Tailor Made & Meetings
For many years, we have been organising tailor made tours, overseas conferences and meetings. Our tailor made programme includes small private special interest groups, large medical groups, corporate conferences and golf tours. We can adapt one of our existing tours to fit a brief, or create an entirely bespoke one. We have excellent medical and historical contacts around the world, as well as many connections with ordinary locals and families.
Below are a series of private tours and meetings recently organised:
- Medical Society meeting for 36 in Istanbul, May 2007
- Medical Meeting for 60 in Budapest, November 2007
- Private tour to Ethiopia, February 2008
- Private tour to Vietnam and Cambodia, March 2008
- Medical meeting for 20 in Milan, April 2008
- Medical Meeting for 100 in New York, June 2008
- Medical Meeting for 60 in Malta, November 2008
- Private tour to China, March 2009
- Private tour to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, April 2009
Testimonials
"As President of the West Kent Medical Society, I needed to arrange a very special trip for the Society’s 150th Anniversary Year. Jon Baines organized a fascinating and enjoyable trip to Istanbul, which more than fulfilled our expectations. We went to places in this amazing city that we could not have accessed without his help and local knowledge. The whole trip ran like clockwork from start to finish. Thank you." Dr Mary Mather, West Kent Medico-Chirurgical Society, May 2007
"A word of thanks for the excellent arrangements for the trip to New York. The arrangements on the ground were excellent, the hotel was wonderful and the functions and tours went off very well. I have had many comments of gratitude so please accept my thanks for all your efforts." Paul Finan, President (2008 – 2009) Royal Society of Medicine Surgical Section, June 2008
"Jon Baines Tours has organised highly successful meetings to Budapest, Milan and Malta for Lumenis UK. The meetings were put together with considerable imagination and flair, were extremely well organised and were greatly enjoyed by our invited delegates, guest speakers and members of the Lumenis team. I would have no hesitation in recommending Jon Baines Tours as a most efficient overseas meetings organiser." Clive Swan, Marketing Manager, Lumenis UK, November 2007, April 2008, November 2008
"We arrived back from Hong Kong this morning. Just a brief note to thank you and Aidan for your superb organising. Everything worked like clockwork. The hotels in Shanghai and Beijing were excellent, our three guides Lily, Helen and Stephen were knowlegable, friendly and ultra-efficient. All timings - pick-ups, meetings, train from Shanghai to Beijing etc were spot-on and the itinerary and visits worked out fine. We wouldn't hesitate to use you again for our next big trip!" Barry Covill, Private Tour to China, March 2009
Destinations
Below are some ideas for potential destinations to make your tour or event more successful
Comprising almost the entire southern half of South America, Argentina combines Latin vivacity with European sophistication. It is also a land of great diversity: from vibrant and cosmopolitan Buenos Aires to wild, windswept Patagonia, with experiences ranging from fine wine tasting to the gaucho tradition.
We have organised tours and meetings in Budapest over many years. Budapest works well throughout the year with warm green springs and romantic wintry winters. It represents great value and the Danube cruises never fail to impress
Jon Baines has been organising professional, special interest and golf tours to China for 14 years. Consequently we have built up a huge range of contacts, hotels, speakers, visits, restaurants and guides and can tailor make the perfect tour or meeting for you.
This city has a fantastic setting, beautiful architecture, rich history, and it still manages to represent that increasingly rare thing - a good value European destination.
This is an exceptional destination with a wealth of history, wide range of hotels, excellent restaurants and a spectacular setting. We have operated a number of special interest tours and events here over many years and have access to some enthralling speakers, knowledgeable guides and interesting venues.
Aidan Reynolds, our Operations Manager, lived and worked in Vietnam for six years as a tour leader and manager in travel companies. We run regular professional, golf and cultural tours to Vietnam and consequently are up to date on this fascinating and fast changing destination.