Ponant Explorations and Aviate have announced a landmark UK trade partnership ahead of the 2027 season
The partnership marks a key milestone in the UK travel trade, as it will be the first time Ponant Explorations' products will be made available to the British Market.
Launched this autumn ahead of the 2027 season, the partnership is built on a shared belief in the value of working closely with the trade and a mutual ambition to make world-class exploration cruising genuinely accessible for British travellers and their agents.
UK travel agents will have access to a fully packaged Ponant Explorations product that combines acclaimed exploration voyages with flights, transfers and accommodation, delivered seamlessly through a dedicated Aviate team who will operate as an extension of the cruise company’s own UK operation. This removes a longstanding barrier for agents who have long admired the product but found it difficult to package independently.
Anthony Daniels, Ponant Explorations UK and Ireland General Manager, “This partnership represents something we’ve been building towards for some time, and we couldn’t be more excited about what it means for the UK travel trade. Agents will now have a genuinely packaged PONANT EXPLORATIONS GROUP product they can put in front of their clients – supported by a team that is committed to making it easy to sell and genuinely rewarding to book. The UK is a priority market for us. Our ambition is to be the undisputed leader in small ship exploration cruising, and partnerships like this – built on trust, shared values, and a real belief in the power of the trade – are exactly how we’ll get there.”
