Shopping tours, holidays & vacations
Artisans of Leisure
based: New York, USA
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Luxury travel business offering exclusive, custom-designed tours worldwide, including tours for shoppers with personalised shopping excursions tailored to each traveller's interests. Shop for custom jewellery in Hong Kong, cookware in Rajasthan, hand-tailored clothing in Hong Kong, cutting-edge fashion in London, Paris, Milan and Tokyo or hand-made furniture in Morocco.
| shopping | Worldwide |
Chic Shopping Paris
based: Paris, France
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Paris tours for shoppers, with knowledgeable bilingual guides who offer a genuine behind-the-scenes experience. Discover Parisian shopping secrets and tips, including boutiques, arts and antiques markets, luxury French and European labels, or a patriotic 'Made in France' tour.
| shopping | France |
Emirates Vacations
based: Suffolk, UK
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City break vacations and packages in the Middle East (United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Lebanon) and Europe. Including city fashion and shopping breaks and romantic city breaks.
| city breaks | shopping | Middle East | Europe |
Hotel Russell
based: London, UK
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Hotel Russell is a 4-star luxury hotel in the heart of Bloomsbury, in central London, an ideal location in this shoppers mecca. Their London Shopping Break package invites you to 'Shop & Drop in Style', it includes hotel accommodation (standard twin or double), full English breakfast, a bottle of bubbly and a £20 Harrods shopping voucher.
| shopping | England |
Mall of America
based: Minnesota, USA
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The big one, featuring over 500 stores and numerous restaurants and attractions, Mall of America is one of the World's most visited shopping destinations. They offer online vacation packages that can include air transport, hotels, car rental, attraction passes and discount coupon books. If you want a shopping break in America this has to be the place!
| shopping | USA |
Milan Shopping Tours
based: Milan, Italy
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Private, personalized shopping tours in Milan for serious shoppers and fashion buyers. Each tour comes with its own expert guide/driver and is tailored to personal tastes and preferences. Services include finding a suitable hotel, villa or other accommodation at the best price.
| shopping | Italy |
Comfort Inn Manhattan
based: Manhattan, New York, USA
Offering a dedicated New York City shopping package featuring accommodation, Macy's Department Store discount card and shoppers gifts.
| shopping | USA |
Atlantic Tours
based: Nova Scotia, Canada
Offering a range of short 3 to 5-day shopping tours in Bangor, Portsmouth and Kittery, and North Conway.
| shopping | Canada | USA |
LalaLuxe – Luxury Personal Shopping, Styling & Private Concierge
based: California, USA
Offering bespoke shopping excursions and tours, including shopping by private jet in five cities or private in-store parties.
| shopping | Worldwide |
Lambert Arms
based: Watlington, Oxfordshire, UK
Offering a Bicester Village shopping break with accommodation, 3-course dinner, continental breakfast and a VIP Bicester Village Membership Card earning a 10% discount in all stores.
| shopping | England |
Shop Around Tours
based: New York, USA
Shopping trips visiting shops, outlets and factories in Italy, visiting Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome and Tuscany.
| shopping | Italy |
UAE: Shop 'til you drop in Dubai
Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could be described as the ultimate shopping holiday destination for fashionistas and shopaholics.
This 3-day shopping holiday package promises world class shopping, bringing together tradition and modernity. Dubai's age-old souks bustle with trade as they have for centuries, go there to seek out exotic spices like zaatar and sumak, hand-crafted jewellery and beautiful fabrics and carpets. Contrast these with the city's ultra-modern air-conditioned shopping malls – temples to retail, the experience goes far beyond that, with indoor theme parks, cultural attractions and even an ice rink and ski slope!
Also check this link for details of tours and packages to the famous Dubai Shopping Festival which has been running since 1996, this annual month-long shoppers extravaganza is generally scheduled for the first quarter of each year.
The image above shows a view of the Mall of the Emirates, a huge multi-level shopping centre featuring over 630 retail outlets, more than 100 restaurants, 80 luxury stores and 250 flagship stores. In 2005 it was awarded the title: 'World's Leading New Shopping Mall' at London's World Travel Awards.
What to look for from a shopping break
You'll get a lot of results on a Search Engine search for 'shopping breaks', but annoyingly a lot of those aren't really offering anything more than proximity to the shops and a standard short break package! We feel a shopping break should offer shoppers more than that and these are the breaks we endeavor to list on Travel-Quest.
So what else makes it a good shopping package? We'll take a great shopping location as read; here are some of the other things we look for when reviewing sites/offers:
• A good pre-shopping breakfast to set you up for the day. Take a full breakfast and you might not need to stop for lunch, don't waste good shopping time! (Although we do appreciate that for some people lunch is part of the whole 'event' too.)
• Vouchers, discount cards and special deals, if your aim is a bargain or two. Some packages are more generous than others, so compare carefully and also remember that you may be paying indirectly for some of the discounts through the package price (that can still be well worth it, but isn't always!).
• A personal shopper service, this will most usually be an extra, but can be invaluable if you're after some extra special shopping.
• Pre-shopping consultations, colour guidance, specialist advice, fashion shows, demos and the like are always welcome.
• Local knowledge, this is where small local hotels can win out over big chains or more anonymous packages, hotel staff or tour guides who really do know the local shopping area are worth their weight in gold.
• Collection services that pick up your purchases from the shops, you might get these in higher end packages.
• Post shopping services like foot massage, afternoon tea, wine, late check out, luggage storage etc.
• Free WiFi, essential for pre-shopping research, to find out who's got sales on or which shop stocks those particular shoes you're after.
• Free parking, particularly important if you're shopping in a traditional shopping area where parking can be difficult and pricey.
• Travel deals for people who don't want to drive.
• Special openings, not that common but we have seen some packages/tours where early/late opening has been offered.
• Free gifts!
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CATEGORY DEFINITION FOR TOUR OPERATORS WISHING TO BE LISTED:
The Travel-Quest shopping holidays and tours section lists complete shopping holiday packages in the UK, abroad in Europe and Worldwide, including overnight hotel or B&B accommodation and sometimes the services of a tour guide and travel. We also list hotel shopping breaks where we are looking for something more than just a mention of the nearby shopping facilities, we want to see dedicated and bespoke shopping breaks that offer the shopper something in addition to the accommodation, this might be discount vouchers, a collection service, the services of a personal shopper, a post-shopping foot massage etc.
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