From the Front Line
ANDREA LODDO REGIONAL PRODUCT/CONTACTS MANAGER, HAYES & JARVIS “Twin-centre packages account for most of our Far East holiday bookings – especially those
combining a high-speed city experience with a relaxing beach break. We have extended the number of off-the-peg twin- and multi-centre packages based on Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Singapore. Our top sellers remain Bangkok twinned with either Phuket or Koh Samui and either Kuala Lumpur or Singapore combined with Bali.”
KATRIN RUMMER PRODUCT MANAGER, CENTRAL & NORTH ASIA, TRAVEL 2 “For a different beach experience, Vietnam is selling really well. Flying via a single Singapore
stopover is the easiest way to connect to the beaches. Vietnam is Travel 2’s up-and-coming beach destination and Hoi An has some of the most beautiful stretches of beach on the entire coast.”
DAVID CARLAW HEAD OF FARAWAY PRODUCT PREMIER HOLIDAYS “The proposed diving ban in Thailand – designed to stop ‘bleaching’ of the coral – will likely raise
popular opinion that tourism will suffer to the Andaman Sea resorts on Thailand’s west coast. We do not feel that UK tourism to Thailand will suffer, as the country offers picture-perfect beaches and breathtaking scenery, at a fraction of the price of other tropical locations. We respect this initiative to conserve Thailand’s natural marine environment and are confident our customers will too.”
LAURA CUMMINS TRAVEL MANAGER, MEON VALLEY TRAVEL “The Far East is so easy to sell as there’s such a huge variety. We recently had a family with four
children return from a twin-centre tour of Vietnam. They toured with private escorts from Saigon City, visiting jungles, hills and the Coo chi tunnels, followed by chilled out beach time at Hoi An. Families love twin-centres, and people who have ‘gapped’ hanker to revisit as young professionals for the soft adventure.”
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