news to use GENERAL TRAVEL Funway debuts Middle East
BY JULIE BAXTER Funway Holidays' debut brochure
for the Middle East includes holidays to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Oman. The launch into this region reflects
the company's strategy of 'proactive expansion'. Product director Melissa Tilling said: “These are destinations full of culture and history. Their picturesque attractions and hot temperatures make them perfect holiday destinations year-round, which is why they are so popular with the UK market. We also feature 38 fantastic hotels and direct regional flights from six UK airports and connections from five other airports.” To support sales, Funway is offering
free upgrades to private transfers on bookings made before April 30; kids- stay-free offers at selected hotels; free nights, early booking discounts; free meals and honeymoon deals. Other offers include a free half-day
city tour when customers pre-book two Funway excursions. The brochure also includes a
Half-price NZ
APT is offering half price travel on a selection of its escorted tours to New Zealand. The deal is for the second person booking in a party of two and applies to the 21-day Great New Zealand Experience, priced at £5215; the 18-day All New Zealand tour for £4800; and the 17-day New Zealand Wonderland tour priced at £3010. The reduced pricing for a second passenger is available until the end of February for travel from April 1 to December 31 2011. International flights are not included.
www.aptouring.co.uk
IN BRIEF
Dubai responds to agents Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has launched a programme of focus groups to research frontline staff feedback on Dubai. The sessions have been designed to gather the trade's first-hand experience of selling the destination. DTCM will then respond with new support and collateral.
www.dubaiupdate.co.uk
Stay longer in the Seychelles Four Seasons Resort, in Petit Anse
bay, Seychelles, is running a year-long promotion offering four nights for the price of three, or seven nights for the price of five. The offer applies until April 21 and then May 11-June 30, September 16-October 31 and December 1-22 on consecutive night stays.
www.fourseasons.com/seychelles
Jalousie ready to turn the tide Guests at Jalousie Plantation, St
Lucia, are getting a taste of the new Tides experience as the property continues its transition to The Tides Sugar Beach. The $100m upgrade is 75% complete and the resort will be relaunched in November. All accommodation has been fully renovated.
www.jalousieplantation.com
Cox & Kings offers Oman deals Cox & Kings has a buy-one-get-
one-free deal at any of the three hotels at Oman’s Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa. The resort is featured in Cox & Kings' new Relax & Explore programme. A six-night holiday is priced from £745pp, a saving of £250 under the deal.
www.coxandkings.co.uk
selection of two-centre options combining both Dubai and Oman, priced from £789pp, for seven days. Dubai, Bangkok and the beaches of
Thailand can be linked from £1199pp for 15 days, while Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur and the Malaysia beaches can be combined for prices from
Premier highlights Highlights of the second-edition
Faraway brochure from Premier Holidays include the addition of Zanzibar and new escorted tours in Egypt. Changes to Namibia and Botswana
extensions from South Africa have been made to make them more competitive. The new ‘Dune and Desert
Adventure’ tour in Namibia includes sightseeing to the Namib Desert and the sand dunes at Sossusvlei. Zanzibar (pictured) is offered in combination with South Africa, priced from £2,199pp. The seven-night‘Highlights of Egypt’ tour is priced from £969pp and
the‘Wonders of Egypt’ is priced from £1,359pp for 11 nights cruising the Nile and with four nights in Cairo. Despite the unrest in the country at
the time of writing Premier said it would monitor the situation but intended to operate the new tours unless 'they become unviable'.
www.premierholidays.co.uk
£1295pp for a 14-day deal. Flights operate from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick as well as regional airports Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow. Prices start from £589 for three nights at the Ibis Deira, in Dubai.
www.funway.co.uk
Rotana Hotels & Resorts marked the start of 2011with a leap forward and the launch of the new technologically-advanced
Rotana.com website. Rotana's redesigned website
has a vibrant new look, significant layout updates and features that have been designed to make it more user- friendly. It also lists the best- available rates. The aim of the new
Rotana.com
site is also to make browsing simple. The site features in-depth details on individual properties, and also serves as a gateway to the host countries. It also shines the light on
Rotana’s portfolio of over 70 existing properties across the Middle East and Africa through a comprehensive and progressive information portal. Omer Kaddouri, chief operating officer, commented, “We are delighted with the new website as it represents our specialist approach to hospitality and reflects our long-term strategic plan to become an international leading hospitality group. "The online booking capability interfaces with our recently commissioned central reservation system for easy bookings and best rates. It is important for us to communicate and showcase all the existing and many planned Rotana ties".
www.rotana.com
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