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The Gambia Experience offers webinar training Serenity Holidays, which trades as The Gambia Experience, is inviting agents to register for the first of a series of webinar training sessions on the destination and the operator’s 2014-15 brochure. Group webinars are offered for colleagues or groups of homeworkers, with the added incentive of a free pizza delivery. The 45-minute sessions are at 9.30am on July 30, August 8 and August 19. Agents need to register their preferred dates by emailing
trade@serenity.co.uk.
serenityholidays.co.uk
G Adventures implements £100 off bookings in July G Adventures has launched a summer sale offering savings of £100 on small-group adventure trips priced at more than £750 per person, excluding flights. The promotion applies to all bookings made before the end of July for holidays departing before December 10. Agents should use the promotional code ‘G14JULY100’ to apply the savings.
gadventures.co.uk/sherpa
The Adventure Company launches last-minute sale The Adventure Company is offering savings of up to 25% on last-minute departures. Discounts include more than £150 off the 16-day Sri Lanka – Elephant Paradise tour departing July 28, which now costs £1,994 per adult, including flights. Adult prices for the eight-day Morocco – Kids in the Kasbahs itinerary, departing on August 16, have been cut from £719 to £662, including flights. The discount is applied to the land-only element.
adventurecompany.co.uk
Butlins introduces agent discounts on Live Music Weekends at Minehead this winter
Butlins is offering trade discounts on selected Live Music Weekends at its Minehead resort. The price for WWE
Live on November 7-10, to watch wrestling superstars is £99, based on four sharing a standard room. Three-night
packages to see Peter Andre (right) from November 14-17 start at £40,
while the Back Together weekend, featuring Liberty X, Five and Atomic Kitten, from December 5-8, is £89. Agents should use the code ‘AGENTMH’ when booking. Other music breaks qualify for a £20 discount by quoting AGENT20. Butlins’ owner Bourne
Leisure is offering agents a £5 Love2shop voucher for every summer booking in their Sweet Summer Giveaway, which runs until August 31. bourneleisure
sales.co.uk
Classic Collection unveils after-dinner travel talk in Corfu
Classic Collection Holidays has teamed up with the Marbella Corfu hotel to offer an evening with BBC presenter Alan Wright between August 25 and September 5. The after- dinner travel-themed talk will be complimentary for hotel guests, while an informal drinks reception will allow holidaymakers to meet Alan for a question and answer session. Seven nights’ half-board starts at £1,169, including flights and transfers.
classic-collection.co.uk
SuperBreak system packages hotel and rail options Juliet Dennis
SuperBreak has introduced a new booking system on its website for agents booking rail trips. The short-break operator claimed to be the first offering flexible flight, Eurostar and UK rail packages in one system. A guide is being distributed to agents. The system offers guaranteed seats at no extra cost, best-fare options and confirmed train times and routes at the time of booking. It packages
hotel and rail options together as part of the main online booking process for the first time. National sales manager Graham Balmforth said the new system made it clearer and more convenient to book rail packages. “Agents can find the cheapest
routes for customers, show them how prices change depending on when they travel during the
travelweekly.co.uk — 24 July 2014
Lead-in price for a two-night break in London from Edinburgh
£159
day and then confirm their seats and times, so everything is
booked,” he added. Agents using the
system’s new search options must select ‘hotel plus rail’, a date, departure station and approximate departure and return train times. The operator then recommends packages with the cheapest rail
fares and hotels based on value for money.
A grid will show best-value fares
for departure and return times, based on a customer’s choice. Prices quoted are per person and include the return fare and hotel stay. London breaks start at £159, including two nights at the three- star Royal National hotel and return train tickets from Edinburgh.
superbreak.com/agents
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