Peters Way Tours Inc.

What Peters Way Tours Inc. does

Peter's Way Tours Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned U.S. tour operator founded in 1985 and headquartered in Melville, New York. The company specializes in two closely linked niches: international choral performance tours (enabling choirs and bands to perform at venues such as St. Peter's Basilica and major European cathedrals) and Catholic pilgrimages (customized itineraries to the Holy Land, Italy, Ireland, France, Spain, Poland, Medjugorje, and other sacred destinations, including seminarian and priest retreats). Group leaders — music directors, clergy, and parish coordinators — act as the buying entity and recruit participants; the company supports them with complimentary familiarization tours, free promotional materials, fundraising assistance, and dedicated tour managers accompanying each group from departure through return. Travel is concentrated in 8-12 day itineraries across roughly 20 countries.

The product portfolio is organized into Choir Tours, Pilgrimages, Festivals & Competitions (Cork International Choral Festival, Florence Choir Festival, Vienna Advent Sing, Cantus Salisburgensis, and the Annual Youth Choral Festival in Vatican City), Band Parade Tours (St. Patrick's Festival Dublin, New Year's Parade Rome/Vatican City), River Cruises, and an optional travel insurance add-on. Packages are priced per person (e.g., $4,795 air-inclusive / $3,795 land-only for one displayed 10-day Austria itinerary) with cash/check discounts, a $350 non-refundable deposit, single-room supplements, and tiered travel insurance from $175 to $400. Distribution relies entirely on direct sales: a website inquiry funnel, toll-free phone line, and referrals via professional associations such as ACDA, NPM, AGO, and the Continuo Arts Foundation. Operating technology is conventional — a content website with itineraries and request forms plus payment processing at pay.petersway.com — with no proprietary technology, AI features, mobile app, or public API. The company reports no external funding, no parent company, and is led by President Peter E. Bahou with Elias P. Bahou as Director of Business Development.

Name

Peters Way Tours Inc.

Legal name

Peter's Way Tours Inc.

Website

https://petersway.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Peter's Way Tours Inc., founded 1985 and based in Melville, NY, operates international choir performance tours and Catholic pilgrimages for groups recruited by music directors, clergy, and parish coordinators across roughly 20 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialized Group Travel Tours

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land (487110), Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water (4872)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Pilgrimage & Faith-Based Multi-Day Tour Operators (THAKADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private/Customized Multi-Day Tour Operators (THAKADAC), Christian Pilgrimage & Holy Land Tour Operators (THAKAHAB), Pilgrimage Packages (Air-Inclusive) Tour Operators (THAKAHAK), Pilgrimage Cruise & Maritime Pilgrimage Operators (THAKAHAL), Religious Heritage, Sacred Sites & Genealogy/Faith Roots Tour Operators (THAKAHAO)

Keywords

• Choral performance tours
• Religious pilgrimage travel
• Group tour operator
• International music festivals
• Catholic pilgrimage packages

Headquarters

HQ city

Jericho

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Group Tour Packages: Full-service tour packages including round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations, meals (buffet breakfast daily), private motor-coach transportation, sightseeing with local guides, entrance fees, tour manager services, and destination-specific elements (venue coordination for choirs, Mass confirmations for pilgrimages). Packages are priced per person based on destination, duration, and included services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Peter's Way Tours is a specialized group tour operator that designs, sells, and operates full-service international choir performance tours, Catholic pilgrimages, choral festival participations, and band parade tours. Each package bundles round-trip airfare, accommodations, daily breakfast, private motor-coach transportation, professional local guides, entrance fees, a dedicated tour manager, and destination-specific elements such as venue and concert coordination for choirs and pre-confirmed Masses for pilgrimages. The company serves group leaders (music directors, clergy, parish coordinators, school staff) and the individual travelers they recruit, primarily from North America to Europe, the Holy Land, Mexico, and Argentina.

