United Travel Services is the destination management company behind three decades of Virtuoso journeys across İstanbul, Cappadocia, the Aegean and more.
Private, precise, and personally accompanied.
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The UTS team in the firm's early years, İstanbul.
A family firm, not a counter.
From a single İstanbul office to the trusted on-site partner of North America's leading travel networks, our promise has never changed: every guest is met, every detail is walked in person, and every journey carries the signature of the people who designed it.
Private itineraries designed file-by-file for advisors and their guests; hotels, guides, timing, tables.
Seamless port programmes from Galataport İstanbul, Kuşadası and Bodrum, timed to the ship's clock.
MICE, celebrations and special-interest groups with full production, venues and logistics.
Airport fast-track, private transfers, after-hours access and the small impossible requests.
The Galata Tower, medieval Pera's watchtower of 1348.
Balloons at dawn over the Göreme valleys.
The Library of Celsus, 2nd century AD.
Ancient Halicarnassus, port of the blue voyage.
With Galataport bringing ships to the heart of İstanbul, our shore programmes begin the moment guests step off. Licensed guides, private vehicles, and itineraries built around each vessel's schedule.
The port of Kuşadası, gateway to ancient Ephesus.
"We traveled to 117 countries and this trip was one of the very best we have done. We really don't have any suggestions because everything was fantastic. Our guide went over and above to make our trip special. Probably the best guide we have had in our travels."Dan W. · Dallas, TX · May 2024
"Our guide was very welcoming, accommodating, and fun to be with. His knowledge of local history was amazing, and he was very flexible in adapting our itinerary so we could see everything. The trip itself was well planned and the sites excellent. UTS did a great job!"
Glenn & Michelle N. · Northville, MI · May 2026"We've been on many destination tours. The tour of İstanbul was so stimulating! Our guide took our interests into account and added so many informative comments and things to see."
Mark J. · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · May 2026Tour guide and driver excellent, hotel amazing.
Loved this trip!
ELLIOT & ALECIA M. - New York, NY - June 2026"This continues to be a five-star service. Highly recommend, will tell our friends back home!"
Chrissy & Gary W. · Point Piper, NSW, Australia · January 2026An evaluation is invited at the end of every journey; the guest book reaches back to 1995.
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