the review 45 Move fast to secure a Maldives Escape
BY ALAN ORBELL THE Coco Bodu Hithi in the Maldives, part of the Coco Collection Resorts, has a special early-booking offer available on all bookings made by October 16. For bookings at least 60 days prior to a stay, guests receive up to 15% discount off room rates on minimum stays of four nights between November 1 and December 20 this year. Guests staying in the resort’s Escape
Water Residences, the largest over-the- water villas now enjoy a host of benefits including a complimentary bottle of champagne on arrival and early check-in/late check-out subject to availability.
Also included is daily a la carte breakfast in Stars Restaurant, complimentary complimentary
tea/coffee/snacks, sunset cocktail,
a a
dedicated lifestyle team and priority
Cosmos offers more Greek gifts
COSMOS Holidays 2015 Greece programme features an expanded range
of properties and
‘Dream Wedding’ locations. New are the three-diamond rated
Zephyros Hotel in Skala, the Elpiniki Studios & Apartments in Skiathos and the Mavrikos Hotel & Apartments in Zante. New resorts
include Poros in
Kefalonia, with a seven-night stay at the Oceanis Hotel available from £509pp.
Polychrono in
Halkidiki is also featured for the first time, with seven nights at the two-diamond rated Nemo Aparthotel from £555pp.
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new reservations at Stars Restaurant.
Signature Benefits include a complimentary yoga session per couple per stay, complimentary use of non- motorised water sports, in-villa movie
night with refreshment and snacks, in-villa Balinese Spa Treatment for 50 minutes per couple per stay and a 25% discount when booking ‘Uniquely Coco’ private experiences.
Cocoboduhithi.com
Phu Quoc another pearl for Vietnam
LUXURY hotel operator Vinpearl is to open its fourth hotel in Vietnam this autumn, the new 750-room resort property on tropical Phu Quoc Island, in the Gulf of Thailand. Vinpearl Resort Phu Quoc, a 45-minute flight or a two-and-a-half- hour speedboat transfer from Ho Chi Minh City, will boast 750 rooms across eight categories, from the 46 sq m entry level Deluxe rooms to the 144 opulent 615 sq m Ocean View Villas. Activities offer parasailing, jet skiing, sailing and kayaking, while amenities include a luxury Vincharm Spa, onsite Vinpearl Amusement Park and the 27-hole Vinpearl Golf Club Phu Quoc. In addition, pristine Phu Quoc Island, the majority of which is a
national park, offers stunning beaches and untouched
nature local attractions and include is
renowned for its hiking, scuba diving and snorkelling. Other
shopping at the pearl farm at Duong To village and sampling the fresh catches at Ham Ninh fishing village. Vinpearl’s Business Development Manager Ha Minh Thu said the property’s broad appeal, combined with direct flights to Phu Quoc from regional hubs such as Singapore (two-and-a-half-hours) and Siem Reap, Cambodia (45 minutes) as well as Ho Chi Minh, should make it a popular inclusion on both Vietnam- only and multi-centre breaks.
vinpearl.com
TOURISM UPDATE
ADAM HAMNER Travel Trade Manager, Canadian Tourism Commission
ROAD TRIPS WERE BIG SUCCESS IT was really great to see so many of you at at our summer road shows in London and Manchester for our Keep Exploring Quiz. We had a lot of fun along the way, with agents learning more about what makes Canada such a special holiday destination as well as learning a few little nuggets such as Pamela Anderson was born on Vancouver Island and the latest X Men movie was shot in Montréal. We will again be taking our shows on the road in 2015, and will hopefuly be coming to a city near you, so do keep reading our column in Selling T
ravel and Selling Canada
for more details. World Travel Market in London is only just around the corner – next month, in fact – and we are gearing up for a great show with over 30 Canadian partners signed up to be on the stand. As next year marks 50 years since the first unfurling of the Maple Leaf Flag, we are inviting agents to come to our stand and write on a ‘flag’ a top reason for visiting Canada in 2015. The best suggestion, as judged by us after the show, will win a prize. If you have not yet done so, I would encourage you to sign up to our CSP programme (
www.canadaspecialist.co.uk) You’ll be better equipped to convert Canadian Sales. It will also put you in the running to come on our Mega FAM next September. Happy
selling and Keep Exploring!
NEWS TO USE IN BRIEF Zoomarine’s new attraction:
Zoomarine, a waterpark in the Algarve, Portugal, has new attractions that includes a Zoomarine Beach, complete with a wave machine and two water slides and natural sand from Algarvean beaches. The park also features dolphins, seals, sea-lions and ‘Era T-Rex’, an exhibition of dinosaurs.
zoomarine.pt/en
Lifestyle brand for Jumeirah: Hotel
company Jumeirah has unveiled plans to launch a new contemporary lifestyle brand.
The first VENU hotels –
‘described as a contemporary lifestyle choice that will reflect Dubai’s energy, dynamism and cosmopolitan nature’ - will open in the emirate in 2016.
jumeirah.com
One&Only Bahrain: Kerzner
International is to develop and operate a new One&Only resort
in Seef, on
Bahrain’s northwest coast. Set to open in 2016, the beachfront resort will feature around 150 luxurious guest rooms and a spa. The design will incorporate aspects of Bahrain’s history and culture.
oneandonlyresorts.com
Contact: Canadian Tourism Commission Roger Harris, Trade Helpline: Tel: 0870 161 5151
visitcanada@dial.pipex.com www.canadaspecialist.co.uk canada.travel
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