GREAT PRESS
“Magical Mystery Tours is the real deal for surprise holidays.”
“A concept that’s part ‘Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?,’ part Match.com, and part ‘The Amazing Race,’ your destination is a secret until you arrive at the airport.”
“… the building anticipation of mystery travel oftentimes gives adults the feeling of being kids on Christmas Eve. Not to mention, it nixes the stress of actually planning a vacation.”
“Want to feel a little lighter, shine a little brighter and watch your mood go sky-high? Hit up Magical Mystery Tours for a surprise vacation.”
Featured Clips
Good Morning America: Why the unknown destination trend is taking off
The Philadelphia Inquirer: How to get someone to plan your vacation for you, and why more people are opting for a surprise getaway
The Wall Street Journal: Why Even Control Freaks Are Opting for ‘Surprise Vacations’
Vogue: Would You Book a Trip Without Knowing the Destination? Inside the Amazing World of Surprise Travel
The Washington Post: A Mystery Vacation with a Surprise Ending
O, the Oprah Magazine: Be Surprised
Magical Mystery Tours in the News…
Conde Nast Traveler: Surprise Trips Are Only Becoming More Popular
Insider: Travel Agents Send People on Mystery Trips, and It Sounds Like a Dream
Thrillist: Embrace the Unknown with a Surprise Travel Agency (Recognized as part of the Thrillist 50 Adventure Guide 2023)
Smarter Travel: 10 Companies That Will Plan a Surprise Vacation for You
The Points Guy: How to Give a Surprise Trip as a Gift
StarTribune: Got Enough Stuff? The best Minnesota experiences to give your loved ones this holiday
Raymond James, Worthwhile Magazine: A Blind Date with a Destination
Outside Magazine: 7 Travel Companies that Plan Mystery Vacations
PHL17: Magical Mystery Tours (video)
AFAR: Surprise Trips Are More Popular Than Ever–Here’s What It’s Like When a Stranger Plans Your Vacation
DailyMail.com: Your Next Adventure: Mystery Tours
Travel + Leisure: Expedition Unknown
Coworkaholic: Review : Magical Mystery Tours – A Vacation for When You’re Feeling Adventurous
Canadian Living: The New Way to Take a Holiday: A Vacation with a Twist
Good Housekeeping: Take a Mystery Trip
WFMY CBS News 2: Surprise Vacations are Becoming a Trend
The World Wanderers Podcast: Surprise Travel Destinations with Denise Chaykun of Magical Mystery Tours
Atlas Obscura: Rowdy ‘Mystery Hikes’ to Undisclosed Locations Were All the Rage in the ’30’s
iExplore: Ever Wanted to Compete on the Amazing Race? You Can with These Tours
Marie Claire: The Rise of the Surprise Vacation
New York Times: Finding Vacation Deals with a Surprise Built In
BreakThru Radio: Twenty-Something Traveler: Magical Mystery Tours and Travel Company Plans Mystery Trips
Travel Weekly: Myth Busting Millennials
Extra Pack of Peanuts: Magical Mystery Tours – Booking a Secret Vacation with Denise Chaykun
Northern Virginia Magazine: Have Retirement, Will Travel
Clapway: 10 Unique Ways to Travel
Smarter Travel: 10 Totally Unique (or Wacky) Ways to Travel
View from the Wing: Would You Ever Turn Up at the Airport for a Perfect Trip, Not Even Knowing What it Was?
Smarter Travel: Destination Unknown: Is Mystery Travel for You?