LUXURY HOLIDAYS: Indian Ocean short haul news THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Mark Warner wants agents to think of European slopes
SKI operator Mark Warner launched its 2013/14 Ski Resorts Brochure six months earlier than usual and with a host of early-booking offers, such as savings of up to £450 per family for holidays booked before May 22 2013. The 100-page brochure features 10 chalet hotels in the seven resorts of Val d’Isere, Tignes, Les Deux Alpes, La Plagne, Courchevel 1850 and Meribel in France and St Anton in Austria. The lead-in price, including an early- booking offer, is £398pp for seven nights’
A stylish fit for Citalia
ITALIAN specialist Citalia is featuring the iconic Armani Hotel Milano in its second-edition 2013 brochure, as part of its Exclusive Collection of holidays. The hotel, designed by
Giorgio
Armani himself, is being brochured for the first time by a UK operator. Located in the heart of Milan’s famous couture district, the hotel features a spa and gym that offers each guest a personal consultation. A short break with Citalia costs from £1525pp,
including return
half-board accommodation (including wine with dinner) in Tignes, flights from Gatwick, afternoon tea, transfers and evening childcare. Tim Locke, Head of Marketing at
Mark Warner says: “Bringing out our ski brochure early gives agents a chance to maximise on our early-booking offers as well as hundreds of free child/ childshare places and kids packs, which we think will help them make early sales for the next ski season. ” This
year’s European ski season
begins on December 1 2013.
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The River Cruise Line and TUI sail on
RIVER cruising specialists The River Cruise Line has teamed up with TUI for a dedicated 2013 programme. The partnership will see a bespoke brochure of river cruises available for the first time through the First Choice, Thomson and Cruise Deals brands. The brochure showcases many of The
River Cruise Line’s popular itineraries on the Dutch Waterways and Rhine aboard exclusively-chartered vessels the mps Amsterdam and four-star ms Switzerland II. Also available are a number of cruises aboard other selected ships to destinations including the Baltic coast. Prices start from £329. Dedicated training is available
for agents.
sellingrivercruises.com.
Encounters offers free add-on tour to Egypt
BY JOSIE GRIFFITHS ENCOUNTERS Travel is offering any clients who book its Moroccan Mosaics tour by July 31 a free Egypt Encounters Tour (worth £415pp). The nine-day Moroccan Mosaics tour is available throughout June, July and August 2013. Priced at £599pp, the tour includes transfers to/from Marrakech airport, eight nights’ accommodation in four-star hotels and a traditional Berber camp on a mixed- board basis, entrance fees to monuments and the services of an expert local guide. The tour includes the opportunity to explore Marrakech’s mosques, minarets,
IN BRIEF AC hotels in France and Spain: AC
Hotels by Marriott has opened two new hotels, the 143-room AC Hotel Nice overlooking the French Riviera and the 152-room AC Hotel
Sant Cugat in
Catalonia, Barcelona. The AC Hotels by Marriott brand launched in 2011 and now offers over 80 hotels across Europe.
Marriott.com
Faroes flights resume: Faroese flag carrier Atlantic Airways launches its twice-weekly summer schedule from Gatwick to the Faroe Islands on June 6. The service runs on Mondays and Thursdays until September 12. Return fares start at £242. Sunvil Discovery offers a three-night stay from £540pp.
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Kent airport to Amsterdam: KLM has launched its latest regional route – from Manston Airport in Kent to Amsterdam Schiphol, the fourth largest air hub in the world. The new twice-daily service, the only scheduled flight from Manston, will give travellers access to over 190 destinations worldwide via Schiphol . From £79 return.
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souks and bazaars; Morocco’s gorges,
canyons and the highest mountain pass in Africa; and a desert safari. The Egypt Encounters tour can be taken
before or after the Moroccan Mosaics tour, also in June, July or August. This includes luxury coach transfers to/ from Cairo airport,
eight nights’
accommodation on a mixed-board basis in both four- and five-star hotels and an Egyptologist. The tour explores the Pyramids and the Sphinx in Cairo, with a felucca cruise down the Nile. International flights are not included in either package.
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flights from Gatwick with easyJet and three nights’ B&B accommodation in an Armani Deluxe room, based on a June 6 departure.
Citalia has also added an additional
two hotels to its programme: the Palazzo Victoria in Verona and the Borgo San Luigi in Monteriggioni, Tuscany. Lead-in prices start from £189pp. The deal includes three nights at the three-star San Giorgio hotel, on a B&B basis, and flights from Gatwick.
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