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A taste of Spain in Dubai
Meliá Hotels International, has opened its first Gulf property, the five- star164-room/suite Meliá Dubai. Located in traditional Bur Dubai, the
hotel is close to Dubai’s commercial districts and 10 minutes from the airport. General Manager Gilles Longuet said:
Pullman luxury returns
BY ALAN ORBELL New year-round Pullman train
services between Chicago and New Orleans and between Chicago and New York are due to start on October 5 and November 1 respectively. Each train will be made up of five
restored 1920/30/40/50s Pullman cars, one dining, one lounge and three sleeping, attached to existing Amtrak rail services. The trains will initially operate
twice weekly and are expected to be of particular appeal to the UK market. “We’re making history again by offering the legendary Pullman service said Angela Arias, VP of Sales, Marketing and Public Affairs for the Pullman Sleeping Car Co, LLC. “The train journeys will be experiential rather than just
transport. There has been even more interest than I’d anticipated and based on this, international passengers could be as high as 50%. A number of tour operators have expressed interest.” Each service will include use of the
first class lounge at the departure station with cocktail; escort to the train; four-course dinner; and breakfast. Services will take around 19 hours to/from New Orleans and 23 to/from New York. Four categories of cabin will be
available with the top offering en-suite shower and toilet. One-way fares will range between $900 and $1500 ($600 to $1350 for a second berth). Reservations can be made from August.
www.travelpullman.com
Virgin summer holiday savings Virgin Holidays has launched its
new Caribbean 2013 brochure full of ‘Rockstar service’ benefits and a host of special offers which include children up to the age of 16 saving £100 during the summer (including school holidays); free access to the Virgin Holidays v-room for select departures; Premium Economy upgrades from £199 pp; domestic flights from £29 for selected regional airports; free room nights and room upgrades; free weddings packages; kids stay and eat free & kids stay free at many Caribbean hotels. Exclusives to Virgin Holidays include
the refurbished Savannah Beach Hotel in Barbados which has a family entertainment centre complete with supervised kids club and a teenage
“We are delighted to open the first Spanish hotel in the Middle East. The ancient cultures of Arabic and Spanish have long traded language and heritage and now Spanish hospitality has arrived.” Meliá Dubai boasts Titanic by Marco
Pierre White restaurant and Spanish inspired restaurant Azalya. The second phase of openings will
introduce the Yhi Spa, the Signature By Sanjeev Kapoor Indian restaurant, ‘The Level’ – an exclusive selection of rooms and suites – and the Mansion nightclub.
www.melia.com
Just You in 2013 Just You, the Page & Moy Travel
Group’s single traveller programme has launched its 2013 brochure including Christmas/ New Year packages for 2012. America’s Golden West is once again
featured with a 12-day tour starting from £1799 offering ‘a sociable holiday, with a great mix of sights, activities and free time’. Colin Wilson, Sales Director, Just You commented, “As the number one operator in the UK for single travellers, we host people who are single, as well as those who decide to travel on their own for a variety of reasons including having different holiday preferences to their partner. As in previous years, we expect our long haul holidays to sell early, hence we’ve included top sellers such as America, Cuba, Peru and India in this first edition brochure for 2013”.
www.justyou.co.uk
hangout den featuring the latest in interactive social gaming technology. Kids' prices start from £569 and family rooms from £160 per room per night. Returning for 2013 is The Beach Club and St James’s Club, Antigua. Upgrades to Exclusive Virgin Holidays
club rooms are available at selected hotels throughout the Caribbean from an extra £15 pp pn. New hotels added in Mexico include
the 4V Omni Cancun and 4V Dreams Puerto Aventuras and in St. Vincent, the private 4V Young Island. Prices start from £849 for seven
nights at The Palms Resort, Barbados on a room-only basis. Several special offers are for pre-June 30, 2012 bookings.
www.virginholidays.co.uk
TravelKSOK.uk.co 08450 533 290
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