Fresh face.
Decades of trust.
Eastbound Escapes is the next chapter of Times Travel — the same experience, wrapped in a brighter, more modern way of doing things.
Where we come from
Times Travel has been sending British travellers across the world for more than four decades. In that time, we've learned a lot about what makes a trip genuinely special — and what gets in the way of it. We've also watched the way people plan travel change completely. They research on Instagram, they book from their phone, and they expect honesty and speed, not brochures and phone-tag.
Eastbound Escapes exists because of that. We took everything Times Travel knows about South East Asia — the relationships, the expertise, the safety net — and rebuilt it with a younger voice, a cleaner design and a simpler promise.
Why we sell curated packages
Fully tailor-made holidays sound lovely until you realise they mean vague pricing and endless back-and-forth. We went the other way: carefully designed itineraries that make planning easier, quicker and more reliable — while still allowing selected upgrades and tweaks when they genuinely improve the trip. You always know what you're getting and what it costs. It's not less personal — it's more honest. And because we book everything over the phone, there's still a real human guiding you the whole way.
- Transparent, pre-set pricing — no surprises
- Flights, hotels and transfers included as standard
- ATOL-protected, backed by Times Travel
- Real humans on the phone, not chatbots
Couples on honeymoon, families making memories, and friends travelling together — plus anyone who wants the magic of South East Asia without the stress. If that's you, you're in the right place.
From then to now
Why South East Asia?
Because nowhere else delivers this much wonder this reliably. World-class beaches, unforgettable food, welcoming people and a pace of travel that lets you actually switch off. It's the region we know best and love most — and we think it shows in every package we sell.
We're starting with Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia, with Japan and South Korea coming soon. It's just the beginning.