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PRODUCT ROUND-UP.
APT has joined forces with Premier Holidays to launch its
first overbranded programme of coach and rail tours. The
programme covers Canada, with a nine-day Eastern Canada
and Niagara Falls (pictured) tour leading in at £1,395.
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APT has also added new tours in Canada and Australia, plus
a 15-day European River Cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam.
The 11-day Canadian Rockies Circle costs from £1,695, while a
12-day Australian East Coast Adventure tour starts at £1,700.
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Collette Worldwide has passed on cuts in fuel costs with
discounts on several itineraries. Reductions include savings
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of up to £400 on selected departures to Peru. stock
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CONTENTS.
Cosmos Tourama has reduced prices on tours and cruises.
The old ones are the best Exploring the world’s
Savings of up to £170 are available on certain European
departures, with reductions of £150 and £250 available for top ancient cultures by rail, river and road p46;
selected US and Canada tours respectively.
Talking Tunisia Feedback from a Roving Reader
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on a fam trip, p50; Starting points Touring
Over-55s specialist Grand UK Holidays is teaming up with
selected travel agencies to run coach tours exclusively for suggestions from key Asian gateways p52; Any
their clients. Grand UK believes the tactic allows agencies to
team up to tailor-make an entire tour exclusively for their
volunteers? Developments in voluntourism p56
clients, and compete with direct-sell operators.
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AGENT OFFERS.
CELEB
ALERT
Treyn Holidays and Great Rail Journeys have launched Cox & Kings is offering agents a £20 John Lewis voucher for all bookings
their winter 2009-10 brochures, with UK-based tours added made by March 31. The highest-value booking each week will receive a
for the first time. Parent company Great Rail Group is also £250 John Lewis voucher. The agent with the highest number of bookings
developing an agent training course. by the end will win a 10-day luxury holiday for two to South Africa.
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Scenic Tours has introduced a Tropical Northland cruise Travel 2 is offering agents the chance to win one of five places on a
tour in New Zealand, taking in the Bay of Islands. The California Tourism and British Airways super-fam trip to California in
eight-day tour can be tagged on to a land tour. Also new for September. To enter, make a California booking before April 6.
2009-10 are Outback Discovery 4WD tours in Australia. ■
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Travel 2 is also offering agents the chance to win a case of
Emirates Tours has launched a 10-day China tour, taking wine by completing a new Ontario training programme. Chris Moyles, Gary Barlow, Cheryl Cole,
in sights including the Forbidden City in Beijing and the
Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an. The tour also includes Shanghai.
WIN
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Outen and Kimberley Walsh climbed
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ttglive.com/agentoffers Kilimanjaro in Tanzania for Comic Relief.
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