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Operators
Kay McLellan
020 7955 3867
kmclellan@ttglive.com
For the latest operator and supplier news, visit ttglive.com/operators
Superbreak adds
to airports range
Just You to sell
SUPERBREAK has unveiled its largest ever
airport add-ons programme, following a 38% through the trade
rise in airport hotel bookings in the first three
months of 2009.
Kay McLellan
. Just You will target inde-
The operator said it had seen a “significant” JUST YOU, Page & Moy’s pendent agents already
increase in bookings for airport parking and sister brand that caters for working with Page & Moy.
lounges, its meet-and-greet service and rail solo travellers, is to sell Just You does not charge
travel to airports. through the trade for the single supplements, and cus-
The 2009-10 programme features 25 addi- first time from early June. tomers get their own room
tional hotels at airports around the UK, bring Colin Wilson, head of and access to airport execu-
Superbreak’s total to 150 hotels at 31 departure agency sales for both tive suites to meet the rest
points. There is also a wider range of three-star brands, promised Just You’s of the group before leaving.
“supersaver” offers, with prices starting at products and pricing would One of the highlights of
£19.50 including 15 days’ parking. be identical for direct-sell the first trade brochure is a
New hotels include the two-star Ibis at Birming- and agents, and that agents 10-day tour of China includ-
ham airport and the three-star Courtyard by Mar- would retain all customer ing Beijing, the Great Wall,
riott at Gatwick. Room-only prices start at £29 and data. the Terracotta Army and
£29.50 respectively, excluding parking. The Trav- Just You will print a dedi-
ys
Chengde Summer Resort.
elodge at Manchester airport starts at £49.50 on cated brochure and offer The price starts at £1,374, in-
a room-only basis, including eight days’ parking. agents training and support. V
i
rgin Holida
cluding flights and all meals.
Commission will be compa- Add-ons include four days
rable to other specialist operators, said Wilson. in Hong Kong from £599 or a six-night cruise
In brief
The operator offers escorted group holidays through the Yangtze gorges from £699.
worldwide for people travelling on their own. “We know there is demand,” said Wilson. “Every
Group sizes are typically 25 and the average agent I talk to says there is a gap in the market for
■ Hayes & Jarvis unveils all-inclusive options selling price is £1,000. a singles specialist with significant volumes that
Long-haul specialist Hayes & Jarvis has launched Just You carries 14,000 passengers a year and works with the trade. Agents want product to sell
its first all-inclusive programme, featuring 64 re- Wilson said he wanted sales through agents to that helps differentiate them from the multiples.
sorts in 16 destinations worldwide. Prices start at make up 10% of overall sales within 12 months. Training will be key and we will work hard on that.”
£699 for a week at a four-star property in Cuba. The brands will remain separate under the Just You also runs three-day Discovery
0871 664 0246 umbrella of parent company Kaleidoscope, but Weekends tour in the UK for £199.
■ Prestige extends in-resort credit offer
Prestige Holidays has extended its offer of ¤100
resort credit per double room for customers
Sardatur adds the
expertise of several former members of the
Magic of Italy management team appointed to
booking breaks of seven nights or more until
April 30. The deal is available at 15 hotels in eight
Italian mainland
Sardatur, including managing director Gianni
Bonuglia.
destinations for departures until October 31. Prices start at £249 for two nights’ bed
01425 480400 SARDATUR has launched its first programme to and breakfast at a four-star property in Rome,
mainland Italy following 22 years as a Sardinia including flights. Seven nights’ bed and
■ Keith Prowse raises funds for UK schools specialist. breakfast at a five-star hotel in Sardinia starts
Keith Prowse Tickets has raised thousands of The Italia Collection offers more than 200 at £812, also including flights.
pounds for more than 200 UK schools in the first hotels and villas throughout Italy, including the Flight options include Sardatur’s chartered
year of its Tickets for Schools partnership, which Neapolitan coast, Sicily, Tuscany, Umbria, the services from Heathrow and Manchester to
pays commission for each entertainment ticket lakes region, Liguria, Puglia and Basilicata, as Sardinia, along with scheduled, chartered and
bought by parents, teachers or friends of a school. well as city breaks. no-frills routes.
020 7014 8450 The collection features boutique, beachside, Extras include private walking tours of the
family-friendly, luxury and “be active” proper- Vatican and Rome with travel writer and BBC
ttglive.com
For the very latest operator news,
ties, as well as spa resorts. consultant James Hill, which is priced from £250
visit ttglive.com/operators The programme has been launched using the a couple for four hours.
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