Fourteen days of silence.
An expedition ship with 200 guests, Zodiac landings, a couple who never want to set foot on a large ship again.
All roads.
One person to call.
Private journeys and corporate travel, designed by people who have been there. Based in Recklinghausen, Germany, since 2002, for clients across Europe.
Our stance
The Via Appia was the first road one could rely on. Paved with basalt, measured in miles, built for centuries. We named ourselves after it because that is how we work.
Via Appia is neither a portal nor a catalogue. We are a small house that designs journeys for a few clients: for families moving three generations under one roof, for entrepreneurs whose calendars forgive no mistakes, and for people who want to reach places no search box knows.
We travel what we recommend. We know the hosts, the guides and the pilots. And whoever advises you accompanies you too, from the first conversation until you are home again.
2002Founded in Recklinghausen. Owner-managed, independent, no sales pressure.
1 point of contactNo ticketing system, no changing hands, no hold music.
0 cataloguesTwo or three considered proposals instead of forty hotels. One concept that fits you.
Private
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Journeys that stay with you.
Expeditions, culture, family, occasions. Journeys for people whose time is the scarcest thing they own.
Corporate
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Travel that works.
An external travel secretariat for managing directors, entrepreneurs, practice and law-firm owners. With in-house ticketing.
Journal
Where we went last.
Not offers, but notes from journeys we designed for clients or undertook ourselves. Each began with a different question.
Dinner beneath stained glass.
A restaurant in a former chapel, six tables, one sommelier. A place no search box will find.
A week at anchor.
The Bay of Alcúdia seen from the house, a yacht within sight, three families, a chef on board.
With impact.
Two weeks at a conservation foundation’s camp, time with the rangers, a commitment that has lasted.
A board retreat with a view.
Eight people, one house, one chef, two days of work, one day on the mountain. Transfers from Düsseldorf, return flight Friday evening.
Corporate
Your external travel secretariat.
For managing directors, entrepreneurs, practice and law-firm owners who do not want travel-management software but a person who knows their journeys. We organise, book, change and document. You travel.
The person who organises your board trip on Monday also knows the family holiday in summer. That is the reason Via Appia exists.For entrepreneurs who also travel privately
- IOne person who knows you.Preferences, frequent-flyer accounts, seat requests, calendar. A direct line instead of a queue.
- IIReachable when it matters.Outside office hours via an emergency number for travellers on the move. We handle rebookings and disruptions before you notice them.
- IIITicketing in-house.As an IATA Accredited Agent we issue air tickets ourselves. No intermediaries, no portals, clear fare conditions.
- IVExpenses ready for the books.Documents for accounting and tax advisers, on request bundled monthly and sorted by cost centre.
- VDuty of care, taken seriously.You are liable for your travellers. We know at all times who is where, on which flight number and on which way back.
The Road
Great journeys begin with a conversation.
Milestone I
Conversation
In person in Recklinghausen, by telephone or video. What should this journey be for you? Who travels, when, in what setting? We ask the questions a form does not.
About 45 minutes · no obligation
Milestone II
Concept
Two or three considered proposals as a travel concept: route, houses, people on the ground, rhythm, budget. Not a hotel list, but a dramaturgy.
Travel concept as a document
Milestone III
Arrangement
Flights, houses, transfers, guides, tables, visas. We arrange and coordinate everything from one desk, with clear conditions and the tour operators’ insolvency protection certificates. You receive your documents in one bundle.
Travel documents · protection certificates
Milestone IV
On the road and after
During the journey we are reachable and handle whatever changes. Afterwards we talk about what was good. That is how one journey becomes the next.
Availability · follow-up
We answer every enquiry within one working day. Personally, not automatically.
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Clients
Those who have travelled with us once call again.
In twenty years we have never planned a journey ourselves. Not because we could not. Because it is in better hands here.Entrepreneurial family from the Münsterland · clients since 2004
One call and the board trip is set. A second, and the summer is saved. Having the same person on the phone is worth more than any platform.Managing director, mechanical engineering, Ruhr area · client since 2011
Arrange a conversation
Three ways to reach us. No form you have to fill in.
- Telephone+49 2361 90 90 810Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm CET. You speak directly with us.
- E-mailinfo@viaappia.deA personal reply within one working day.
- In personAn der Engelsburg 145657 Recklinghausen, Germany. By appointment, gladly also at your premises.
Callback
Whoever takes your call also accompanies your journey.
Leave your name, telephone number and a convenient time. We call back personally and within one working day. No call centre, no changing hands.
Since 2002 · Recklinghausen, Germany
IATA Accredited Agent
Member of the German Travel Association (DRV)
Travel agent · A brand of CERES Unternehmensgruppe GmbH
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