FACTS SHEET
We are glad to present you the tour operator IQ TOUR, oriented essentially towards the outgoing of clients to all over the World (main directions are Europe, South-East Asia, Indian Ocean Islands, Central & South Africa, South America) and also incoming to Russia.
IQ TOUR is tour operator based in Saint-Petersburg, working both in incoming and outgoing tourism industry, offering a wide variety of professional travel services, ranging from hotel bookings and group programs to closely tailored individual private jet operations.
IQ TOUR is a quite new name on the market of Saint-Petersburg, but this project was organized by people with 15-years experience in tourism and high professional skills. We started from outgoing to Italy, Spain, Austria, France, Switzerland, Croatia, Montenegro, UAE and etc. First our specializations were excursions tours, skiing, individual VIP service. Last summer IQ TOUR launched incoming department to offer the rich range of services in Russia. We organized special tours to Saint-Petersburg, Moscow and Karelia region, including historical excursions, fishing, climbing, ecotourism. Now we can offer best rates for russian hotels, comfortable transfers (buses and limousines), we do our best to provide the best possible product and excellent service of qualified personnel. Our main goal is to suggest individual and unusual way to know the visiting country. We are working on expansion our directions, but the main principal is: “Not more, but in the best way”. We support each of our client 24 hours/ 7 days a week –so we can tell we provide concierge service any time a client`d like to get any additional service. The main principles of IQ TOUR are: individual work with every client and every company, excellent service and professionalism.
We grant all services for our clients and agencies:
* VIP service
* concierge service 24/7
* Booking of air tickets for all destinations
* Individual bookings of hotels worldwide with the confirmation within 24 hours
* Weekly group programs to European countries
* Sea resorts and lake resorts
* Visa support
* VIP, Individual and group transfers
* VIP service at the airport
* Bookings of rail tickets worldwide
* Car rental
* Yacht and sailing rental
* Chalet and villas rental
* Weddings
* Bookings of tickets for the concerts and events
* Incentive tourism and corporate clients
* Medical services in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain
* Wellness & SPA Programs in Europe
* Education in Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Great Britain, Italy, France,
FACTS SHEET IQ TOUR 2011-2016:
01.04.2011 – first day of working as an outgoing company for Italy, France, Austria and Switzerland
05.04.2011 – first agreement with Italian incoming tour operator is signed
16.04.2011 – first tourist is sent to Italy for individual tour
20.04.2011 – First price and color catalogues are printed
10.05.2011 – Advertisement product are ready for the exhibition
15.05.2011 - Opening new destinations: Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro
01.06.2011 – The beginning of sending everyday e-mail news to Russian agencies
12.06.2011 – 2 more employees in the company (1 specialized on incoming tourism, 1 on Europe)
20.06.2011 – summer programs in Russia. First advertisement about new destination
30.07.2011 – First tourist group from Croatia was met in Saint-Petersburg
27.09.2011 – Participation in Italian Workshop in Saint-Petersburg, organized by Enit
10.10.2011 – IQ TOUR have nearly 50 rooms in the hotels in Austria, Switzerland and Italy for New year period
13.10.2011 – Agreement for block of seats (business and economy class) on the charter flight of GTK Rossiya to Salzburg, Innsbruck and Geneva is signed with “IRIDA” LTD
16.10.2011 – Participation in international fair Ski Salon 2011 in Saint-Petersburg
20.12.2011 – All charter places and blocks for New Year 2011-2012 are sold!
16.01.2012 – Totally IQ TOUR has sold about 250 tours from Russia and met about 70 clients in Saint-Petersburg
01.02.2012 – Opening new destination: Portugal, UAE
19.03.2012 – Participation in MICE Forum 2012, Moscow
20.03.2012 – Participation in International fair Luxury Travel Mart 2012 in Moscow
01.04.2012 – Profit of the company has minimum doubled in comparison with previous season
15.04.2012 - Opening new destination: Singapore, Malaysia, Seychelles
09.2012 – participation in work-shop, organized by ATOUT FRANCE in Saint Petersburg
21.09.2012 - Agreement for block of seats (business and economy class) on the charter flight of GTK Rossiya to Salzburg is signed with “IRIDA” LTD
08.11.2012-13.11.2012 Participation in Workshop "Buy Tuscany", Florence, Italy, organized by “Russky Kluch”
12.02.2013 – business breakfast with «DESIGN HOTELS EXCHANGE» in Saint-Petersburg
19.02.2013 – workshop Kempinski in Saint-Petersburg
01.04.2013-08.04.2013 Participation in Educational Tour, organized by “Bright Connection” & “Sina Fine Italian Hotels”
17.05-29.05.2013 - Participation in Educational Tour, organized by “Veter SPb” Brasilia+Argentina
22.06-29.06.2013 - Participation in Educational Tour «Sardinia - Luxury Edition by Brillandia» , organized by “Travel Media” & “Brillandia”
03.10.2013 - Luxury Travel Mart in Moscow – participation as a hosted buyer.
