ribera-del-duero-alternative-winter-wine-escape-spain/

Explore Ribera del Duero with Grape Escapes for yourself on our website: https://grapeescapes.net/destinations/ribera-del-duero/ 🍷

This little-known spot is the loveliest wine region, and as a fresh generation of vintners set up shop, November makes a fine time to visit

24/10/2023

Can we tempt you on a festive weekend getaway this winter? 🎄

We may be biased but France is one of our favourite countries to visit at this time of year. We’ve pulled together the top three French Christmas markets to get you inspired for a wine-filled and wonderful festive Grape Escape this year 🥂

Find out more and get in touch with our team now to start planning: https://tinyurl.com/252wpx4w

23/08/2023

We are delighted to be nominated in the World Luxury Travel Awards this year 🌟

At Grape Escapes, we pride ourselves on designing a holiday that will exceed your expectations and leave you with life-long memories. Whether you've travelled with us just once or fifteen times, we would hugely appreciate your support - cast your vote here: https://www.theworldluxurytravelawards.com/participant/grape-escapes-ltd/

31/01/2023

*** WE ARE RECRUITING***
We are looking for a Luxury Travel Consultant & an Accounts Payable Administrator to join our growing team!

Grape Escapes is a leading tour operator, specialising in luxury tailor-made trips to the premium wine regions of France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. Our customers are primarily high-end travellers and their travel requirements are vast and varied, ranging from couples wanting a gastronomic European tour to groups of friends wanting to celebrate a special occasion for the weekend, and corporates wanting to reward their top performing staff. For further information about what we do, please see our website www.grapeescapes.net

Luxury Travel Consultant - £34K - £55K per annum OTE

This is an exciting opportunity for passionate, customer-centric, highly motivated individuals to join our small and friendly team. You will be planning, perfecting, selling and delivering bespoke wine holidays for your clients, being their main point of contact throughout the entirety of their Grape Escapes experience; from their initial enquiry to providing feedback upon return from their trip (and inspiring their next adventure of course!)

Accounts Payable Administrator - £24K - £27K per annum (depending on experience)

This role will involve collating and inputting supplier rates into our system, maintaining an accurate and tidy internal system and electronic filing system, sorting and loading invoices into the system and assisting in timely payment.

For further details and to apply, please contact [email protected]

From Champagne and Bordeaux to Tuscany and Rioja. Specialist vineyard and winery tours throughout Europe since 2004. Wine tours for groups and individuals.

07/12/2022

“Christimas time, mistletoe and wiiiiiiiine!”

If you are looking for a Christmas present for the wine lover in your life, a Grape Escapes trip might be just the thing. We offer three types of gift voucher to suit even the fussiest wine lover.

Your personalised e-voucher can be issued in a matter of minutes, taking away any last minute present stresses.

See our web site for more information:

Wondering what to buy the wine lover who has everything? | Latest news and information

05/12/2022

We're delighted to be featured in Metro today! Read all about it here...

Talk about grape escapes.

01/12/2022

As we FINALLY saw a very welcome return to international travel at the beginning of the year, we cannot tell you how fabulous it has felt to be arranging exciting, unforgettable wine holidays again, and doing what we do best.

It has been almost a year since we last posted. As we hit the “post” button that time, demand for holidays soared across the board to never-before-seen heights and like many of our peers, the Grape Escapes team have spent the past twelve months battling tirelessly to arrange as many trips as humanly possible for our travel-starved clients, whilst taking great care not to compromise on the quality of our service and experiences.

Thank you so much to those of you who have travelled with us in 2022- it has been so lovely to help you to celebrate your post-lockdown freedom in style.

Whether you are already in the throes of planning your 2023 holidays, or whether you are just seeking some inspiration at the moment, we are delighted to share with you some travel tips to help you on your way. Have a look at the below page on our web site :-)

It's good to be back! We're ready to plan your next wine adventure... | Latest news and information

10/10/2022

“Dear Lucy,

We are just packing up our last bits and pieces and about to head off after the most gorgeous and special 4 days in Champagne.

