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Luxury savings from Carrier
Carrier has introduced a collection of
exclusive, special offers with savings of up to £5,390 per couple. Its new Luxury Travel Review contains
a selection of hotels and resorts in destinations worldwide and also includes extras such as free nights, unique itineraries and premium class flight savings. The lead-in offer is to Maia, Seychelles,
where a couple can stay eight nights and pay for six, receive complimentary half-board, daily dives, one spa treatment and an island tour. The deal is valid until April 28 and from May 14-August 30, priced from £5,415pp. Similar offers are available in Thailand
and Nevis with savings of up to £4350 and £1690 per couple respectively.
www.carrier.co.uk
Bridging the agent gap
Gap Adventures has developed a
new reservations platform in response to agent feedback. The new ‘Sherpa 2.0’ boasts an array
of new features including faster loading times, the ability to confirm all services with one click, a ‘my recent bookings’ and ‘agency recent bookings’ listings facility, the ability to search for booking via traveller names, add pre/post-tour hotel nights directly from the booking overview page and add or remove extras. Agent-specific promotions will also be displayed on the site. Gap Adventures vp of global sales
John Warner commented: “We work with the best agents in the industry and it’s our priority to provide them with the best tools possible. It’s faster and much easier to use.” The new Sherpa is compatible with Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer 7 and above.
www.gapadventures.co.uk
Galapagos moves to ease stress
Ecuador’s Galapagos National Park
has changed the itineraries cruise yacht operators can use in a move to ease the pressure on local wildlife. The new routings will give each yacht a
Emirates champions the Seychelles
BY ALAN ORBELL Emirates aims to boost sales to the
Indian Ocean through a‘Connecting the World to the Seychelles’ campaign. It is also adding three extra flights on the Dubai-Seychelles route from March 28 upping capacity by 42% a week. The campaign includes special deals to the Seychelles, fam trips and support for the Carnaval International de Victoria (March 4-6). Majid Al Mualla, Emirates’ senior vp
commercial operations, West Asia & Indian Ocean, said: “By March 2011, we will operate 10 flights to Seychelles.
IN BRIEF
Win Toronto Raptors’ tickets Ontario Tourism UK is giving away
two tickets to the Toronto Raptors’ basketball game against the New Jersey Nets at London’s 02 Arena in March. Make a UK operator booking to Toronto by February 28 and you'll be entered into the draw for theMarch 5 event. To be in with a chance email details of your booking to
ontario@circlesolution.com
Oman Air has February sale Oman Air is running a trade exclusive
sale until February 28. Included are deals to Bangkok, Kathmandu, Male, Dubai, Colombo, Dar Es Salaam and Kuala Lumpur. Sale rates are for travel before April 16 or between May 3 and June 30. Bahrain and Dubai, priced from £354, are available until March 31.
www.omanair.com
Free Dubai stopover Passengers booking holidays to the
Maldives with Thomson Tailormade before February 28 are being offered free two-night stopovers in Dubai if they fly with Emirates. The offer is valid on a May 15 departure for nine nights, priced at £879 pp. The stopover includes B&B at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray Hotel, Dubai.
www.thomsontailormade.com
The increase demonstrates the robustness and efficiency of our efforts on this route. We have consistently created awareness around the attractions of the archipelago and now we are increasing our marketing drive.” Al Mualla added: “We see ourselves
as partners of the Seychelles. We support the Seychelles tourism industry and we are confident we can bring results in the short term.” In 2010, 176,088 tourists visited the
Seychelles, representing an increase of 11% over the previous year.
www.emirates.com/uk
14-night/15-day itinerary, rather than the current seven-night/eight-day itineraries. These can then be divided into shorter itineraries so long as sites are not visited more than once – with the exception of Puerto Ayora and the Charles Darwin Research Station in Santa Cruz Islands. Sales director for the MV Eclipse, Eric Andrews, says: “The new environmental policy gave us the opportunity to acquire two new landing sites for 2012. Albermarle Point features cormorant nesting sites and the largest marine iguanas in the archipelago. Port Villamil offers a plethora of activities to choose from: cycling, snorkelling, scuba diving, kayaking, guided and non-guided walks, beautiful beaches, local cruising, mingling with the locals, the historic Wall of Tears site, mangroves, and much more.”
www.eclipse.com.ec
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