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Thomson offers
passion play trips
Collette bookings
THOMSON Lakes is selling day excursion tickets
for next year’s Oberammergau passion play in
rise 25% this year
Germany for customers staying in Mayrhofen or
Seefeld, just over the border in Austria.
Rupert Murray.
Traynor also believes Collette’s programme is
For £80 guests get tickets for Saturday, May COLLETTE Worldwide Holidays has increased appealing to agents and customers in difficult
29, or Saturday, June 5, and transport to the year-on-year sales volume and revenue every economic times.
venue in Bavaria. month so far in 2009. “Our average price is around £2,500 and
The operator also sells holidays to the area General manager Peter Traynor, who took over agents earn commission on everything including
which can be combined with tickets. just under a year ago, said volume was up by food because the tours are all-inclusive,” he
The passion play has taken place every 10 about 25% each month and average selling added.
years since 1633 when villagers vowed that if God prices were also “slightly” up. “And customers like knowing how much the
were to spare them from war and plague they Engaging with the trade had been crucial to entire holiday is going to cost without extra costs
would put on a passion play every 10 years. increasing business, he said. appearing.”
Ever since, their descendants have carried “The key to the increase in business through The operator has just launched its 2010-11
out that pledge, re-enacting the life, death and the trade is our 97% client satisfaction. I didn’t Escorted Tours brochure, featuring 19 new tours
resurrection of Christ. believe the figure when I including Canada’s
Almost 2,000 locals have already begun first saw it,” he added. Atlantic Coast and
preparations for next year’s production, making “With a simple trip, The Galapagos and
costumes, scenery – and growing their beards say a first-class BA Equador.
and hair. All roles are played by villagers: next flight to a five-star Five further tours
year Jesus will be played by a psychologist and hotel, there is plenty have been changed
Mary Magdalene by a flight attendant. that can go wrong. considerably and the
“With a tour there are operator is no longer
so many factors: for it all selling travel insurance.
to go smoothly should Early booking offers
be almost impossible for trips booked by
– but it does, every December 31 average
time,” he claimed. Peter Traynor: “Our average price is around £2,500” about £100 per person.
Wendy Wu releases 2010 range
CHINA specialist Wendy Wu Tours has launched The operator, fresh from the boost of last
its 2009-10 China brochure (displayed below by year’s Beijing Olympics and a 15% increase in
managing director Wendy Wu). bookings so far this year, hopes to grow business
It includes 20 group tours, two of which are “substantially” next year, said Mascarenhas.
new, and details of Expo 2010 in Shanghai. “Agents are the key to us building volume so
The operator’s new managing director, Manuel we want to continue to build loyalty with them.”
Mascarenhas, regards Expo 2010 as a key focus.
“Between May and October next year the city
will be transformed into a centre for exhibitions,
events and forums based on the theme ‘Better
living, better life’ to encourage sustainable and
TV STAR MAKES SPLASH: Former Blue harmonious living,” he said.
Peter presenter Katie Hill has been helping “We believe this will be a focus for travel to
First Choice raise money for Tommy’s, the Shanghai which agents can really benefit from.
baby charity. She hosted activities at a “So we have put together a two-day extension,
Splashathon fundraiser held at the First three-day short break and four-day combination
a
rsons
Choice Holiday Village Aliathon in Cyprus. tour including Expo.” Matt P
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