This time has been incredible and I wouldn’t change a thing. Every detail was perfectly timed and all the staff and service has been so heart warming with great attention to detail.”

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25/08/2022

Wine fanatics Jeff and Karina have been planning their Grape Escapes holiday for over a year, and they’re thoroughly enjoying the “fruits of our labour” at long last 🥰

After tasting their way around the finest wineries and restaurants in Ribera del Duero, we are then taking them to Bordeaux for part 2 of their epic wine odyssey.

A huge thank you to our amazing Spanish guide Itziar for looking after our clients so wonderfully. Itziar, you’re a star!

These photos don’t make us wish we were there at all… 😘🍷☀️

21/06/2022

“We have just had the most amazing trip to Epernay with GE. Our expectations were high, but were surpassed with the the smoothness of how everything ran, the quality of the hotel and the tours. Everywhere we went, the service was superb. Thank you GE for a fabulous time.”

We’re thrilled that you had such a great time Lesley, and thank you for sharing your lovely photos 🍾🥂☀️😍

31/12/2021

As international travel finally became a possibility again this year, we cannot tell you how fabulous it has felt to be creating exciting itineraries again, and doing what we do best. Thank you so much to those of you who have been in touch over the past few months to plan your next Grape Escape. It has been so lovely to hear from you!

After the most traumatic two years in so many of our lives, we certainly all deserve a getaway (or several!) next year. Whether you are already planning your 2022 holiday or whether you are just seeking some inspiration at the moment, we hope our travel tips will help you on your way.

https://grapeescapes.net/top-tips-for-2022-travel-%e2%9c%88/

Top tips for 2022 travel ✈ | Latest news and information

01/11/2021

Brenda and Christopher spent three heavenly days in the Champagne region with us last month, being utterly spoilt and pampered at the Champagne Houses.

The highlight of their trip was the end of Harvest party at Caves De Veuve-Clicquot Ponsardin - Reims Manoir de Verzy. It certainly looked like the bubbles were flowing 😍🥂🍾

29/10/2021

Luxury Travel Consultants wanted - £30K- £45K per annum OTE

Grape Escapes is a leading tour operator, specialising in luxury tailor-made trips to the premium wine regions of France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. Having survived the Covid-19 pandemic and its devastating effects on the travel industry, we are looking to expand our team once again, and continue to provide unforgettable experiences as well as superb customer service. Our customers are primarily high-end travellers and their travel requirements are vast and varied, ranging from couples wanting a gastronomic European tour to groups of friends wanting to celebrate a special occasion for the weekend, and corporates wanting to reward their top performing staff. For further information about what we do, please see our website www.grapeescapes.net

This is an exciting opportunity for passionate, customer-centric, highly motivated individuals to join our small and friendly team. You will be planning, perfecting, selling and delivering bespoke wine holidays for your clients, being their main point of contact throughout the entirety of their Grape Escapes experience; from their initial enquiry to providing feedback upon return from their trip (and inspiring their next adventure of course!)

For further details and to apply, please contact mark @ grapeescapes.net or call 01992 444150

17/09/2021

“Everything was absolutely beautiful today. I even ended up getting engaged in Hautvillers! Thank you for pulling this together with 2 weeks’ notice during harvest season, the difficulty was not lost on me. We can’t wait to return!”

Huge congratulations, Allie and Kent and it was a pleasure organising your Champagne trip! 🍾🥂💍💕

15/09/2021

It’s not just corks that pop in Champagne🍾💍

Huge congratulations to Alex and Anjali, who got engaged on a Grape Escapes tour last werk. Alex wanted to “pop” the question in a very special way, so we arranged a romantic river cruise as part of their day in the vineyards.

After a delicious lunch and bubbles on board, Captain Jerome made his excuses whilst Alex got down on one knee to ask the most important question of his life.

