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■ Pontin’s owner to invest £50m in UK parks
Ocean Parcs, owner of Pontin’s, is to invest £50
million in refurbishing and developing its holiday
centres, creating 2,000 new jobs in the process.
Holiday centres Brean Sands and Prestatyn
Sands will have their facilities refurbished, while
Camber Sands and Southport are to be completely
redesigned and rebuilt. Pakefield Holiday Centre
will also double in size and capacity.
■ Cosmos to host Caribbean cocktail for agents
Cosmos is hosting an agent Caribbean cocktail
and prizes event on March 5 to promote its new
Agents will be offered “competitive commission” on Solo’s holidays, such as its Cape Escape tour in South Africa programme to Grenada and Tobago. Co-hosted by
the Grenada and Tobago tourist boards, the event
Solo’s turns to the trade
will start with cocktails at 1pm at the Caribbean
Scene Restaurant & Bar, next to London’s ExCeL
Centre. To reserve up to two places, email names
Kay McLellan.
in my various guises in travel and I’ve always and contact details to
vickie@avro.co.uk.
SOLO’S HOLIDAYS, the specialist single travellers recognised the value of working with the high
operator, has launched to the trade after 25 street. ■ Travelsavers recruits four new agencies
years operating as a direct-sell company. “We know that we have a core of people that Travelsavers Ireland, the international marketing
Andrew Williams, managing director of Solo’s, will always call us up and come back, and we firm, has expanded its Irish membership base by
said he strongly believed working with the trade have a repeat factor of up to 80%. signing four new agencies. The agencies are: JK
would help it find customers it had not had “If agents can tap into the singles market, they Travel in Enfield, Co Offaly; Fitzpatrick Group
access to before. will find that customers come back frequently.” Travel in Fermoy, Co Cork; Rory McDyer Travel in
He said the market had huge potential for Solo’s is also inviting agents to give their input Clontarf, Dublin; and Marble City in Kilkenny.
agents, as it was growing quickly, with around 15 as to what type of support they want to see from
million people expecting to travel alone in 2009. it, but will actively offer assistance if needed. ■ Jet2holidays launches new trade website
Solo’s offers single travellers aged over 25 Williams added: “I am confident we will see our
Jet2holidays.com has launched a new trade
years nearly 1,000 itineraries worldwide in brand grow and develop through the high street. website, giving agents access to its full range of
groups of between 15 and 25 people. “We know what volume we will capture in holidays. The site,
tradesite.jet2holidays.com,
Williams said Solo’s will offer agents a 2009 and have not taken any agent business into supports its recently released trade brochure and
“competitive” commission rate, and boasted an consideration. “Win a Car” agent incentive, where agents get the
average selling price of £750. “Hopefully, if we do this right, we will be syn- chance with every booking to win a Ford Fiesta.
He said: “I’ve worked for 25 years with agents onymous with the singles market for agents.”
■ Linden Travel sets up adult-only division
LAUNCHPAD. Independent operator Linden Travel Group has
launched
Adultsonlyholidays.co.uk, a new website
Solo’s offers free newcomer specialising in holidays and hotels worldwide for
Summer 2009 events to encourage peo- people looking for a child and family-free trip.
Solo’s Holidays offers a ple to try travelling alone. Adult-only prices start from £275 per week half-
range of escorted group Customers won’t pay board. Commission is not available to agents but
tours exclusively for single single supplements and the operator will provide agents with product,
travellers, with destinations get their own room with although they will have to add their own mark-up.
in the UK and worldwide. private facilities.
Solo’s has almost 1,000 Tours include most ■ Cruise consumer show set for March debut
itineraries, including special- meals, excursions and Cruise, the UK’s first consumer cruising show, will
interest weekends, such as activities. makes its debut on March 21-22 this year at ExCeL
cooking, wine-tasting and Seven-nights to northern in London. It will feature 50 exhibitors, and talks
dancing; and activity holi- Cyprus, including flights, from explorers, travel personalities and writers,
days including walking and welcome drinks and including Dr John Mason from BBC’s The Sky at
golf. All holidays are Atol protected. guided walks, starts from £679. Night and Sky Travel’s cruise correspondent,
Worldwide destinations include the Agents also have the chance to win a holi- Steve Read. Details at:
cruisingshow.co.uk
Caribbean, Tunisia and Thailand, while UK day with Solo’s when booking a trip to Tobago.
events and breaks start from £59. Solo’s also
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