Product overview

Peters Way Tours Inc. operates as a specialized travel tour operator offering a portfolio of religious and musical travel experiences. The core product suite consists of Choir Tours (enabling performances at prestigious venues globally), Pilgrimages (customized itineraries to sacred destinations), and Festivals & Competitions (participation in international choral festivals). Supporting products include Band Parade Tours, event-specific programs like the Annual Youth Choral Festival, and an optional Travel Insurance add-on. All standard tours include comprehensive package inclusions covering airfare, accommodations, transportation, guides, and venue coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Choir Tours Specialized performance tours for school, college, church, and community choirs, enabling performances at world-renowned basilicas, cathedrals, and important shrines across Italy, Ireland, Austria, France, the Holy Land, and other destinations, with venue coordination and concert promotion handled by Peter's Way.
• Pilgrimages Customized spiritual pilgrimage itineraries to sacred sites worldwide for Catholic parishes, dioceses, and religious groups, covering the Holy Land, Italy, Ireland, France, Spain, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina, Medjugorje, and the United States, with pre-confirmed Masses and trusted guides.
• Festivals & Competitions Choir festival participation tours for ensembles seeking to compete or perform at international festivals, including the Cantus Salisburgensis International Choir and Orchestra Festival in Salzburg, the Annual International Advent Sing in Vienna/Salzburg, the Cork International Choral Festival, the City of Derry International Choir Festival, the Florence International Choir Festival, and the Christmas Season Festival in Vatican City.
• Band Parade Tours Band parade tour experiences for marching bands and orchestras, centered on the New Year's Parade in Rome & Vatican City (annually in January and May) and the St. Patrick's Festival Parade in Dublin, Ireland (annually on March 17), with full-service international logistics.
• Travel Insurance Optional travel insurance protection plan offered to passengers through Trawick International (for tours with code 1424 or higher) or Travel Insured International (for tours with code lower than 1424), covering trip cancellation/interruption/delay, accident and sickness medical expense, emergency medical evacuation, lost baggage, and accidental death & dismemberment, with pre-existing condition coverage available.

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Continuo Arts FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliation with music education organization for choir and music director networking and referrals.
• American Guild of Organists (AGO)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional association affiliation for organists and church musicians who may organize or recommend group tours.
• American Choir Directors Association (ACDA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational choir directors association affiliation for referral network and professional credibility.
• National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional association for pastoral musicians providing networking and referral opportunities.
• Ambassador Collection (Hotels)minorOthersPreferred hotel collection partner for accommodations on tours.
• Kolbe Hotel RomeminorOthersPreferred hotel partner in Rome, associated with Saint Maximilian Kolbe legacy.
• Hotel Michelangelo (Starhotels)minorOthersPreferred hotel collection partner for tours in Rome.
• Trawick InternationalcoreOthersProvides optional FaithWay Travel Protection Plan for passengers, including trip cancellation, medical expense, emergency evacuation, and lost baggage coverage. Plan administered through Trawick International with insurance provided by Technology Insurance Company or Wesco Insurance Company.
• Travel Insured InternationalminorOthersTravel insurance provider for optional Passenger Travel Protection Plan covering trip cancellation/interruption, accident/sickness, emergency evacuation, and baggage.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Worldstrides: Large-scale educational and performance travel provider offering choir, band, and student tours globally. Overlaps with Peter’s Way in choral and band performance tours but operates at significantly greater scale across many student verticals.
• Globus Journeys: Globus family of brands (Globus, Cosmos, Monograms) runs escorted European tours including religious-heritage itineraries. Comparable in motor-coach touring format and European destinations, but much broader portfolio and more mainstream audience.
• Trafalgar: Global escorted tour brand offering European itineraries including faith/heritage routes. Overlaps with Peter’s Way in guided European travel and bundling approach, but serves a much broader mainstream audience.
• Insight Vacations: Premium escorted European tour operator with religious and cultural itineraries across Italy, Holy Land, and Continental Europe. Comparable in higher-end guided European touring in shared destinations, but with a broader luxury-leaning audience.
• Collette: Major escorted tour operator with faith-based, pilgrimage, and European itineraries. Comparable on motor-coach guided tours in Europe and Holy Land, but with a far broader destination mix and audience than Peter’s Way’s Catholic/choral focus.
• Gate 1 Travel: Large escorted and independent tour operator with European, Holy Land, and faith-related itineraries. Comparable in motor-coach touring and air-inclusive packaging in Peter’s Way’s core regions, but at greater scale and across broader customer segments.

Direct peers

• CIE Tours International: Tour operator with deep strength in Catholic-heritage Ireland itineraries and broader European escorted tours. Comparable in faith-based heritage tour product, group-leader channels, and bundled motor-coach experiences in the same destinations Peter’s Way serves.
• Unitours: Specialist Catholic pilgrimage operator with air-inclusive packages to Holy Land, Italy, Lourdes, Fátima, and Medjugorje. Closely mirrors Peter’s Way’s product mix, faith-based vertical focus, and group-leader-led booking model.
• 206 Tours: U.S.-based Catholic pilgrimage tour operator offering group pilgrimages to Holy Land, Europe, and Marian shrines. Directly comparable in target customer (Catholic parishes and schools), bundled air-inclusive product, and spiritual programming.
• ACFEA Tour Consultants: U.S. specialist in concert and choir performance tours internationally, with similar venue coordination at cathedrals and festivals. Directly comparable in choir-tour core product and target customer (music directors).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/peterswaytours
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/peters-way-tours-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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