12 Dec 2025
COLLETTE LAUNCHES 2026 TRAVEL SEASON
WITH 20 NEW TOURS AND NEW TAGLINE “BY TRAVELERS. FOR TRAVELERS” CELEBRATING 108 SUCCESSFUL YEARS OF TOURING
The Collette Premium Travel Experience features industry leading service, unmatched tour design, worry-free travel protection and meaningful cultural connections
PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island - Collette, the leader in guided travel experiences, has launched its 2026 travel season featuring over 170 tours worldwide including 20 new tours and new “By Travelers. For Travelers” tagline. Now entering its 108th year, Collette continues to redefine guided travel with a premium experience designed for the modern traveler—featuring
industry-leading service, innovative itineraries, and meaningful connections with people and cultures that go far beyond the guidebook.
“Our travelers trust us to deliver not just a trip, but an experience that changes the way they see the world, and themselves,” said Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, President and CEO of Collette. “For 108 years, Collette has built trusted relationships with our guests, our partners, and the communities we serve. This new season, and our new tagline, reflects how we do business, our love of travel and designing and managing tours the way we would want to travel ourselves.”
The tagline also reinforces Collette's unique premium travel advantage: tours developed by in-destination experts who live where they design, thoughtful pacing, unexpected “must see” experiences and a focus on local people and culture.
“Our team members around the world bring their insider knowledge and passion for travel directly into the tours we create. That's why our travelers consistently tell us they feel more connected, cared for, and inspired on a Collette journey,” said Nicole Diebold, Vice President of Brand and Creative at Collette.
“Wow” Experiences that spark happiness, discovery and connection
Each Collette tour is designed to offer unique moments that travelers could never plan on their own. Highlights include:
- Alaska's Northern Lights (6 Days / 7 Nights): Meet an Iditarod family, try your hand at dog mushing, and share a home-cooked meal inside their private home.
- Costa Rica (12 Days / 11 Nights): A World of Nature: Walk a coffee plantation with local farmers, learn bean-to-bar chocolate-making at a rainforest cacao farm, and sample coconut candy in Tortuguero.
- Colors of New England (8 Days / 7 Nights): Exclusive stay at the historic Omni Mount Washington Resort, glassblowing and gourmet lunch at Simon Pearce, and insider tour of Portland Head Light.
- Quebec (8 Days / 7 Nights): Savor a curated food tour on Île d'Orléans and share a traditional Indigenous breakfast with First Nations hosts at the Kahnawake reserve.
- The South Pacific (27 Days / 26 Nights): Glide in a Maori canoe on New Zealand's Otakaro River and visit a Tasmanian Devil conservation park.
- Vietnam & Laos (19 Days / 18 Nights): Share dinner in a local Laotian home, join a Vietnamese cooking class, and take a walking food tour sampling regional favorites.
New and Trending Tours for 2026 include:
- Cape Town to Cairo: The Ultimate African Experience (25 Days / 24 Nights)
- Journey through Northern Vietnam (12 Days / 11 Nights)
- Exploring Scandinavia by Land & Sea (15 Days / 14 Nights)
- Northern Lights of Norway (11 Days / 10 Nights)
- Journey through the Heart of Japan: Tokyo to Osaka (12 Days / 11 Nights)
- Gems of Greece: Crete, Naxos, Paros & Santorini (14 Days / 13 Nights)
Collette will also spotlight guest favorites and trending tours including Colors of Morocco, South Africa/Victoria Falls & Botswana, Flavors of Portugal, Costa Rica: A World of Nature, and Taste of the Balkans. For more information, and to download the new 2026 travel brochure, please visit at https://www.gocollette.com/en/landing-pages/new-season.
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About Collette:
As the longest-running tour operator in North America, Collette is the company travelers can trust. Leading with integrity, Collette's comprehensive travel protection plan, flexible tour pacing, and strong relationships within the travel space set it apart. The happiness of its travelers has been its roadmap since 1918 and today Collette offers over 170 tours to all seven continents and five distinct travel styles, including small group touring and river cruises. This
third-generation family-owned business is dedicated to giving back in both local and global communities through its social responsibility platform. For more information, visit https://www.gocollette.com or call 1(800) 340-5158.
Contact:
Amelia Sugerman
(401) 497-9106
GoodKnight Marketing and Communications for Collette Michelle Zacharia
(908) 868-5397