A photographer captured the moment from a hidden spot on the river bank and then joined the happy couple for an engagement shoot.

Thank you so much for allowing us to be a part of your special moment Alex and Anjai, and we wish you both a lifetime of happiness, joy and Champagne together.

If you’re planning to pop the question but you’re stuck for ideas, please get in touch and we’d be delighted to provide plenty of inspiration.

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16/07/2021

We are absolutely thrilled that Croatia has been added to the UK’s green travel list, and that holidays to this fabulous destination will now be possible without restrictions.

The beautiful coastlines, crystal clear water and picturesque islands have made Croatia a particularly trendy summer holiday hot spot over the past decade. But did you know that Croatia is also a wonderful wine tour destination?

Croatia's viticulture can be traced back to approximately 500 BC and the country boasts more than a hundred indigenous grape varieties! Wine is very much part of the Croatian way of life, and is an important element of every lunch and dinner.

The country produces wine to suit every taste, from refreshing white wines, bold reds, lovely rosés, sparkling wines and even sweet wines. We can only recommend you travel to Croatia to sample their unique wines, and delicious, fresh local gastronomy. You will not be disappointed!

In perfect time, we have just launched an amazing array of brilliant breaks to Croatia to accommodate all tastes and budgets.

https://grapeescapes.net/green-means-croatia-%e2%9c%88%f0%9f%8c%b4%f0%9f%8d%b7/

23/06/2021

https://www.channel4.com/news/travel-industry-workers-protest-over-covid-rules

The government has defended its decision to delay the final lifting of England's lockdown, as new figures show more than 16,000 daily Covid cases were reported in the UK today.

23/06/2021

We’re really hoping that the has helped to get our voices heard.

The pandemic has destroyed the livelihoods of so many of our travel industry friends and peers, and without support from our government, many more jobs will be lost.

23/06/2021

Thank you to our local MP Julie Marson for meeting with us today and showing your support for and

🏝✈️☀️🍷🍾🥂

23/06/2021

23/06/2021

Mark and Jo have arrived at Westminster to 🏝✈️☀️🍷🍾🥂

23/06/2021

Let’s build on the great progress of the vaccination rollout and safely open up travel this summer . Jobs and livelihoods depend on it. People are desperate to see friends/family overseas, make business connections & have a break.

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23/06/2021

Hundreds of thousands of jobs lost and zero income for 18 months. The travel industry has been the worst affected sector by the pandemic. The necessary tailored financial support from government is long overdue. Please share and spread the word!

09/06/2021

Lake Maggiore stretches from the Ticino region in Switzerland to the north east of Piedmont and north west of Lombardy in Italy. The Lake is a true gem surrounded by beautiful, preserved landscapes and charming places to explore. Find out more in our latest blog post https://grapeescapes.net/discover-the-magical-lake-maggiore/

Discover the magical Lake Maggiore | Latest news and information

27/05/2021

Our customers are, and always will be, our absolute priority 🥰We appreciate that trust works both ways and as travel restrictions are finally on their way to being eased, we would like to provide you with reassurance if you are thinking of booking a trip with us.

We are offering one of the most flexible booking policies around, with free cancellations and trip postponements. See our web site for detailed information about how you can book with confidence and if you’re looking for inspiration for an unforgettable post-lockdown getaway, we would be thrilled to hear from you! ✈️☀️🍷

25/05/2021

Where better to sit back, relax and enjoy some fabulous wines than on a cruise in the Douro Valley?

https://grapeescapes.net/destinations/porto/

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20/05/2021

The past year has been incredibly challenging and we have been missing out on quality time with our nearest and dearest.

At Grape Escapes, we can help you put together the perfect family get away / friends get together.

Find out more in our latest blog post: https://grapeescapes.net/why-not-catch-up-on-some-quality-time-with-your-family-and-friends/

Why not catch up on some quality time with your family and friends? | Latest news and information