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Kuoni moves to reassure trade
Kuoni has stepped up its commitment
to the trade by scrapping its five per cent online booking discount promoted through its consumer site. There is now no difference in the pricing between online products that are sold in Kuoni's stores and holidays booked through independent agents. Instead, Kuoni is offering tactical discounts on selected products and departure dates, available through all channels. The Kuoni online ‘Lates Calendar’
shows 'best prices' by departure date and identifies when availability is limited. It also highlights which Kuoni Plus offers are available. In addition, Kuoni is updating its Kuoni Specialist Agent programme to include dedicated brochure display material, overseas fams, product training, evening seminars and point of sale materials.
www.kuoni.co.uk
A Small big trip Small Luxury Hotels of the
World is celebrating 20 years in the industry with an agent-dedicated competition to win a 20-night trip and £2,000 worth of travel expenses. The ‘I’ve Got The World On A String’ competition runs until December 15 and has a musical theme. Agents must find 20 song titles that
have the location of an SLH hotel in it, then name an SLH hotel in that location – think along the lines of Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York. The grand prize is a 20-night itinerary
that includes four five-night stays at hotels worldwide and £2,000 towards travel expenses. There's also a regular monthly prize of a three-night stay. Entries with the name of a specific
SLH hotel in its title will also be accepted. Answers can be submitted via the prize draw form on the company’s dedicated travel agent website:
http://agents.slh.com
08 November 2011 •
www.sellinglonghaul.com
SLH md on a mission in Nepal
Selling Long Haul managing director
Hayes and Jarvis has more of Latin America
BY STEVE HARTRIDGE Hayes & Jarvis’s 2012 Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America programme includes mini-circuits of Uruguay and Nicaragua, short escorted tours of Brazil and Peru, a ‘Learn to Tango’ Argentina package and the opportunity to take the Soft Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. The short ferry ride across the Rio de
la Plata makes Uruguay a viable extension to an Argentinian touring holiday or Buenos Aires (pictured) city break. The operator’s Heritage of Uruguay
tour takes in all the main highlights, from picturesque Colonia del Sacremento to
IN BRIEF
Caribbean Christmas from Tropical Tropical Sky has a range of Christmas and New Year Caribbean offers still available for couples and families. All-inclusive, festive packages to Grenada, Barbados, Tobago, Antigua and St Lucia start from £1,899pp and £1,259 per child.
www.tropicalsky.co.uk/christmas- holidays.htm
More hotels with Emirates Tours Emirates Tours has added
properties in Dubai, the Indian Ocean, Thailand, South Africa, China, India and Australia to its 2012 programme. The 24 new properties include One & Only The Palm, Dubai; Jumeirah Dhevanafushi and the Maldivian sister hotel of Dubai’s Burj Al Arab.
www.emiratestours.co.uk
Freddie Flintoff at WTM Meet England cricket legend Andrew
‘Freddie’ Flintoff at World Travel Market (November 7). Flintoff, who lived in Dubai during 2010, will help the emirate's tourism board (DTCM) to promote sporting events like the England-Pakistan test match there in January 2012. He’ll be on stand ME200.
www.dubaitourism.ae
the splendid monuments of Montevideo. A three-day tour costs from £579pp. A four-day circuit of Nicaragua, which
can be combined with a Costa Rica tour or beach stay, is priced from £365pp. Adventurous customers can walk the
Soft Inca Trail on a group hike to Machu Picchu. Departures run throughout the year and the four-day trek costs from £549pp. Seventeen all-inclusive hotels in Cancun, Riviera Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, are featured for the first time. For the Riviera Maya, seven nights at Playacar Palace start from £1,399pp.
www.hayesandjarvis.com/agents.
Martin Steady was invited on a high-level UK trade mission to Nepal. Representing the UK travel trade, Steady spent time with key government ministers, the Nepal Tourism Board, and even the President of Nepal, discussing opportunities for Nepal as the country begins to establish a new strategy for securing tourism growth. “Nepal is primarily seen as a leading
trekking and mountaineering destination, and for its world-class routes in the Himalayas region,” said Steady. “However, the new objective is to
widen the knowledge of other tourism opportunities on offer like soft adventure, safaris, national parks, culture, spirituality/ religion and art and to communicate this message through the travel trade." Steady has been asked to work closely
with various Nepalese departments to establish a framework for meeting these objectives over the coming years.
His Excellency Mr John Tucknott MBE, HM Ambassador to Nepal; His Excellency Mr Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal; His Excellency Dr Suresh Chalise, Nepal Ambassador to Britain; Mr Martin Steady, Managing Director, BMI Publishing Ltd
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