Oliver’s Travels in major expansion

Among the new additions to the collection for 2019 are properties in Bali, Thailand, Oman, Portugal, Croatia, Turkey, Florida, Mykonos and Sardinia.

Ravi Sabharwal, co-founder of the villa specialist, said: “Our clients wanted us to show these destinations [Bali, Thailand and Oman], and so we intend to deliver in a big way.

“We have on-the-ground support to ensure we continue to deliver quirky, lavish, one-of-a-kind places 14,000km away from our London headquarters. We are also seeing very exciting growth in Turkey, Spain Portugal and the UK, so we are also continuing to supplement our programmes in those destinations.

“Our product team, quite frankly, has never been busier.”

Oliver’s Travels added its revenue was up 50% year-on-year, with its top trending destinations for 2019 the south of France, the Dordogne, Majorca, Puglia, Corfu, Kalkan, Dalmatia, Costa Brava, Sorrento and Minho in northern Portugal.