About Us
We are the specialist in group travel with over 25 years experience
Our History
Established in 1993 as a Group Travel organiser, we offer trips which include cultural tours, active adventures and special interest travel. Wherever you go, we will ensure you have memorable travel experience. We have one simple objective - to ensure our customers are well cared for and have fantastic travel experiences. We are delighted to have grown the number of groups travelling with us year after year.
With COGO Travel you are in safe hands
You can book with confidence, as we are a member of ABTA, which means you have the security of ABTA’s assistance and Code of Conduct. You have full financial protection for your money and are bonded with ATOL for flight bookings. Our range of school tours are accredited by the School Travel Forum and LoTC, so you can be assured of our Health & Safety standards.
Key partners with Disneyland® Paris
As one of the few key partners of Disneyland® Paris, we’ve developed great packages for schools and groups. We were the first Schools operator to establish an educational convention back in 1995. This event now runs every December with over 1,000 students, gaining exclusive insights into the Business of Travel & Tourism. Time to Shine is our exclusive performing arts event run with the Disneyland® Paris Performing Arts team. Every year we bring together dance schools for a fabulous extravaganza of music and dance, Disney workshops and performances. Every November and December the parks light up, as the festive season arrives. As the largest group operator for the Disney Bonfire and Enchanted Christmas 1000's of our customers marvel at the spectacular fireworks and parades.
Specialists in Education travel
Offering a broad range of exciting subject-specific tours for Secondary school teachers and College lecturers, we are committed to providing high-quality study tours. With visits linked to the curriculum for each subject, we will work with individual teachers to meet their learning goals. Partnering with Butlin's learning adventures, we are able to offer Primary school Residentials at a range of locations throughout the UK. Designed to combine fun, activity and learning whilst getting students outdoors, taking students on a brilliant residential is proven to support increased educational attainment and mental health.
Experts in Leisure group travel
As a team, we all love to travel and have a wealth of knowledge to share with you. Our group tours for adults are designed to offer a selection of tested itineraries so that you get the most from your travels. To ensure value for money, we find the best deals available with suppliers throughout Europe and the World. We constantly monitor travel trends, adding new itineraries to the portfolio all the time, which is why so many customers come back to us.
Service and support
Our service promise is to support you in a friendly and efficient manner. Our booking process is simple, with our MyTrip portal letting you manage your booking online 24/7. Supporting you to make trip planning easy, is what we are all about. We will keep things fresh by adding new attraction and destination ideas. We tailor every tour to suit your needs and will create the perfect itinerary for your group. We’re here to help you and make things easy, so please get in touch and we’ll look forward to getting you on your way!
The Team
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Lucy Newton
Performing Arts Product ManagerLucy Newton
Performing Arts Product ManagerLucy has always had a passion for Performing Arts. Before joining COGO Travel, Lucy was a Musical Theatre actress appearing in London's West End playing roles including Glinda in Wicked and Eponine in Les Miserables. Lucy's background has leant itself perfectly to her role here, sharing her knowledge, creating tailored tours and giving advice on everything from passing auditions, dance routines, costumes and so much more. Whether you're performing at Disneyland® Paris, singing with your choir in Austria or heading to Broadway with a trip to New York – her mission is to make your performance dreams come true with the support and dedication you won't find anywhere else!
FUN FACT – Lucy reached the live shows on X factor in 2006 with the Acapella Vocal group The Unconventionals.
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Krissie Allcock
Performing Arts Sales AdministratorKrissie Allcock
Performing Arts Sales AdministratorKrissie is new to the travel industry having recently graduated from university with a first-class BA Honours degree in Musical Theatre. She has plenty of energy and enthusiasm for Performing Arts and is passionate about making dreams come true for both child and adult groups. Krissie has co-written and starred in shows for the Brighton Fringe and has toured the South coast with the professional vocal company, Kompact. She has also taught musical theatre to ages 3-18 for the last 4 years and is thrilled to be in a role where she can build trips which are guaranteed to provide life changing experiences!
FUN FACT – Krissie is a keen painter!
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Sharon Langner
Sales Account Manager (Education)Sharon Langner
Sales Account Manager (Education)Sharon brings a wealth of experience to COGO Travel having organised group tours for both leisure and educational markets for more than 13 years! She's ambitious, helpful and always looking for ways to make tours engaging and tailored to the needs of schools and their students. She strives to make the whole booking process as easy as possible for group leaders, and has a special interest in Germany, having previously lived there for several years, she is fluent in the language and there's not a lot about German educational trips that Sharon doesn't know.
FUN FACT – Sharon doesn't own a pair of flat shoes – it's stilettos all the way!
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Julie Guinaud
Tours ManagerJulie Guinaud
Tours ManagerOriginally from Bordeaux, Julie has been living in the UK for over 10 years. She is passionate about travel, languages and art. Back in France she used to be a museum guide for visiting school children. Since living in Brighton, Julie has worked for various Tour Operators before making Voyager and COGO her home. She loves researching exciting new visits for groups to discover. Her organisational skills and eye for detail will help her put together the most memorable tours!
FUN FACT – Julie hiked up Table Mountain, South Africa
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Samantha Watsham
Tour CoordinatorSamantha Watsham
Sammi has worked for COGO Travel since 2016 and always had a passion for travel having completed a degree in the Business of Travel Management. She specialises in organising memorable trips for Performing Arts groups in Disneyland® Paris, as well as worldwide group educational trips. The highly organised Sammi takes pride in her work and ensures her clients receive the best customer service. She also enjoys building relationships with clients and helping them out wherever she can to ensure they have a fabulous trip!
FUN FACT – She has an identical twin sister and enjoys all things country – yee ha!
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Martin Salisbury
Sales Account Manager (School Residentials)Martin Salisbury
Sales Account Manager (School Residentials)Martin has been working for COGO Travel's dealing with Residential Schools Groups for children aged between 7 and 16 years old. Having worked with Junior School groups since 2016 and before that in the adventure sphere for schools, he has a real passion for Learning outside The Classroom (LoTC) and the benefits it brings to children. Martin has also been key in developing COGO Junior School activity product by listening to his customer feedback and working hard to action their recommendations.
FUN FACT – Martin has a passion for leathers and motorbikes!