About Us

The Independent Traveller is part of a small family owned group of companies called Uni-Travel Limited.  Uni-Travel Limited started trading in November 1982.  The group encompasses four divisions: Uni-Travel, a major student travel office located on Lancaster University campus, Farm Tours, which deals with farming groups worldwide on technical visits to discover new production methods, Ranch Rider, a specialist division dealing with riding holidays particularly in North America, and The Independent Traveller that deals with tailor made holidays around the world with a particular emphasis on Canada, USA, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

We have been taking farming groups to Canada for many years, and as you might imagine this has led us to some “off the main tourist track” places, which we have incorporated into many of the itineraries put forward by The Independent Traveller.  We are told by our clients that these give a different perspective on the country they are visiting and that they see the country through the eyes of a traveller, rather than a holidaymaker.

Location

The Independent Traveller offices are based in Loughborough, Leicestershire in a large well equipped walk in office that deals with both local clients and clients from all around the country, and increasingly with ex pats living abroad.  Our office hours are Monday through Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm and on Saturday 9.00am to 4.00pm and out of hours you can contact us by e-mail on sales@itiscanada.co.uk  Fax: 01509 610585 or by clicking into our answer-phone: 01509 618800.  We encourage clients to enter into a dialogue with us so that we can develop for them a holiday to more than exceed their expectations.  Many clients visit us, we encourage you to do so and would point out that Loughborough is easily accessible through the motorway links, or indeed by rail from London.  We have one of the largest street markets left in the Midlands, which operates on Thursdays and Saturdays, we have one of the few carillons left in the UK and are also the home of the Taylor Bell Foundry.  So besides visiting us here to discuss your holiday plans there is much to do and many clients make a day out as part of planning their holiday.

Staff

The directors and staff have travelled to Canada regularly over the last 36 years and that enables us to build tailor made travel plans from direct personal experience incorporating feedback from our many clients.

Company credentials

We are members of ABTA both as travel agents and tour operators and carry an ATOL Air Tour Organisers Licence issued by the CAA Civil Aviation Authority. Through these organisations we offer bonded financial protection to our clients - this effectively means you are protected from our company failing to meet its financial liabilities. Click either of the icons below for more details.