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Help clients beat the winter blues with these fun ideas for – almost – all budgets, plus our pick of where’s hot and getting hotter and some must-dos for the coming months author: April Hutchinson
£17 Wiggle it ArcelorMittal Orbit – the wiggly sculpture designed by Anish Kapoor in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – is adding a slide. Tickets for the tunnel slide, which have transparent sections, will be sold through the trade,
arcelormittalorbit.com
£120 Golden hour Ila’s new Gold Cellular Age-Restore Collection (exclusively at Harrods) is made up of some of the world’s rarest ingredients including three types of gold and Boswellia extract from Ethiopia; products include Gold Cellular Age- Restore Face Cream, £120,
ila-spa.com
£2,250 Changing spots The beautiful snow leopards of Ladakh, India descend from the mountains in search of prey around about now, so suggest a 14-day small group safari departing February 4 (cost per person, flights extra) with Natural World Safaris, naturalworld
safaris.com
£4,785 Turning Japanese This buys you a 12-night tour of Japan, which is new for Kirker in 2016. The Gardens, Temples & Cities of Japan tour takes in Tokyo, Kyoto, “shrine island” Miyajima, Hiroshima and more,
kirkerholidays.com
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Malawi ups its Game Time for a new safari option? An investment of $18 million in two of Malawi’s national parks could mean a boost for wildlife tourism, with African Parks set to manage Liwonde national park and Nkhotakota Reserve for 20 years; African Parks has already transformed the Majete reserve, turning it into a Big 5 destination,
malawitourism.com
Bourne again Matt Damon has been reprising Jason Bourne, shooting in
Tenerife’s capital, Santa Cruz, as well as at Tenerife North airport, to where Iberia Express is flying from Heathrow thrice weekly. And where to stay? The former Vincci Buenavista Golf & Spa which has now become adults-only Melia Hacienda del Conde,
webtenerife.co.uk
£15,000 Bonding time For clients who want some Spectre spy action, suggest chartering a 50-seater Embraer with bmi regional. Seats from £300pp, and clients can have the aircraft exterior personalised,
bmiregional.com
£99,000 What a Legend Just 17 guests will join singer John Legend on a private jet journey designed by him with TCS World Travel and Four Seasons. The trip (July 17-26) includes private shows with musicians and meetings with fashion designers and architects, thelegend
experience.com (password Getlifted).
Get stranded in Burma! The Strand Cruise has a maiden voyage offer on Ayeyarwady River cruises; December 22 and 29 departures cost from £2,356pp, but it’s two for the price of one when sharing a cabin,
thestrandcruise.com
Get it while it’s hot NH Hotel Collection is bringing three Michelin-starred chef Grant Achatz and his team over from Alinea Chicago for a four-week pop-up from January 12 at NH Collection Eurobuilding in Madrid; book clients in if you can!
Healing appeal Vana, a wellness estate in Uttarakhand, India, is now even more enticing thanks to a new Tibetan Healing Centre, with experts trained at the Tibetan Institute of Medicine and Astrology in Dharamsala,
vanaretreats.com
What a reef The Attenborough effect could strike for Australia, with a new BBC series on the Great Barrier Reef with the naturalist due on screen this Christmas,
hamiltonisland.com
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