news to use THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW Cheli and Peacock has extra deals at Kenya lodges
KENYAN safari camp operator Cheli & Peacock is offering 50% off a third night at Kitich Camp and Joy’s Camp (pictured) during August and September. During these months, Kitich Camp’s
nightly all-inclusive rates are $420pp, that’s $1260 for three nights, but with 50%
Funway to Mexico
FUNWAY Holidays 2013/14 standalone Mexico brochure offers a much-expanded choice of options. Included in the programme are 34
featured hotels, from three-star to five-star luxury resorts, in Cancun, Riviera Maya and, new this
Cozumel, Playa Del Carmen and Playacar.
Other new additions include a
selection of excursions, wedding and honeymoon options and multi-centre recommendations. Prices lead in at £955pp for seven staying
nights, at the Catalonia
Riviera Maya, including flights with Virgin Atlantic and return airport transfers.
The brochure is valid for departures until the end of this month (March). Funway’s Mexico bookings were up 73% last year, the operator says.
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off the third night the total comes to $1040, saving $210. At Joy’s Camp the high season is usually $610pp ($1830 for three nights but with 50% off the third night the total is $1525, saving $305pp.) Should visitors book both camps for six nights a saving of $515pp (15%) is available.
Joy’s Camp is built on the site of
renowned conservationist Joy Adamson’s tented home in Shaba National Reserve. Every tent has a private veranda that is used by guests for game viewing. Kitich Camp is a small and exclusive bush camp with only six tents set in the
BY ANNABELLE TERRY THAI Smile,
THAI Smiling all the way to Mandalay operated by
Thai
International, will this month (March) introduce a new flight route linking Bangkok with Mandalay, Burma. Operated by an Airbus A320-200, the
new service will begin on March 31 flying on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The Thai Smile cabin will offer 174 economy-class seats plus a ‘Smile Plus’
IN BRIEF Shanghai daily with British Airways:
BA will increase to a daily Heathrow- Shanghai service on March 3, an increase from six flights a week. The airline will also introduce a new three-times-a-week route to Chengdu on September 22. Sri Lanka flights start on March 31and Almaty, Kazakhstan
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two days later.
Premier time for operator: Premier Holidays says it saw a ‘huge increase’ in tailor-made business in January, with bookings up 10% on the same month in 2012. Destinations that more than doubled included South Africa, Canada, Indochina, Sri Lanka and New Zealand, while demand for Indochina and Burma was also up.
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Qatar’s new airport: The first phase of
Qatar’s new airport, Hamada International Airport, is due to open on April 1. Operated by Qatar Airways, the first phase involves 12 airlines, including low- cost carriers, becoming the launch airlines at the airport. Qatar will move its entire operation to the facility in the second half of the year.
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Matthews Mountain Range forest. The lodge offers a private
track’ forest wildlife experience. Guests can explore the Matthews Mountain Range forests on foot,
authentic Samburu tribesmen.
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‘off the beaten guided by
section in the first few rows. Passengers will be served on-board snacks and beverages. Pre-booking seat selection and check-in counter service (with a baggage allowance of 20kg) is offered at no additional charge. The new route comes as a more politically stable Burma looks set to start realising its tourism potential in 2013.
thaiairways.co.uk or 0844 561 0911
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