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(from October 9) and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (November 12), with prices for one night at the President Hotel starting at £114.50 and £110 respectively Hoseasons (
hoseasonsexpert.co.uk) is offering agents who pass all four modules of its online training programme by July 31 the chance to win one of 10 £20 Love2Shop vouchers. Cottages4u (
facebook.com/cottages4you) has a new
app for consumers. It suggests activities designed for families and is linked to its 10,000 rental properties.
Tourism talk “This year’s Holidays at Home are GREAT campaign engages with even more trade partners and showcases a wider range of
holiday experiences, backed up with great-value offers. “By having the key domestic tour operators, as well as the main retailers, working cohesively together the reach of the campaign has been greatly extended. We host a dedicated online travel trade training programme, EnglandExpert. com, and we have just launched a fourth module. “The contribution of travel agents to domestic tourism was recognised at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence in May, where agents were presented with the Outstanding Contribution award.” Stuart Heath, Head of Marketing Partnerships, VisitEngland
Where to book it HOSEASONS – 0844 847 1356
Bainland Lodges, in the heart of rural Lincolnshire and one of a growing range of the operator’s Go Active locations, offers cycling, horse-riding, tennis and golf. One of its units, Lincoln Lodge, sleeps up
Opposite page: The Yorkshire Dales have had a banner summer – thanks to the Tour de France; this page: The Shambles in York; cottages are a popular self-catering option; Tenby Beach, Pembrokeshire
to 14 and costs £2,448 for a three-night weekend
in high season.
hoseasons.co.uk/agents SHEARINGS– 0844 824 6351 Autumn breaks include a fi ve-day holiday to Tenby and Pembrokeshire in Wales, costing £229 for four
nights including two coach excursions.
shearings.com GRAND UK– 01603 619933 A new TV Special tour costs from £319 and visits locations used in series including Coronation Street and Last of the Summer Wine, plus the Yorkshire
Dales and Peak District.
grandukholidays.com BUTLINS – 0845 070 4734 Adult-only weekends resume in the autumn and run through the winter and into next spring, with a wide choice of musical, comedy and sports events
“Savvy agents can use their expertise to pre-book things
such as attraction tickets, tours and show tickets. Our add-ons are fully commissionable”
GRAHAM BALMFORTH, NATIONAL SALES MANAGER, SUPERBREAK
at its three centres in Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skegness. A three-night Ultimate 80s musical weekend at Minehead, departing on September 26, costs from £90pp for four sharing a standard self-catering apartment.
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