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Premier results Premier Holidays reports sales
going against trend, with strong growth in high-revenue bookings. Despite the gloomy financial headlines, bookings over the value of £10k were up 54% in the financial year 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. Passenger numbers also increased by
33%, revenue by 69% and even the average spend per person was up by 27% in what appears to be a clear demonstration that the British public is as keen as ever to invest in long-haul, high-end holidays. Susan Papworth, MD, Premier Holidays,
said: “We attribute a lot of this growth to a greater proliferation of special offers from luxury hotels, free nights and some reduced rates throughout the year. Aggressive air fares - particularly with regard to business-class deals – has also encouraged travellers.”
www.trade.premierholidays.co.uk
A&K add cities Abercrombie & Kent has added
new cities to its line-up of destinations where travellers can take in-transit sights rather than wait at the airport. City Tours can now be booked in Madrid, Dubai, Johannesburg, Singapore, Bangkok and Delhi, the company’s top in-transit destinations. The tours are part of Abercrombie & Kent’s Airport Concierge service available in over 350 airports worldwide.
www.akairportconcierge.com/ airports
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Seychelles up UK visitation to the Seychelles
increased by 8% in 2011 according to Alain St. Ange, Chief Executive of the Seychelles Tourism Board. “The UK market was slow for a
Multi-centres in vogue
BY JULIE BAXTER Latin America and China are set to be
star performers in the coming year among those booking multi-centre holidays, according to a long haul holiday trends report from Hayes and Jarvis. The long haul specialist has seen a
sharp rise in bookings for multi-centre holidays over the past 12 months and says that the biggest growth has come from several emerging destinations in Latin America, led by Costa Rica and Argentina in particular. The USA remains top choice for
adventurous British tourists while San Francisco and Dubai are the most popular places for a one or two-night
IN BRIEF
Distinction goes Light Journeys of Distinction has
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introduced a new ‘Light’ range of tours for summer. Including tours to Borneo, Burma and Costa Rica, the Light tours offer maximum free time to explore alongside group sightseeing excursions. Prices start from £999pp. For more information on all the 21 Light tours see:
www.jod.uk.com
Rail on track Holidays By Rail has added 40 new
rail holidays to its product line. New holidays in America include exploration of the western frontier, Alaska and the Colorado Rockies. New in Canada are two cross-country rail adventures and a new Rockies tour featuring the all- daylight Rocky Mountaineer.
www.holidaysbyrail.com
Explore goes further Explore Tailormade has added
eight new countries to its portfolio. The operator now offers South Africa; Botswana; Borneo; Laos; India; Chile; Argentina and Brazil in its collection of 21 destinations. The brochure has been redesigned to reflect the team’s expertise and give itinerary ideas to build on.
www.explore.co.uk/tailormade
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en route stopover. Thailand is also performing strongly with those combining a city and beach. Hayes & Jarvis Commercial Director
Niel Alobaidi said: “Twin and multi- centre trips account for most of our bookings to Latin America and China where there has been spectacular growth. Demand for Argentina has mushroomed by 150% as holidaymakers make Buenos Aires the stepping off point for South American tours. China bookings are up 68% year-on- year while Costa Rica beach and nature tour business has exploded with growth of over 2000%”
www.hayesandjarvis.com
number of years, but I’m happy to say that we have pulled out of the downward trend and are now working hard to keep the positives.” The Air Seychelles pull-out from
Europe, including the UK, is just one of the challenges that the market faces during the new season, but St Ange said that partners must find alternatives and give clients other options. “Emirates serves Seychelles 14 times
a week, Qatar Airways daily, Etihad Airways four times a week and Kenya Airways, through their cooperation with KLM and Air France twice a week. From April 1, Ethopian Airlines will also fly to Seychelles via Addis Ababa four times a week”, St Ange added. Seychelles’ ‘Carnaval International de Victoria’ will take place March 2-4.
www.seychelles.travel
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