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OPERATOR NEWS.
Exsus has introduced camel polo to its
Dubai programme. A day’s game costs
from £130 per person and requires
eight people minimum. The price in-
Middle East
cludes all equipment with helmet, polo
shirt and a prize for the winning team.
■ exsus.com
Keith Prowse Attraction Tickets is now offering Aquaven-
ture and the Lost Chambers at Atlantis, The Palm, in Dubai.
Admission to Aquaventure costs from £53 for adults, and £41
for children; entrance to Lost Chambers is from £19 per adult.
■ keithprowse.com/agents
Hayes & Jarvis is pushing twin-centre holidays to Dubai and
the Maldives following a 15% growth in similar bookings. A
10-night twin-centre package departing May 1 costs £1,199,
with three nights at Arabian Courtyard Hotel & Spa, Dubai,
and seven at the Reethi Beach in the Baa Atoll, Maldives.
■ hayesandjarvis.com
Elite Vacations is offering the Al Bustan Palace
InterContinental Muscat again following its recent reopening
after a major refurbishment. Five nights’ B&B with return
flights and transfers costs £1,329.
■ elitevacations.com
The Muscat Hills Golf & Country Club, offering a
PGA-standard 18-hole golf course, is due to open the first
nine holes in April. All 18 holes will be open by the end of the
CONTENTS.
year. The club is 15 minutes from Muscat, the capital of Oman.
Shop til you drop Dubai’s not the only destination
■ muscathills.com
in the Middle East to which shoppers are flocking,
EVENTS.
Travel Agents’ Day at Arabian Travel Market 2009 will be
p46; Size the day A Roving Reader samples a
on May 7. Registration for agents is free. See the schedule at:
range of Dubai’s luxury hotels, p50; Hot property
■ arabiantravelmarket.com/travelagentsday
Hotel news from Jordan, Qatar, Dubai, Oman, p52
The Oman Tourist Office is running a mega-fam for agents,
operators, reservation and sales staff at the end of February.
The trip will focus on its luxury and adventure products. To
find out more about joining the fam, go to:
AGENT OFFERS.
CELEB
■ omanacademy.com Jaz Hotels & Resorts is giving agents a chance to win a seven-night
ALERT
all-inclusive holiday for two at a Jaz property in Egypt, including
return flights. Enter before February 28. It is also offering agent discounts
Love the Mid-East Experience?
at selected hotels with TTG’s Travel Agents Travel Club. Offers include £22
If your clients are heading to the
at the five-star Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort in Fujairah.
Middle East, why not suggest a
■ jaz.travel/agentscompetition ■ ttgtravelclub.co.uk
full day of relaxation at the En
Gedi Spa, Israel, on the shore of
Emirates Tours is giving away a luxury Swiss Ebel watch worth £1,500 to
the Dead Sea, available for £50?
one lucky agent who books a holiday to The Address Hotels & Resorts, Dubai,
History lovers will also enjoy the
for travel anytime in 2009. To enter into the draw, email your booking ref-
Jerusalem Old and New Tour, from £43, where cameras
erence and contact details by February 28 to:
are a must! Alternatively, holidaymakers can enjoy
■ ektlonmarketing@emirates.com Clients had a sporting chance of hanging out
breathtaking views along Israel’s western shore, with
with tennis stars Roger Federer (above),
the Caesarea, Acre and Rosh Hanika full-day tour from
If Only… has a pair of free flight tickets to Dubai with Emirates up for Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal last month
Tel Aviv, priced £61. For more Middle East options visit
grabs every week in February. Agents who book If Only… with Emirates to at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, where
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any destination will be automatically placed into a draw. players stayed during a tournament.
■ ifonly.net ■ emiratespalace.com
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