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Operators
Rupert Murray
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In brief
■ Travelmood goes tiger-spotting in India
Travelmood Adventures is now offering Indian
safari options in its programme. Itineraries
combine tiger safaris with cultural highlights.
A 16-day Land of the Tiger tour includes 11 game
drives covering three parks – Ranthambore,
Kanha and Bandhavgarh – as well as a trip to
the Taj Mahal. Land-only prices from £1,099 per
person include hotel and train accommodation,
transport, tours and guides.
■ Page & Moy extends sale price offers
Page & Moy has extended its 2010 sale by
offering savings of up to £400 per couple for
holidays booked by February 21. Discount offers
on holidays in Italy include eight days in Le
Marche (between the Appenine mountains andOff the beaten
the Adriatic) from £599 per person including
flights, five nights’ half board, two nights’ bed
and breakfast and a Page & Moy tour manager.
path... to the UK
■ Hidden Croatia expands 2010 programme
most of its clients were over 45 and it had strong Hidden Croatia has added 100 more hotels, villas
Rob Gill.
A US-BASED tour operator is planning to launch sales to couples and families. and apartments to its 2010 programme, 77 of
its first programme from the UK. “We’re in business to get to extraordinary which are in Croatia, 15 in Slovenia and 10 in
Off the Beaten Path offers a range of activity locations where you can have authentic and Montenegro. Product director Alan Brown said
holidays to destinations including the US and meaningful experiences,” said founder Bill the expansion responded to strong repeat
Alaska, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Patagonia and Bryan. “All of us are committed to giving business to Croatia from the UK due to its
New Zealand. absolute value for money and total detail- non-eurozone location.
Options range from guided group itineraries orientated service.”
to tailor-made trips, plus niche holidays such as The operator relies heavily on repeat ■ Deals for singles onboard Danube Express
fly-fishing expeditions and ranch stays. customers and word of mouth. More than 70% Danube Express is offering solo travellers
A spokeswoman for the Montana-based of customers have travelled with it before or surcharge-free rates in 2010. Passengers can
company said a UK brochure would be produced have a friend who has. travel in Classic Single compartments and meet
and the firm would pay agents commission. A fundamental part of their success is the “like-minded” people as the train tours central
She added that details have yet to be finalised. people who lead the trips, according to Bryan. Europe. Prices for the four-day Transylvanian
Off the Beaten Path, which has been operat- He said: “Our guides are professional men Journey start from £2,490 per person.
ing since 1986, began by offering tours in the and women who are also trained naturalists,
Rocky Mountains (above) and has expanded its biologists, anthropologists, writers, educators,
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A wizard pre-booking opportunity
of pre-booking tickets. “A few simple
sums by an agent will show that buying
tickets at the gate can be
ATTRACTION World has introduced an exclusive at Universal Orlando and the Sesame three or four times more
combined Disney and Universal ticket, and a Street Safari of Fun at Busch expensive,” he said.
Disney and Worlds of Discovery ticket, neither of Gardens, both of which open this Prices lead in at £294 per adult
which can be booked once in resort. spring. and £259 per child for 14 consec-
The operator is also reminding agents that its Tony Seaman, Attraction World utive days’ entry to Walt Disney World
“new-to-do” ticket, introduced in April, will sales and marketing director, urged Resort, SeaWorld, Aquatica and
include the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter agents to tell customers the cost benefits Busch Gardens.
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