Before the internet, plans were made across desks, not screens, and every itinerary was shaped through real conversation. The friendships formed with partners in these years are still valued today.

In the early 1990s we publish our own magazines, introducing our finest British partners to clients abroad. Full of spirit and personality, they also faithfully record how our hairstyles changed.

Luigi Cuttica and Charles Forte gather at the Savoy to celebrate. The same year finds Luigi alongside Norbert Peterson and Robert Peel.

Further recognition for Interopa, this time for excellence in tourism services.

As easyJet and Ryanair open up travel to a far wider audience, Interopa adapts quickly and welcomes new markets to Britain. In 1997, the year the first Harry Potter book is published, we are named Export Times Exporter of the Year.

By 1999, Interopa Sport is central to our craft: reliable, personal support for professional teams visiting the United Kingdom, built on a hands on approach and a deep understanding of what athletes and staff need. Meanwhile, London prepares for the Millennium Experience.

The millennium marks our twenty sixth year in business.

Our team has long been multinational and multilingual, giving clients cultural insight as well as logistics. We introduce dedicated services for Spanish and Italian speaking visitors, from guided excursions to the thrill of a football match.

Our clients come from all over the world, but Paddington has been our home since 1989. It is where we welcome clients and meet partners, and when you ring our office, Paddington still answers.

In our thirtieth year we write to our partners: a privately owned company, established in November 1974, working only with tour operators, wholesalers and travel agents, and the only UK inbound tour operator to have won the Queens Award for Export Achievement twice.

The 2004 collection puts the Guards on our brochure cover and Interopa Incentives into print.

From a small conference to a gala evening, we meet the needs of business visitors from Europe and around the world, in exclusive venues from London to Cliveden: castles, palaces, fine dining and a skyline that draws architects from across the globe.

The London Eye and Tate Modern redraw the skyline, Terminal 5 takes shape and Eurostar prepares its move to St Pancras. Coldplay, Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys and Keane take British music to the world, and our guests are there to hear it.

Our Christmas cards in blue and gold, and a team portrait arranged as a Christmas tree. Some traditions are worth keeping.

Every year the company party has a colour theme, and every year we celebrate what we have achieved together. So many laughs, so many years.

Interopa is genuinely family run. Some of us were born into it and some of us were chosen, and we stand behind one another in the office and well beyond it.