{"id":185283,"date":"2025-10-01T13:41:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T03:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latteluxurynews.com\/?p=185283"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T04:16:15","slug":"martin-randall-australian-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latteluxurynews.com\/2025\/10\/01\/martin-randall-australian-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"UK cultural tours experts taps Australian trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>UK cultural tour operator, <strong>Martin Randall Travel<\/strong>, has made its first international trade-focused push since being founded in 1988. MRT operates small group tours spanning art, architecture, music, history and architecture, along with and all-inclusive, private music festivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Targeting &#8220;the intellectually and culturally curious&#8221;, MRT&#8217;s trips operate in Europe, the Americas, Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia, with themes also extending to gastronomy, walking and house and gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin Randall Travel has partnered with <strong>Ascend Travel Group<\/strong> as their first travel trade representative in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gsbp-546cb54\" src=\"https:\/\/latteluxurynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/martinrandall-fb-1132x560-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1132\" height=\"560\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kelly Ward, MRT\u2019s Australian Country Manager<\/strong>, said &#8220;Australia has been one of our strongest international markets for more than 25 years, thanks to the wonderful depth of curiosity of Australian travellers. 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