A familiar name from Britain's touring past is returning. Travelsphere has relaunched Page & Moy, the escorted tour brand that began in Leicester in 1962 and became one of the UK's most trusted names in group travel before quietly fading away. The first trips under the revived 'Page & Moy Collection' will run from autumn 2027.
The new collection is aimed squarely at travellers who want touring without the crowds. Groups are capped at 24 guests, though the operator expects most tours to average around 18 — noticeably smaller than typical coach touring. It's adults-only, and the emphasis is on slow, culture-focused exploration rather than box-ticking itineraries. Every hotel on the trips is 4-star or better.
Destinations span several continents: Italy, Canada, India, Croatia and South Africa are all named in the initial line-up. Breakfast comes as standard, with other meals served in locally owned restaurants chosen by the operator rather than hotel buffets.
There's a social angle too. Each tour includes a visit to a community tourism project, tying into the company's 'changing lives through travel' ethos and its Travelsphere Cares and Planeterra partnerships. G Touring, the parent company that owns Travelsphere, is led by Bruce Poon Tip, who framed the relaunch as a milestone for the brand and pointed to the smaller groups and premium accommodation as the core of the pitch.
For anyone who doesn't remember the original: Page & Moy was founded by Leon Page and Tony Moy and made its name with motor racing tours before branching into sports trips, cultural holidays, river cruising, rail adventures and wildlife tours across destinations like Italy and America. It became a byword for specialist escorted travel, and first joined the Travelsphere family in 2004 before being phased out. Reviving it is a nostalgia play as much as a product launch — the brand still carries weight with a certain generation of British travellers, and the adult-only, small-group format is clearly designed to appeal to that audience while meeting the current demand for more intimate, less cookie-cutter touring.
Who is it for? Older couples and solo travellers who want cultural depth and comfort without the logistics of independent travel, and anyone who liked the old Page & Moy style of touring. Bookings and details sit with Travelsphere, via its website or phone line, with tours on sale ahead of the autumn 2027 start. If the smaller-group format and 4-star-plus hotels sound like your kind of trip, it's worth keeping an eye on how the itineraries develop.
Full story first reported by The Travel Magazine.
