LUXURY HOLIDAYS: Indian Ocean short haul news THE NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW


European holidays with Fred.


FRED. is a new tour operator brand from Fred. Olsen Travel specialising in holidays


to Germany,


Switzerland and beyond. Fully bonded by ABTA,


lakes, Fred. Is


offering a range of European city breaks,


rivers and mountain


holidays, beer festivals, rail holidays, river cruises and tailor-made options. Fred. is also be the General Sales


Agent (GSA) for the luxury five star MS Mozart river cruise ship which operates on the River Danube. Fred.’s Lawrence Peachey says, “Germany, Austria and Switzerland are very popular short break destinations for Brits and so we think that Fred fills a gap in the market as we are experts in this region of central Europe and so we can offer fantastic short breaks and holidays.” Holiday prices start from £259 pp for two nights in Berlin. fredholidays.co.uk


BA launches new Larnaca service


BRITISH Airways is launching an additional flight to Cyprus, with the start of a new direct route to Larnaca from Gatwick, on June 30. The new flight is in addition to the existing daily flight from Heathrow. The


three-times-a-week service


offers economy fares from just £158 return, including all taxes and charges for a hand baggage-only fare. Holidaymakers to Cyprus can also benefit from British Airways’ existing twice-weekly Paphos service until November 29, a month longer than previously advertised. batraveltrade.com


Austria,


Classic Slovenia and Montenegro options


CLASSIC Collection Holidays is featuring holidays to Slovenia & Montenegro for the first time in 2013. According to the operator, demand from travel agents and customers alike has led to the introduction of the two new destinations alongside its existing programme to Croatia. Slovenia offers a huge diversity of holiday product, from city breaks to lakes, mountains and coasts and can easily be combined as a twin-centre holiday


Similarly,


to the Istrian Peninsula. little-discovered but


beautiful Montenegro can be a holiday destination in its


own right or Taber gets Specialised


SCANDINAVIA specialists Taber Holidays and


Specialised Tours have merged


following their ‘busiest winter seasons on record’. From now, all programmes will be merged and all bookings will be managed under the Taber Holidays brand. The merger will see the number of packages offered by Yorkshire-based operator Taber Holidays around 125 across Norway,


boosted to Iceland,


Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Greenland.. This is one of the largest number offered overall


to Scandinavia by any IN BRIEF


Shangri-La opens second Europe hotel: The 186-room Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul has opened its doors on the European side of the Bosphorus Strait between the Dolmabahce Palace and Naval Museum. It is on the site of a former 1930s tobacco warehouse. Rack rates start from €550 excluding breakfast and 18 % VAT. shangri-la.com


New Athens link from Manchester:


Aegean Airlines has begun a direct service between Manchester Airport and Athens International with Saturday and Monday flights. Operated by a brand-new Airbus A320 168-seat aircraft, a dual- class configuration provides a full service which includes complimentary food and drink. aegeanair.com


New hotel to Grace Marrakech: Grace


Hotels has entered North Africa with the acquisition of the luxury boutique Les Terres M’Barka, close to Tamesloht village, near Marrakech in Morocco. With views of the Atlas Mountains the Grace Marrakech hotel will offer 18 suites, restaurant, bar, library, outdoor heated pool spa with hammam and whirlpool. gracehotels.com


UK-based operator. It will also bring


Northern Lights photography tours into Taber’s portfolio. Suzel Taber-Shaw, Managing Director of


Taber Holidays, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, says: “I am delighted to announce our merger with Specialised Tours – an extremely exciting and positive move for us both. “With such an increasing demand for tailor-made holidays and Scandinavia in general, we can offer an unrivalled product knowledge.” taberhols.co.uk


combined with nearby Dubrovnik. In Slovenia three-night breaks to the


Kempinski Palace in the coastal resort of Portoroz start from £687pp in July. classic-collection.co.uk


Slovenia 5★ Kempinski Palace Portoroz B&B


Departs STANSTED 13 SEP


from£970pp SSH Slovenia ad_35x190.indd 1 www.classic-collection.co.uk Call 0800 008 7288 *per couple per week for stays 8/5-18/7 & 26/8-27/12. Book 60 days prior to arrival. 10/05/2013 12:44


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