news to use SHORT HAUL TOP STORIES Sailing in El Gouna
SAIL La Vie has opened in the Red Sea town of El Gouna offering sailing and windsurfing lessons to holidaymakers. With the tag line ‘Real Boaters, Don’t
Need Motors’, the school is based next to the Sheraton Miramar and teaches holidaymakers how to command the crystal clear warm waters on a range of water vessels. Examples of the tuition courses include a two-hour windsurfing course which costs just 30€ (£25) pp and a two-hour sailing course costing 60€ (£50) pp. Email
sail_lavie@yahoo.com or
call
+201001081505.
elgouna.com
A Superbreak with P&O Ferries
SUPERBREAK has launched its 2013 Mini Cruise Breaks brochure with P&O Ferries. Bigger emphasis has been given to Superbreak’s exclusive themed and tribute breaks. Following feedback from agents, Superbreak has dedicated more space in the brochure to detailing the onboard experience and what customers should expect. Also, more space has been allocated per hotel. Two-night themed and tribute breaks are now available to book up until mid-November 2013 and fully commissionable to agents. Only available to book through
Air Malta’s Magnificent 7
AIR Malta will again operate weekly summer charter flights to and from seven regional airports in the UK between May and October.
Birmingham and Cardiff will have two flights every week on Tuesdays and Fridays, and there will be weekly flights on Tuesdays to and from Bristol, Exeter, Newcastle, Norwich and Glasgow airports. Commenting on these services, Philip Saunders, the airline’s Chief Commercial Officer said, “Air Malta is building on its position in the UK as a leader in the
Torremolinos hotel goes ‘adults only’
THE 293-room Riu Nautilus in
Torremolinos (Andalusia, Spain), was due to re-open on March 1 presenting RIU’s new style in décor as well as new facilities and services following a five million euro investment. From April 1, the Hotel Riu Nautilus will be marketed as ‘Adults Only’, joining the Riu Don Miguel in Gran Canaria and the Riu Palace Macao in Punta Cana, Mexico. The hotel has free wireless internet
access in the lobby, flat-screen TVs and fully-renovated
bathrooms in all
rooms. The hotel’s dining options have been extended with the addition of ‘Olé’ serving Andalusian cuisine. The Riu Nautilus also offers guests a poolside snackbar and lobby bar with a new terrace. There’s a new pool and an indoor heated pool with Jacuzzi, new gym and a massage service.
riu.com
market to Malta. Our summer charter operations further confirms the airline’s commitment to boost incoming tourism to Malta from the UK, and to bring Malta closer to UK regional airports.” Air Malta operates its charter services as a supplement to the regular scheduled services to/from Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester, and likewise offers 20kgs for checked-in baggage and up to 10kgs as hand luggage for each passenger. Call 00356 21 66 22 11 or visit
airmalta.com
A Prestige way into Europe with Flybe
PRESTIGE Holidays has launched a 24-page brochure in conjunction with Flybe offering a range of summer breaks from Southampton and Exeter Airports to the Algarve, Lake Garda, Mallorca, the Costa del Sol and La Manga in Murcia. Called ‘Fly Local’ the brochure features holidays in simple self-catering apartments and three-star hotels as well as Prestige’s usual four- and five-star
IN BRIEF New Adriatic brands to sell. Adriatic
holiday specialist Explore Travel has launched its Explore Montenegro and Explore Croatia brands to the trade as the ATOL-bonded operator looks to build on a successful inaugural 2012 season in Montenegro. A new travel trade team has been developed.
MontenegroHolidays.com
CroatiaHolidays.eu
Flybe to open B’ham/Lyon route. Flybe is introducing a new route from Birmingham with daily weekday flights to Lyon from May 1 operated by one of its new 88-seat Embraer 175s. All-inclusive fares are from £39.99 one way. The new year-round service follows Flybe’s launch of its Birmingham to Amsterdam route. .
flybe.com
First-time trade brochure for agents.
Specialist Morocco (part of the Specialist Africa stable) has launched its first-ever brochure targeted at travel agents. It covers highlights of the entire country with a wide choice of accommodation, 10 classic ‘discovery tours’, themed break, walking and trekking holidays.
specialistmorocco.com
properties with weekly departures
between April and October. Prices lead in at £389pp for a one-week self-catering break at the Leo Apartments in Puerto Pollensa Mallorca (based on three people sharing a one-bedroom apartment) including return flights from Southampton and shared transfers. Exeter departures have a £19pp supplement.
prestigeholidays.co.uk
Superbreak, themes/tributes include Peter Kay, Blues Brothers, Abba, The Rat Pack, the 70’s, Take That and Westlife, plus Robbie and Michael Buble. Prices are from £89pp. Murder mystery and Fawlty Towers mini cruise breaks are also available! Superbreak’s two-night mini-cruise breaks combine a mini-cruise and a day in some of the most popular city break destinations, such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Bruges. Prices lead in at £37.50pp for a two-
night mini-cruise to Amsterdam and £80pp for a three-night break including one night in a three-star Hotel in Amsterdam.
superbreak.com/agents
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