Themed travel for the trade
Special-interest Balkans programmes for travel agencies and tour operators
travellige, a Sarajevo-based, trade-only DMC, builds special-interest programmes in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Balkans for travel agencies and tour operators: halal-friendly travel, Medjugorje pilgrimage ground handling, Ottoman heritage, Jewish heritage, and wine and gastronomy.
Bosnia and Herzegovina sits where Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, Mediterranean and Slavic histories meet, and Sarajevo has been home to Muslim, Orthodox, Catholic and Jewish communities for centuries. That makes the region unusually rich for themed travel, and it is why many of our partners come to us with a specific audience in mind rather than a general sightseeing tour.
Each theme below has its own logistics: prayer times and halal dining, parish schedules and pilgrim hotels, opening days at museums and synagogues, harvest dates at wineries. We plan around them so your programme works on the ground.
Choose a theme
Halal-friendly Balkans
Family-friendly travel for GCC, Turkish, Malaysian and Indonesian agencies: halal dining, prayer times, apartments and Arabic or Turkish-speaking guides.
Medjugorje pilgrimage ground handling
Hotels, transfers from Mostar, Split and Dubrovnik, coaches and day trips for pilgrimage operators.
Ottoman heritage
Sarajevo, Mostar, Blagaj, Počitelj and Travnik, extending to Novi Pazar, Prizren and Skopje.
Jewish heritage
The Sarajevo Haggadah, the synagogues of Sarajevo, and Jewish history in Dubrovnik and Belgrade.
Wine and gastronomy
Herzegovina's Žilavka and Blatina wines, local food and incentive-ready tasting programmes.
What every special-interest programme includes
- Itinerary built around the theme's timings: prayer, Mass, Shabbat, harvest or museum opening days
- Guides who know the subject, in English, German, Turkish, Arabic or Italian
- Hotels and restaurants chosen for the audience, not just the star rating
- Net rates, one contract and a 24/7 operations contact
Questions about special-interest travel
Can you combine two themes in one programme?
Yes. Ottoman and Jewish heritage combine naturally in Sarajevo, and many pilgrimage groups add a wine or Mostar day. We cost combinations on request.
Do you run special-interest trips for small groups?
Yes. We quote from small private groups to full coaches, with vehicles sized to the group.
Can special-interest programmes be white-label?
Yes. All programmes can be supplied unbranded for you to sell under your own name.
Have a specific audience in mind?
Tell us who your travellers are and what matters to them. We quote within 24 hours on working days.
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