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Olympic Holidays adds Sardinia, Sicily, Corsica


Juliet Dennis juliet.dennis@travelweekly.co.uk


Olympic Holidays is to expand into Italy for the first time to mark its 50th anniversary.


The eastern Mediterranean


operator, traditionally known for offering holidays to Greece and Cyprus, is to add Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica for 2017 in its new Gold Collection brochure. This means it will now offer 50 islands from 27 UK airports. The move comes as Olympic


prepares to mark its 50th anniversary next year with “celebratory deals” available from January via a dedicated page at olympicholidays.com/golden50. Marketing director Carl Catterall


said: “We have continually added new island options to our portfolio, and with our 50th anniversary in 2017 we wanted to celebrate with the addition of these three islands.” All holidays are being offered with deposits from £49, nothing


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Eight operators add Hawaii to 2017 programmes for first time


Eight UK operators have introduced Hawaii to their programmes for the first time next year. Representatives from the main islands visited


operators in the UK and Europe to provide training on new adventure product and a number of new hotels.


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NEWS IN BRIEF


Sky Express starts Athens flights to Chios and Skiathos


Greek airline Sky Express has started flying from Athens to Skiathos and Chios. Flights to Chios operate on Mondays and Fridays and, from November, on Mondays and Wednesdays. Flights to Skiathos will operate on Mondays and Fridays. Daily flights will start in the summer. skyexpress.gr


Celestyal serves up Greek food and wine cruises


SICILY: Olympic Holidays is offering Italian destinations for the first time 50


Number of islands now offered by Olympic


to pay until 10 weeks prior to departure and the price guaranteed at the time of booking. Sample packages for 2017 include seven nights’ bed and


breakfast at the five-star San Domenico Palace Hotel in Sicily from £1,599, based on two travelling, with return flights. The hotel is built on the site of


a 15th-century monastery with views of Mount Etna and Taormina Bay. It boasts a Michelin-starred restaurant and a spa. Olympic is also offering the five- star Marinca Hotel in Corsica and


the Hotel Carlos V in Sardinia. olympicholidays.com


Those featuring Hawaii for the first time include


TrekAmerica, Elegant Resorts, The Villa Collection and Exsus. Hawaii Tourism brand manager Caroline Anderson


said: “We’re definitely trying to highlight activities – we’re not just a beach destination – and we’re seeing operators keen to feature more activities and events.” New product includes a zip-line and hiking trails on Kauai and a 75-minute helicopter excursion in Maui.


The Westin Nanea Ocean Villas is set to open next year. hawaiitourismauthority.org


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Did you know…? The Sandals Foundation is continually working to assist Haiti and The Bahamas following the devastating Hurricane Matthew. Visit sandalsfoundation.org to donate. Every penny makes a difference.


Celestyal Cruises has a series of autumn voyages themed around Greek wine and food. The three to seven-day cruises take place between September and November, and include visits to Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes and Santorini. celestyalcruises.uk/en


Silversea Cruises offers free business-class flights


Free business-class flights are available on selected Silversea Mediterranean voyages booked by December 3. Agents booking in October will receive chocolates. silversea.com


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