Our Awards
At Scott Dunn, our mission is to elevate travel out of the ordinary. We strive to bring you unique travel experiences that you couldn’t get elsewhere, delivered with exceptional personalized service. We’re always thrilled to hear we’re succeeding in our goal, so it’s so important to us to us to have our vacations recognised not just by our loyal guests but by the travel industry too. Here, you can see some of the awards we've received recently. One of our proudest accolades is being voted Condé Nast Traveler’s Top Travel Specialists in the World 13 years in a row (and counting).
The majority of the awards we win are voted for by the public, which makes them all the sweeter. Knowing that we have made unforgettable memories for our guests means the world to us – and knowing you have cherished the experience enough to vote for us in awards and recommend us to your friends and family is invaluable. Thank you to all of you for your continued support – we wouldn’t be here without you.
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Top Travel Specialists 2025 - WINNER
Condé Nast Traveler
We are thrilled to have been handpicked by the Editors of Condé Nast Traveler to be included in their inaugural list of the 50 Top Travel Specialists in the UK. Scott Dunn is featured as an ‘all-rounder’ and we are recognized for our high-end range of products and services with notable mentions for our Explorers Kids Clubs and by invitation only Scott Dunn Private membership proposition.

Best Personalized Luxury Travel - WINNER
Modern Luxury's 2025 Best of Luxury Travel Awards
We’re honored to be named the winner of Modern Luxury’s Best Personalized Luxury Travel Award, selected as part of their elite list of top travel experiences around the globe. This recognition highlights our dedication to crafting personalized journeys defined by unparalleled insider access, seamless service and expert guidance from our seasoned travel specialists.

Top Travel Specialists in the World - WINNER
Condé Nast Traveler – The Readers' Choice Awards 2024
We are absolutely delighted to announce we have been voted Condé Nast Traveler’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.

Travel Weekly Magellan Awards 2024 - Silver WINNER
We're thrilled to announce that Scott Dunn USA has achieved Silver in the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards for the ‘Tour Operators & Marketing Campaign’ category for our 'Experiences of a Lifetime' campaign. From design to marketing to exceptional service, the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards honor the best in the travel industry and celebrate the outstanding travel professionals behind it all.

Best Family Travel Brand – Platinum
Junior Design Awards 2024
The Junior Design Awards are recognized 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 recognized by the Junior editorial team and a team of highly respected judges, experts and influencers for a 4th year in a row.

Best Companies Group: Best Places to Work SoCal 2024 - WINNER
We are delighted to have been ranked on the Best Places to Work SoCal 2024 list by Best Companies Group, in recognition of our dedication to fostering an excellent workplace in Southern California.

Top Travel Specialists in the World - WINNER
Condé Nast Traveler – 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 Traveler 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.

Travel Weekly Magellan Awards 2023 - Gold WINNER
We're thrilled to announce that Scott Dunn USA has achieved Gold in the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards for the ‘Tour Operators & Marketing Campaign’ category. From design to marketing to exceptional service, the Travel Weekly Magellan Awards honor the best in the travel industry and celebrate the outstanding travel professionals behind it all.

Best Companies Group: Best Places to Work SoCal 2023 - WINNER
We are delighted to have been ranked on the Best Places to Work SoCal 2023 list by Best Companies Group, in recognition of our dedication to fostering an excellent workplace in Southern California.
"Each winner on this list has created an extraordinary work environment that attracts, retains, and motivates top talent. The quality of the companies in the 2023 Best Places to Work SoCal list is truly commendable, as they have shown a clear commitment to their employees' satisfaction and development." - Jaime Raul Zepeda, Executive Vice President of Best Companies Group.

Top Travel Specialists in the World - WINNER
Condé Nast Traveler – The Readers' Choice Awards 2022
Voted for by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler 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.

Best Family Travel Brand – Bronze
Junior Design Awards 2022
The Junior Design Awards are recognized 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 vacation to you and your little ones, both with our Explorers Kids Clubs and far-flung personalized adventures all over the world, we are thrilled to have been recognized by the Junior editorial team and a team of highly respected judges, experts and influencers once again.

