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Cycling holidays have stepped up a gear as popularity increases


Low-intensity cycling holidays are riding the wave of recent successes as two operators increase next year’s offerings. Cycling for Softies has added six


tours for 2017 and expanded from France into Spain and Italy. These include a six-night From


Cava to Coastlines in Catalonia tour taking in medieval villages and vineyards, with city stays in Barcelona or Girona, from £1,215, and a Treasures of Tuscany & Umbria E-Bike Tour, for five or seven nights, from £1,055. BSpoke Tours has more than doubled the number of cycling, walking and boating-with-biking breaks it offers and now provides 32 breaks across nine countries. Tours are for travellers wanting


on Knighton’s Ultimate Bucket List trip


affluent clientele. We also have the connections on the ground to be able to source more products if agents ask for something specific.” Holland said 95% of African


Pride’s business comes through agents and the operator does not strive for direct bookings. “We know this is a product to be


sold through agents and that’s our focus,” he added. Three office-based sales staff will


be dedicated to Knighton Reeve. knightonreeve.co.uk


New this year, all hotels in Schladming, Austria, are offered exclusively to Thomson customers on an all-inclusive basis and include entrance to the Dachstein Ice Palace, a guided torch-lit walk, food tasting and a traditional Austrian breakfast or snack in a mountain hut. Prices start from £655 at the Hotel Stadttor, departing June 3. A new half-board Essence of Italy Explorer package includes


BAVARIA: NeuschwansteinCastle


escorted organised tours of Lake Garda, Bolzano and Renon in the Dolomite Mountains and day trips to Verona and Venice, priced from £719, staying at the Hotel Imperial in Garda, for a May 6 departure. Holidays can be three or four


nights, one week, 10 or 11 nights, or two weeks. Two-resort and/ or two-country holidays are also


offered, with prices from £379. thomsonlakes.co.uk


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to cycle at ease and include trips to a subsurface lake in Croatia, royal castles in Bavaria and the wine heartlands of the Loire and Burgundy. Book before January 31 to secure £50 off on all 2017


experiences. cyclingforsofties.com


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