About Riviera Travel
When you choose a Riviera Travel holiday, every detail of your river cruise or escorted tour is personally considered by travel specialists. Our experts behind the brand go to great lengths to curate each holiday, ensuring you can enjoy the very best of your chosen destination and have plenty of ....more
Reasons to tour with Riviera Travel
Quality promise: You cannot find the same quality experience for less with a competitor – and if you do, we’ll match the price.
Happiness guaranteed: You’re always protected by our Happiness Guarantee; if you’re not happy by day two of your holiday, we’ll bring you home with a full refund.
Regional flights: There's no supplement on regional flights across our range of holidays so you can enjoy hassle-free travel from your local airport - at no extra cost
24/7 access to UK based team: We’re on hand before and during your holiday. If anything were to go awry during your travels, you can call our emergency number at any point.
Price promise Book early with confidence, safe in the knowledge that you'll get our lowest prices. And in the very rare event we do reduce a price after you've booked, we'll automatically send you a Future Travel Voucher for the difference
Your money is safe and secure: No matter what, your money is safe and secure and fully protected by ABTA and ATOL.
Which? Recommended Provider for both river cruises and tours
Sustainability
Our company’s foundation is built on our values, which distinguish us and guide our actions. We are keen on doing our part to make the world a more meaningful place; after all, the world is our passion. We strive to integrate environmental and sustainability principles into our core business philosophy. ....more
Accreditations/Associtations
We're a fully bonded member of ABTA, ATOL and IATA, so your Riviera Travel holiday is safe and secure
What We Offer
Outstanding crafted itineraries, authentic experiences with local experts, award-winning reputation and an honest pricing polciy.
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Our Story
For 37 years our experts have been bringing to life the world’s most fascinating destinations. Like you, we love to travel and we are passionate about what we do. We personally select every aspect of your holiday and we are dedicated to ensuring that the content and detail of each ....more
Economic Impact
Our goal: Make a meaningful contribution to a charity we believe in
We will be supporting our new charity partner Practical Action with £1 donated for every guest who travels with us, and also offering our customers the opportunity to round up their booking to give an additional donation if they ....more
Social Responsibility
Our goal: Setting high standards for ourselves and our suppliers
We're rolling out a Supplier Ethics Policy which sets out our minimum standards of how our partners should conduct themselves, as well as a Hotel Sustainability Checklist, to gauge the sustainability efforts of our hotel partners.
Responsible Tourism
Our goal: Reduce our carbon footprint by 20% within 5 years
Working with eCollective, our ambition is to reduce our carbon footprint by 20% by 2028 - including customer travel and within our business - by setting short- and long-term goals both at our office and on our holidays.
Environmental Sustainability
Our goal: Halve our business use of paper and plastics
Our ambition is to reduce our paper and plastics usage by 50% by 2025 by better using technology to allow us to rely less on printed materials, developing an enhanced digital brochure, and replacing plastic luggage tags with quality reusable tags.
Awards
Over the years, we have been recognised in many surveys and awards, including the British Travel Awards, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times, The Guardian and The Observer, Which? Magazine, Silver Travel Awards, Cruise Critic Editor’s Picks Awards, Travel Weekly and more.
These are staggering achievements in Britain’s most prestigious awards, ....more
How we're working to make you feel COVID-safe on your trip
Please contact us for latest Covid-19 policies
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long has the tour company been trading?
For almost 40 years
I have reduced mobility; can I still travel?
We want to ensure you make the correct choice before you book your holiday with us. If you have any concerns regarding the suitability of the holiday due to reduced mobility we would encourage you to contact us to discuss these concerns
Do I require travel insurance?
It is a condition of booking that you carry suitable travel insurance.
What is my luggage allowance?
You will receive details of your luggage allowance with your final travel documents, which are sent approximately 10 days prior to your date of departure.
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Low Deposit
Riviera Travel requires a minimum deposit of 250 GBP per person or the full booking value, whichever is less, with the final balance not due until 75 days before departure.
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Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel your tour, tourhub doesn't charge a cancellation fee, here is a summary of Riviera Travel charges.
Up to 75 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of deposit At 74 days before tour starts: Forfeit 50% of tour cost At 60 days before tour starts: Forfeit 70% of tour cost At 30 days before tour starts: Forfeit 90% of tour cost At 14 days before tour starts: Forfeit 100% of tour cost -
Secure payments
All payments are deposited into an externally regulated Trust account.