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Fleewinter is a tour operator based in London, UK with a fully remote team. Founded in 2003 by Alisdair Luxmoore and incorporated in 2004, the company creates tailor made holidays to more than 50 countries.

History

In 2003, Alisdair Luxmoore created Fleewinter to help UK customers holiday in South Africa, providing a tailored service for those seeking a rental in Cape Town. The company connected them with appropriate properties for their needs, arranged airport transfers, assisted with car rentals, and more. Frustrated at finding suitable accommodation for his own family, Luxmoore wanted customers to know that all Fleewinter offerings are personally vetted.

Fleewinter expanded to offer tailor made holidays in other destinations including Morocco, Thailand, Laos, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Peru, and India. Before adding a country to the offerings, a specialist spends time in the destination researching accommodation and activities.

The company is run by a collective and each person is self-employed. Destination specialists are responsible for the investment needed to establish a new destination for the company. Fleewinter is responsible for insurance, banking, and other back-end support.

Sustainability & Charity

In 2018, Fleewinter participated in "Plastic Free July" efforts including offering customers free water filtration bottles and donating to FRANK Water, a safe water NGO.

In 2023, Fleewinter began incorporating carbon offsets in holiday packages, working with Fenix Carbon and AITO.

Awards

British Travel Awards 2024 Best Travel Company for Winter Sun Holidays Silver
World Luxury Travel Awards 2024 Yacht Cruises Europe
AITO Tour Operator of the Year Silver 2023
Family Traveller Awards 2019
The Telegraph Travel Awards Best Specialist Tour Operator 2018

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[:1-2] Insley, Jill (2003-09-14). "Cape crusader seeks adventure". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

[3] "About Fleewinter - Reviews - 101 Holidays". www.101holidays.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

[:2-4] "Fleewinter adds Thailand to growing portfolio | Easier". www.easier.com. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

[5] "Independent Familes: 'Are there any safaris that are family-friendly?'". The Independent. 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

[6] Holly (2024-03-19). "Why villa travel companies NEED to ditch paper and emails in 2024". Vamoos. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

[7] "Fleewinter War on Single Use Plastic". Travel Begins at 40. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

[8] "Aito members gain point-of-sale access to verified carbon offsets". TTG. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

[9] "2024 winners". www.britishtravelawards.com. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

[10] "The 4th Annual World Luxury Travel Awards - World Luxury Travel Awards". World Luxury Travel Awards. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

[11] "Awards | AITO". www.aito.com. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

[12] Travel, Telegraph (2018-12-06). "Britain's best tour operators, according to you". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-01-27.