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Visit England's honeypot! Watch out for a new training
programme from VisitEngland – coming soon. The two modules will include all you need to know about selling England and earning lots of commission in the process – honeypot sights, key markets, and hidden gem recommendations.
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Get the Norway Knowledge Travel Uni's Norway Knowledge training programme has been refreshed and revived! Click through to learn about one of the country’s top attractions – Aurora Borealis, (or the Northern Lights). The optimum time for viewing it is approaching and the programme will teach you how to sell, this!
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co.uk See feature on page 10.
One stop shop? Agents now have the chance to win a bottle of Contiki’s very own Beaujolais if they make a Contiki Europe booking. There is no expiry date on this offer – it will simply run until the company has run out of bottles – and there are more than 100 up for grabs! The wine is produced at a vineyard next to Contiki’s Chateau in the Beaujolais wine region, which is used as one of Contiki’s exclusive stopover sites. For details and other One Stop Touring products and incentives: www.onestoptraining.
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Taber focuses on Aurora
by Laura Gelder Scandinavian specialist Taber Holidays has added content to its Northern Lights programme. The company has added two extra departure dates to its Norway programme, on the Exploring the Lofoten Islands itinerary. Featuring fl ights from Gatwick to Evenes on December 28, and February 17 and 21 2013, prices for the four-night break lead in at £1527pp. The trip includes
Shearings urges agents to cash in on half-term
Coach holiday specialist Shearings Holidays has launched a new range of breaks to help agents capitalise on the October half-term break and growing interest among retirees. The new October UK short coach holidays uses its portfolio of Bay and Coast and Country hotels including Llandudno, Bournemouth, Eastbourne, Scarborough, Blackpool and Windermere and start from £139pp for three or four nights’ half-board, evening entertainment, at least one excursion and luxury return coach travel. Caroline Brown, Commercial Director for Shearings, said: “Recent statistics show that 27% of UK retirees plan to take more frequent, short duration holidays. Our new autumn breaks help agents tap into this rising trend."
www.shearings.com
optional add-ons like cross-country skiing and a nature safari by boat. Taber's winter 2012/13 programme has three new Finland tours, including a Northern Lights weekend break where guests can chase the aurora by snowmobile and husky sledge and spend a day as a reindeer herder from £1,360pp. The three-night tour departs every Sunday January 3-April 14 2013. See feature on page 10
www.taberhols.co.uk
Eurostar ready for winter exodus to Alps
Eurostar is taking bookings for its popular direct ski services from St. Pancras International and Ashford International to the French Alps. The day and night services connect to Moûtiers, Aime-La-Plagne and Bourg St Maurice, with return fares starting from £149 or £229 for Standard Premier (including more spacious seating, meals and drinks) and will run from December 21 until April 13 2013. The stations offer access to resorts like Courchevel, La Plagne, Tignes, Meribel and Les Arcs. Eurostar allows ski passengers to carry an extra item of luggage in addition to the normal luggage allowance – such as a pair of skis or a snowboard – free. Eurostar’s overnight services arrive in the Alps early on a Saturday morning and depart late on a Saturday evening.
www.eurostar.com
by Laura Gelder Cosmos has launched the second edition of its Lapland brochure featuring new product and a new resort. The new Santa’s Tinsel Trail and a Santa’s Post Offi ce experience are featurd in the ski resort of Levi Fell. Santa’s Tinsel Trail is available for three- to fi ve-night stays from Gatwick and Manchester, with hotel or log cabin accommodation. The trips include a treasure hunt, 'private meeting' with Santa and a trip to the post offi ce. New resort Olos is north of Levi Fell. As well as the Santa experience, guests at Lapland Hotel Olos get door-to-piste skiing, a ski school and other winter activities – as well as low light pollution, providing good viewing conditions for seeing the Northern Lights. Early booking offers for all trips include a low deposit of £99pp if made before September 30. All trips include a meeting with Santa, Rudi Reindeer and Hal Husky, plus gift, ski suit and boots, toboggan, reindeer, husky and snowmobile rides, cookie decorating, gala meal, Lapland passport, return fl ights with meals and transfers
www.cosmos.co.uk
A & K autumn savings
Abercrombie and Kent has savings on its villa range for September and October departures. Examples include fi ve-bed Borgo di Campioni in Tuscany, at £368pppw in September or £287 in October (based on 10 sharing), saving £
911.The pool villa is close to the beaches of Forte dei Marmi and towns Lucca and Florence.
www.akvillas.com
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