Best of the Best 2021 - WINNER
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.

Best Family Travel Brand, Silver
Junior Design Awards 2021
The Junior Design Awards are recognized 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 vacation to you and your little ones, we are thrilled to have been recognized by the Junior editorial team and a team of highly respected judges, experts and influencers once again.

Best Specialist Tour Operator - WINNER
Condé Nast Traveler – The Readers' Choice Awards 2021
Voted for by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler 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 Traveler 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.

Best Specialist Tour Operator - WINNER
Condé Nast Traveler – The Readers' Choice Awards 2020
Voted for by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler 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 Traveler 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.

Best Specialist Tour Operator - WINNER
Condé Nast Traveler – The Readers' Choice Awards 2019
Voted for by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler 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 Traveler 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.

Top 5 Tour Operator - WINNER
Travel + Leisure – World's Best Awards 2019
Voted on by the readers to Travel + Leisure magazine, recognizing the best, travel companies, hotels, destinations, airline, spas and more worldwide.
We’re so honored to have been named one of Travel + Leisure’s Top Tour Operators in the 2019 World’s Best Awards. It’s an award that wouldn’t have been possible without our guests, which is what makes it so special.

Best Travel Agent - WINNER
San Diego Magazine – Readers' Choice Travel Awards 2019
Voted for by the readers of San Diego Magazine, recognizing their favorites resorts and attractions in San Diego.
We are so proud to have won the 'Best Travel Agent' award in the San Diego Magazine's Readers Choice Travel Awards for the second year in a row. This is such an honor for us because our local guests vote for us not a panel of judges.
Our Award Winning Specialists

Travel + Leisure – A List Travel Advisors 2025
We are excited to share that Scott Dunn USA’s Africa Travel Expert and Team Leader Bjorn Behlert and Europe Tavel Consultant Rachael Mendizabal have been featured on Travel + Leisure’s A-List for another year in a row. We are also delighted to announce that Scott Dunn's Italy Travel Expert and Team Leader Livia Angelini has also been featured. They are recognized for their expertise, knowledge, and ability to curate exceptional travel experiences for their guests.

Travel + Leisure – A List Travel Advisors
We are delighted to share that Scott Dunn USA’s Africa Travel Expert and Team Leader Bjorn Behlert and Europe Tavel Consultant Rachael Mendizabal have Both been featured on Travel + Leisure’s A-List for 2024, recognized for their expertise, knowledge, and ability to curate exceptional travel experiences for their guests.

Condé Nast Traveler 'U.S. Top Travel Specialists' 2024 - WINNERS
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.
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Robb Report 2024 Travel Masters - Jules Maury - WINNER
We're thrilled to announce that Jules Maury, Head of Scott Dunn Private, has been recognized 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.”

Condé Nast Traveler 'U.S. Top Travel Specialists' 2023 - WINNERS
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.

Robb Report 2023 Travel Masters - Jules Maury - WINNER
We are so proud that Scott Dunn Private has been recognized 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.

Top Travel Specialists 2019 - WINNER
Condé Nast Traveler – Top Travel Specialists 2019
We’re delighted that our very own Jules Maury has been included in the Condé Nast Traveler 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.
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Why Scott Dunn?

Unique to You

- We listen to your travel goals and craft unique trips that are personalized to you.
- We’re with you every step of your life’s travel journey, from honeymoons to family trips and beyond.

Seamless Service

- Global offices in the UK, US, and Singapore for 24/7 seamless service.
- We offer flexibility if your plans change so you can book with confidence and peace of mind.

Carefully Curated Collection

- We’ve curated an elevated collection of accommodation, experiences, and guides.
- Committed to fostering close global relationships to continue bringing you unique experiences.

Luxury in Every Sense

- We deliver a sense of luxury that matters most to you.
- Awarded Condé Nast Traveler’s Top Travel Specialists in the World 12 years in a row.