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LAUNCHPAD.
Carrier Ski
2009-10
Carrier Ski has released its 2009-10
brochure, which it claims offers the
“most luxurious skiing holidays in the world”.
The brochure covers resorts in the US, Canada
and Europe, and includes Vermont and Tignes
in France for the first time. As well as skiing, it
includes husky sledging, hot-air ballooning and
spas. A seven-night stay at the Four Seasons
Resort Whistler in Canada starts from £1,235
including a complimentary room upgrade,
C$400 resort credit and return flights with
British Airways, if booked by August 15 for
travel between January 3 to February 10 and
March 2 to April 10, 2010.
Funway doubles
■ 0161 491 7670 carrier.co.uk
The Gambia Experience
The Gambia 2009-10
The Gambia Experience has added
Sandals offering
flights from Birmingham Interna-
tional airport as part of its 2009-10 brochure.
Rob Gill.
know what they’re spending on their
The specialist has also introduced Saturday and RISING demand for all-inclusive holiday before they leave home.”
Monday departures from Manchester to allow holidays and new British Airways Burns added that BA’s new flights to
durations of nine and 12 nights. Other additions flights to the Caribbean have Jamaica, starting in October 2009, and
include home cookery courses, and TV wildlife prompted Funway to double the size of increased services to St Lucia, would
presenter Chris Packham will be leading its 2010 Sandals brochure. give more choice for customers. The
birdwatching tours in February 2010. More The long-haul specialist produced new flights all depart from Gatwick.
twin-centre options with Senegal are offered by its first stand-alone Sandals brochure New in the Sandals brochure is the
sister brand The Senegal Experience, which has this year and has now expanded the Italian Village and Pirates Island
added three new hotels. Seven-night holidays “Luxury Included” brochure for next year. water park at Beaches Turks & Caicos. Other
start from £495. The 2010 edition features 16 resorts in the enhancements include the new Millionaire Suites
■ 0845 330 4567 gambia.co.uk Caribbean across all four of Sandals’ brands: at Sandals Regency La Toc in St Lucia.
Sandals, Beaches, Grand Pineapple and Royal Funway has a series of early-booking offers
Somak Holidays Plantation Collection. including discounts of up to 35% for 2010
Weddings in Paradise Product and marketing manager Lee Burns holidays booked by August 31 this year.
Somak Holidays has launched an said: “The continuing growth and popularity of All-inclusive prices start from £902 per
18-page Weddings in Paradise Caribbean all-inclusives is proof of what is selling person for seven nights at Grand Pineapple
e-brochure featuring 24 wedding venues in best in these credit crunch times. Clients want to Beach Negril, including flights and transfers.
eastern Africa including the Masai Mara bush
and a hotel overlooking a hippo pool. Wedding
packages are free for couples staying seven
nights or more at Turtle Bay Beach Club in Balkan adds Norwich-Bulgaria range
Watamu, Kenya, with all-inclusive prices starting
from £1,255. Renewal of vows packages are BALKAN Holidays is offering a new destination But Global Travel Lounge managing director
priced from £555. The operator is also offering from Norwich airport next summer, with its Peter Buckell said Balkan Holidays and other
a new deal for Oman. The package is priced eight-week Bulgaria programme. operators had promised Bulgaria programmes
from £529 including flights, transfers and three The programme starts on July 19 and covers from the airport in previous years but had
nights with breakfast at the Al Waha resort. The resorts including Bourgas, Duni and Elenite. abandoned the idea when sales did not meet
offer applies for travel from July to September. Managing director Elliott Summers said the expectations. Buckell said that might cause some
■ somak.com destination’s low cost of living meant it was ideal reluctance among local customers to book for
for an economical family holiday. the new programme.
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