Our Awards

Condé Nast Traveller – The Readers' Choice Awards 2024

We are absolutely delighted to announce we have been voted Condé Nast Traveller’s Top Travel Specialists in the World for the 12th year in a row! We want to say a very big thank you to all our guests for voting for us – we truly couldn’t do this without you. Your insatiable appetite to explore the world is matched by our own, and it is this collective love of travel that allows us to curate such extraordinary trips. So, thank you once again, we are so proud to receive this prestigious award and can’t wait for the adventures that lie ahead in 2025.

Junior Design Awards 2024
The Junior Design Awards are recognised as one of the most esteemed accolades when it comes to family lifestyle. We are delighted to have been named the ‘Best Family Travel Brand’ Platinum winner in 2024. Rewarding our extensive collection of family friendly luxury resorts, our Explorers Kids Clubs, our level of care and entertainement resources for childrenand our partnership with SENNIES. We are thrilled to have been recognised by the Junior editorial team and a team of highly respected judges, experts and influencers for a 4th year in a row. 

Condé Nast Traveller – The Readers' Choice Awards 2023

We are delighted to have been voted for and awarded the 'Best Specialist Tour Operator' for the 11th year in a row by the readers of Condé Nast Traveller magazine. The magazine's 26th readers' awards, recognises the best travel companies, airlines, destinations, spas and hotels worldwide. We want to thank each and every one of you who have supported us for over a decade; for putting your trust in us to plan your dream getaways, and for taking the time to vote for us in this prestigious award.  

Junior Design Awards 2023
The Junior Design Awards are recognised as one of the most esteemed accolades when it comes to family lifestyle. We are delighted to have been named the ‘Best Family Travel Brand’ Bronze winner in 2023. Rewarding our ability to tailor a family holiday to you and your little ones, both with our Explorers Kids Clubs and far-flung tailor-made adventures all over the world, we are thrilled to have been recognised by the Junior editorial team and a team of highly respected judges, experts and influencers for a 3rd year in a row. 

We're delighted to announce our victories at this year’s British Travel Awards, securing Silver for 'Best Travel Company for Arts and Culture Holidays' and Bronze for 'Best Travel Company to Australasia/Oceania.'

In a groundbreaking year with over 1.6 million votes, thank you to all who voted for us!

Condé Nast Traveller – The Readers' Choice Awards 2022

Voted for by the readers of Condé Nast Traveller magazine, recognising the best travel companies, airlines, destinations, spas and hotels worldwide. We are blown away to have been awarded 'Best Specialist Tour Operator' for the tenth year in a row. The world has changed a lot in that time, and so have we. We want to thank each and every one of you who have supported us over the last decade; for putting your trust in us to plan you trips you’ll never forget, and for taking the time to vote for us in these prestigious awards.  

Junior Design Awards 2022
The Junior Design Awards are recognised as one of the most esteemed accolades when it comes to family lifestyle. We are delighted to have been named the ‘Best Family Travel Brand’ Bronze winner in 2022. Rewarding our ability to tailor a family holiday to you and your little ones, both with our Explorers Kids Clubs and far-flung tailor-made adventures all over the world, we are thrilled to have been recognised by the Junior editorial team and a team of highly respected judges, experts and influencers once again. 

Robb Report - Best of the Best 2021
The Robb Report picked 10 standout travel Experts in the luxury field from across the world, a directory of those who embody that above-and-beyond spirit essential in the past year.

Junior Design Awards 2021
The Junior Design Awards are recognised as one of the most esteemed accolades when it comes to family lifestyle.

We are delighted to have been named the ‘Best Family Travel Brand’ Silver winner in 2018. Recognising our ability to tailor a family holiday to you and your little ones, we are thrilled to have been recognised by the Junior editorial team and a team of highly respected judges, experts and influencers once again.

Condé Nast Traveller – The Readers' Choice Awards 2021
Voted for by the readers of Condé Nast Traveller magazine, recognising the best travel companies, airlines, destinations, spas and hotels worldwide. We are blown away to have won the 'Best Specialist Tour Operator', we are especially honoured this year because for the first time Condé Nast Traveller combined the annual surveys in the US and UK into one global Readers’ Choice Awards list; over 600,000 readers across the globe voted! We would like to thank each and every one of you who supported us.

Condé Nast Traveller – The Readers' Choice Awards 2020
Voted for by the readers of Condé Nast Traveller magazine, recognising the best travel companies, airlines, destinations, spas and hotels worldwide. We are blown away to have won the 'Best Specialist Tour Operator', we are especially honoured this year because for the first time Condé Nast Traveller combined the annual surveys in the US and UK into one global Readers’ Choice Awards list; over 600,000 readers across the globe voted! We would like to thank each and every one of you who supported us.

Condé Nast Traveller – The Readers' Choice Awards 2019
Voted for by the readers of Condé Nast Traveller magazine, recognising the best travel companies, airlines, destinations, spas and hotels worldwide. We are blown away to have won the 'Best Specialist Tour Operator', we are especially honoured this year because for the first time Condé Nast Traveller combined the annual surveys in the US and UK into one global Readers’ Choice Awards list; over 600,000 readers across the globe voted! We would like to thank each and every one of you who supported us.

We're thrilled to announce that Jules Maury, Head of Scott Dunn Private, has been recognised as one of Robb Report's ‘Masters of Luxury’ for the second consecutive year! “Only a handful of operators worldwide, however, have the expertise, clout and ambition to make the unimaginable real. To celebrate them, and to help you, we have brought them together under this Masters of Luxury banner. There are fewer than two dozen, nearly all of them specialists in certain regions or types of journeys. They come with our endorsement.”

A huge congratulations to Matt Shock, Senior Travel Specialist, and Jules Maury, Head of Scott Dunn Private, for clinching the Condé Nast Traveler 'U.S. Top Travel Specialists' award once more.⁠

Jules' sixth consecutive win and Matt's fourth underscore their expertise in the industry. Jules stands as a beacon in the world of luxury travel, while Matt's boundless passion for Africa and safari is simply unmatched.

A huge congratulations to Matt Shock, Senior Travel Specialist, and Jules Maury, Head of Scott Dunn Private, for winning the Condé Nast Traveler 'U.S. Top Travel Specialists' award.⁠

Jules' fifth consecutive win and Matt's third.  underscore their expertise in the industry.Jules is a leading authority in the luxury travel industry, and Matt's passion for Africa and safari knows no bounds.

We are so proud that Scott Dunn Private has been recognised in Robb Report’s inaugural Travel Masters list – an exclusive accolade awarded to ‘quite simply the best travel operators and specialists in the world’. After a rigorous selection process and interview with our own Jules Maury, it’s wonderful to receive this recognition for the exceptional service provided by our Scott Dunn Private team, who continually craft extraordinary travel experiences for our discerning members all over the world. As the leading voice of global luxury, we couldn’t be more honoured to have Robb Report’s seal of approval.

Condé Nast Traveller – Top Travel Specialists 2019

We’re delighted that our very own Jules Maury has been included in the Condé Nast Traveller list of Top Travel Specialists. Jules knows how to craft pan-generational and extraordinary itineraries, like her murder-mystery experience at a castle in Scotland (before taking off on a private jet to the Dolomites to ski), a family takeover of one of Sri Lanka’s most luxe coastal hotels with a private safari in Yala National Park followed by a picnic overlooking the tea plantations; or a heli trip to New Zealand’s Alps with fly-bys of 2,000-foot waterfalls and glaciers, before dropping in amongst the fur seals and foraging for fresh lobster. And as an avid skier, sailor, and rider, Maury knows just how to tire out restless teens.