ABOUT
Driving Adventures Limited is a specialist tour company providing enthusiasts the opportunity to recapture the enjoyment of the open road by taking you on international ”driving adventures” across some of the best roads located among some of the worlds most scenic destinations.
OUR VISION
A simple one – to provide a “one stop shop” for unique and bespoke global driving holidays for car clubs, dealerships, motoring magazines, individuals, groups of friends and basically anyone who has a desire to explore and enjoy the open road.
Our approach is to advance, develop and enhance the level of driving tours utilising the latest technology, combined with a relentless focus on research, quality of service and attention to detail.
The objective of our collaboration was that with our own unique and very separate skill sets, we believe we have all the tools necessary to achieve this vision – and with a year on year activity which has doubled since incorporation, our rapidly growing database of clients seem to suggest we are achieving this with your help.
We would like to thank all of our customers for their loyalty and support and we hope we continue to be a part of your vacation adventure plans for many years to come.
THE DIRECTORS
DARREN TAYLOR (FCCA)
Darren Taylor, a Chartered
Certified accountant spent
eighteen years in the world
of finance before he formed
Driving Adventures in 2005.
The aim was to bring
together like-minded
enthusiasts who wanted to
explore the world’s most
exiting roads and scenic
locations while at the wheel
of a sports car.
Darren is responsible for
unique tour route research
and designs, mapping
software programming, hotel
sourcing, liaising with
third party car hire
companies and contractual
matters in relation to ferry
operators, while dealing
with the company’s
advertising and marketing
requirements.
Darren deals with all sales
enquiries, from individuals
to corporate organisations,
while he also researches and
maintains all aspects of our
advanced in-car technology
including the GPS systems
and programming and our 2
way radios.
Naturally Darren also
undertakes the daily
requirements of the
company’s financial matters
and associated
administration.
Darren is married with three
children.
Darren is also a co-director
of Nick Whale Sports Cars.
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GRAHAM COLLINS
Graham started out as
musician in the 1980s, but
also travelled the world on
the road crews of rock
groups such as Phil Collins
and Genesis before moving
into the travel industry in
1988.
Specialising in groups, he
has handled the complex
travel arrangements for
bands such as Oasis, The
Moody Blues and Alanis
Morrissette before he formed
Tour Travel International in
1999 which quickly grew to
become a world leading
travel agency with clients
such as Peter Gabriel,
George Michael, Geri
Halliwell and Lisa
Stansfield.
Over the years he has also staged large public car
events such as the very
successful TVR C.R.E.A.M day
in 2005.
Graham teamed up with Darren
and Driving Adventures in
late 2005 and is responsible
for the hotel research,
reservations, contractual
matters along with flight
detailing and management. In
addition, he designed and
maintains our company
website and our own bespoke
travel reservation system.
As well as filming and
producing our online movies
and dvd presentations,
Graham is responsible for
our on tour photography,
galleries and advertising
artwork and a number of his
images have been published
by the likes of Autosport
and on Daily Sports Car.com.
Graham returned to his first
passion of the drums in 2009
and has since toured the UK
with a Pink Floyd Tribute
show, performed on numerous
sessions and played with a
professional corporate
events and weddings band.
In recent years he has
managed Simon Collins (son
of the legendary Phil
Collins ) as well as
providing tour management
and transport services to
Simon and
many other artists.
Graham has one daughter
while his own passion for
sports cars has seen him
owning a number of TVRs and
Corvettes.
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