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Japan is new for Premier Holidays
JAPAN is new to Premier Holidays’ latest Faraway brochure, valid for travel until December 2015. Priced from £1949pp is a six- night part-escorted Tokyo & Kyoto tour, with three nights in each city. Tokyo sights include the Meiji Shrine, the Omotesando, the old town and its oldest Buddhist temple, Sensoji, and the city’s oldest Geisha district. The Bullet train takes clients to
Kyoto, considered the country’s cultural capital, where attractions include the Nishiki covered food markets; a cooking class, where guests will learn how to make traditional dishes such as sushi and miso soup; Kinkakuji, one of Kyoto’s most famous temples and the Daitoku-ji Zen temple complex, home to one of Japan’s best Zen rock gardens.
The deal includes flights from
Heathrow with British Airways, airport transfers,
three-star
accommodation, the Bullet train and an English-speaking local guide. It is valid for travel between September-November 2014. Agents earn between £25-£150 per Japan booking.
trade.premierholidays.co.uk
Haiti’s new adventures Germany still on top
THE German National Tourist Board is anticipating a significant increase in UK interest in holidays to Germany following the country’s triumph in the World Cup in Brazil. The number of overnight stays
from the UK and Northern Ireland to Germany has been steadily increasing since 2011: there was a 4.1% increase for January-April 2014,
compared to the same
months in 2013. The most favoured destinations
by UK visitors are Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne and Dusseldorf, followed by Nuremberg, Dresden, Leipzig and Hanover. The most cited reasons for trips
BY STEVE HARTRIDGE G ADVENTURES will reintroduce Haiti next year with five departures that start in February. The operator’s 10-day Highlights of Haiti tour will include Cap-Haïtien and the Citadelle Laferrière, a UNESCO- designated mountaintop fortress;
the
turquoise Bassin-Bleu pools, to cliff-dive and swim; the Marie-Jeanne cave, for its underground landscapes and massive caverns; meeting a voodoo priest and shopping for voodoo artefacts at the Iron Market; and visiting a local grassroots
project, the Art Creation Foundation for Children. Jeff Russill, VP of Innovation at G Adventures, commented: “When we visited Haiti we discovered a country ready to move on. It has world-class art and
culture, real-time history, and
stunning nature and beaches.” The Caribbean island, back on the
tourism trail five years after a major earthquake, opened its first tourism office in the UK this summer headed by ex-St Lucia Tourism and Sri Lanka Tourism boss,
gadventures.com
Jean-Marc
Etihad takes independent approach to Scotland ETIHAD Airlines will next
year
launch its first service from Scotland, with the start of a non-stop daily flight from Edinburgh to its home base of Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital. The new route, which will start on June 8, will be served by a two-class Airbus A330-200 aircraft, with 22 seats in business class and 240 seats
NEWS TO USE IN BRIEF Garuda Indonesia starts will introduce
flying: Garuda its
long-
awaited direct service from Gatwick to Jakarta (via Amsterdam) on September 8. The non-stop service will fly five-times a week
(Monday, Wednesday,
Saturday and Sunday) and will feature ‘Inflight Connectivity’ and live TV’
garuda-indonesia.com
Friday,
Double Sarojin upgrade: Luxury boutique resort The Sarojin in Khao Lak, Thailand, has a summer suite deal. Until September 30 2014, those who book a seven-night stay in a deluxe Garden Residence will receive a two- level upgrade, to a Sarojin Suite featuring a private relaxation pool.
sarojin.com
Hyatt opens Andaz Tokyo: Hyatt has opened its first Andaz hotel in Japan and the 12th Andaz hotel globally. The 164-room Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills is located on the 52-storey Toranomon Hills tower close to the Ginza shopping district and many cultural attractions.
hyatt.com
to Germany are city breaks and cultural holidays (including events, for example,
music and arts)
together with value for money.
germany.travel
New on the Zambezi
ZAMBEZI Sands River Lodge has opened on the banks of the Zambezi in the middle of the Zambezi National Park. Part of the Imvelo portfolio, The
Flambert.
in economy class. The flight will leave Edinburgh at 09.15, arriving in Abu Dhabi at 19.45. The return flight will leave Abu Dhabi at 02.40, arriving Edinburgh at 07.40. Etihad also operates triple-daily flights from London and double-daily flights from Manchester.
etihad.com
eight-tent lodge has four tents overlooking the rapids towards Zambia and another four nestling quietly on a small tributary. Activities include game-viewing in open 4x4 vehicles and canoing. In each tent an en-suite bathroom separates the bedroom from the lounge area and has an outside shower. Zambezi Sands has a three nights for the price of two offer until December 2015. African Pride and Rainbow Tours both offer
Zambezi Sands.
imvelosafarilodges.com
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