OPERATOR NEWS YOU CAN USE
Wendy Wu Tours expands range of worldwide trips
Lucy Huxley
lucy.huxley@
travelweekly.co.uk
Wendy Wu Tours is to introduce a small worldwide programme for 2017 after the response to new tours to South America and South Africa exceeded expectations.
The Asia specialist will publish
a brochure in September after revealing four departures sold out within two days. UK managing director
Laurence Hicks said: “We put two departures to South America and two to South Africa on sale on the Saturday and by the Monday they were all full. We booked 120 people almost immediately. “We’ve put another half a dozen departures on for the UK.” Wendy Wu Tours had originally planned to offer a November and a spring departure to both new destinations. Now it will offer four departures in the autumn for South America and two for South Africa, and two apiece for both destinations in the spring. The operator has also added
Club Med Sanya becomes operator’s fourth venue in China
Club Med has opened its fourth resort in China as “demand grows for more far-flung destinations”. The 384-room Club Med Sanya
overlooks the ocean and mountains on a tropical stretch of coastline on the country’s Hainan Island. Bookings from UK clients are
now being taken for travel between March and October. The rainy season is from July to September.
CHINESE NEW YEAR:Wendy Wu Tours celebrates the year of the monkey with its mascot Bambu Panda in London last week
70%
Share of worldwide bookings via agents
departures to South America and South Africa for customers in Australia and New Zealand. “About 80% of the customers
are existing Wendy Wu clients and 20% are new to us,” Hicks added. “What’s interesting is that over
The all-inclusive resort has
three restaurants, bars, a zen pool and spa. Activities range from use of a trapeze to sailing and hiking. Club Med opened a seaside
resort in Dong’ao Island last year and operates a property in Yabuli, China’s largest ski resort. Estelle Giraudeau, Club Med’s managing director for the UK, said: “Britons are demonstrating an increased appetite for more exotic, far-flung destinations.” Prices start at £1,231 per adult
for seven nights’ all-inclusive.
clubmed.co.uk
70% of all these bookings have come through travel agents.” Hicks said the company had
written to every client on its database, telling them about the new tours, directing them back to the travel agent they had previously booked through if they were interested in either of the new destinations on offer. Customers returning to their
agent to make a repeat booking get £100 discount off the cost of
their next booking.
wendywutours.co.uk
NEWS IN BRIEF
Your clients could see ghosts on stays in York
Travel agents can offer clients a free ‘ghost walk’ when booking a two-night stay in York before February 29 with SuperBreak. Agents could also win a two- night break to the city. To enter, they must book a stay of two nights or more and email their booking reference, name and Abta number by the end of this month to
sales@superbreak.com
G Adventures revs up 10 ‘Lando’ overland vehicles
G Adventures has introduced a fleet of 10 ‘Landos’, new overland adventure vehicles, for its 22 Yolo itineraries for 18 to 39-year-olds in Africa. Each vehicle has full-body seatbelts, reclining seats, a water tank to reduce the use of plastic bottles, inbuilt Wi-Fi and USB chargers at every seat.
gadventures.co.uk
BIRMINGHAM: Agents from The Co-operative Travel in Tamworth attend Tipto’s first Supershow
Tipto hosts record average of 48 agents at series of events
The Truly Independent Professional Travel Organisation reported a record start to its 17th year last autumn, with more than 430 agents attending nine events. Tipto runs training events
and roadshows for its supplier members to meet and support travel agents nationwide. Its first quarter, from September
to November, included its new ‘Supershow’ and ‘Face 2 Face’ days as well as traditional roadshows. Each event was attended by 48 agents on average, the highest level of attendance since 2012. Feedback surveys from agents
showed 100% of respondents rated the events as excellent or good. The first ‘supershow’ was rated excellent or good by 80%.
18 February 2016
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