03.12-05.12.2013 - International Luxury Travel Market in Cannes – participation as a hosted buyer.
11.2014 - opening new destinations: Vietnam, India
21-22.01.2014 - Grand Ski 2014 in Chambery –participation as a hosted buyer.
02.2014 - hiring one more employee
13.03.2014 - Luxury Travel Mart in Moscow –participation as a hosted buyer.
15-24.03.2014 - Educational tour in Tignes & Val d`Isere with the help of the tourist offices.
27.03-03.04.2014 - participation in “Rendez Vous France”, organized by Atout France, as a hosted buyer.
15.05-22.05.2014 – participation in educational tour to Crete Elounda Peninsula all Suites Hotel very well organized by Ars Vitae.
22-24.05.2014 – all-in package program for a delegation for St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (including accommodation, logistic, interpreters, private events with pop stars)
06.2014 – two more employees.
09.2014 - moving to our own new office!!!!
09.2014 – opening ticket department
01.10-03.10.2014 - Luxury Travel Mart in Moscow – participation as a hosted buyer.
05-07.10.2014 – Complete organization of big private event in Saint-Petersburg with participation of more than 50 pop-stars.
01-04.12.2014 – ILTM Cannes - participation as a hosted buyer.
15-21.12.2014 – educational tour Switzerland + Italy, organized by Black Bird + La Reserve.
02-15.01.2015 – educational tour to Sochi + Abkhazia
20-25.01.2015 - Grand Ski 2015 in Chambery –participation as a hosted buyer + educational tour to Meribel.
27.03-04.04.2015 – educational tour to Bordeaux + RENDES VOUS in Paris.
20-29.04.2015 - participation as hosted buyer at WTM Africa at Cape Town, South Africa.
07-14.06.2015 – work shop “Luxury Morocco”, Marrakech, organized by RM Consultans.
17-19.07.2015 – organization of the private party with participation of Comedy Club Sochi for about 100 persons on the base of Hyatt Sochi.
18-28.08.2015 – educational tour Maldives+ Dubai, organized by Four Seasons and Anantara resort.
5-11.09.2015 – participation in the international event “Connections Luxury Abu Dhabi”.
15-20.10.2015 – site –inspection of the Staraya Russa medical & wellness resort.
11.2015 –first clients to Staraya Russa.
4-11.11.2015 – educational tour to Azerbaijan, organized by Jumeirah Baku.
12.2015 –opening the new direction: Azerbaijan, first clients for Baku and medical clinics in Azerbaijan.
12-15.12.2015 – participation in the famous opening of the season LIVE COURCHEVEL. Hosted buyer program and workshop.
26.12.2015-01.01.2016 – organization of the private party in Sochi & Krasnaya Polyana.
24-29.01.2016 - Grand Ski 2016 in Chambery –participation as a hosted buyer+ educational tour to Megeve.
11.02.2016 – participation in the road show of Starwood hotels & resorts.
17.02.2016 – attendance the event “Meet Italy with Amanda”, Ritz Carlton, Moscow
18.02.2016 – participate in the gala dinner of “La Reserve” Switzerland.
10-11.03.2016 - Luxury Travel Mart in Moscow – participation as a hosted buyer.
14-17.03.2016 – WTM SKI in Soelden, Austria –participation as a hosted buyer.
22.03.2016 - participation as hosted buyer at Conde Nast Traveller Moscow.
05-09.04.2016 –participation as hosted buyer at WTM Africa at Cape Town, South Africa.
This is only the start… To be continued…
