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Collette slashes long-haul tour prices in winter sale


Discounts of up to £1,000 per couple on tours to New Zealand and Australia are being offered by escorted touring specialist Collette in a winter sale. Prices to Australia start from £2,999 per person for 16 days, excluding flights, for bookings made by November 30. There are also savings of £400 on trips to the US and Canada. gocollette.com


Corsican Places features new BMI flights from Bristol


Corsican Places’ 2017 brochure features a new weekly flight to the island from Bristol. The 164-page brochure offers package and tailor-made holidays across the French island, including self- drive and walking breaks. The new BMI service from Bristol to Figari will operate on Sundays from July 16 to August 27. corsica.co.uk


Rocky Mountaineer rolls out £400 free add-ons offer


Up to £400 worth of free add-ons on packages to Canada are being offered on 2017 bookings by Rocky Mountaineer. Next year marks Canada’s 150th anniversary. The £400 can be spent on extra hotel nights, airport transfers, additional Rocky Mountaineer routes, meals, activities and tours or an Alaskan cruise. Bookings must be made by December 16, 2016. rockymountaineer.com


Inghams add four Italian resorts for next summer


Inghams has added four Italian resorts in its new summer 2017 brochure: Como, Lazise, Lake Levico and the Venetian Riviera. The operator is offering £100 per couple discounts and €100 free bar credit on bookings made by January 31, 2017. inghams.co.uk › Competitions, page 42


A&K plans add-on tours to Silversea Cruises sailings


Amie Keeley amie.keeley@travelweekly.co.uk


Abercrombie & Kent plans to offer pre and post-cruise tours in partnership with Silversea and has published its Villas Collection 2017 programme.


The luxury operator is in talks


with the cruise line about adding tailor-made wine tours and safaris to cruises in South Africa. Sales manager Rachel Healey said some pre and post-tours had already been trialled following requests from agents. A range of tour options will be


soft-launched with a handful of agents early next year. Healey said Silversea’s


upcoming new ship Silversea Muse, which will join the fleet next year, offered “great options” for tours in the US and Canada, and Abercrombie & Kent was looking at offering a private tour in Montreal at the end of a cruise that will start from Southampton. “We are also looking at cruises


Premier promotes Singapore with fam prize for top-sellers


Fam trips to Singapore are being offered to Premier Holidays’ top-selling agents as part of a destination campaign to the Asian city-state. Premier has linked-up with the


Singapore Tourist Board for the trip, which takes place between February 26 and March 3, 2017. Agents with the most bookings


for the operator will bag a place. The first phase targets early


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SINGAPORE: Premier Holidays will host a fam trip in February-March


bookings, before November 30, for 2017, incorporating Singapore with nearby destinations.


STELLENBOSCH: A&K may cultivate wine tours for Silversea passengers 600


Number of properties in A&K’s Villas Collection


all over the world including Europe as in Italy we have an incredibly strong team on the ground to arrange private touring and insider access”, Healey added. Abercrombie & Kent has also


introduced a villas brochure for 2017 featuring luxury properties in Italy, France and Sardinia. The Villas Collection 2017 range


features 600 properties including new villas in Croatia with direct beach access. The 62-page brochure is


available on request. Email rhealey@abercrombiekent.co.uk or Jess Horne jhorne@ abercrombiekent.co.uk. The villas can also be viewed at:


akvillas.com


The second stage, covering the January and February peaks, will promote experienced-based activities as extras in Singapore. Promotional materials such


as glossy window posters and double-sided A4 flyers with product information will be given to agencies and there are cash incentives of between £25 and £150 for every Singapore-inclusive booking, dependent on value. David Carlaw, head of faraway


product at Premier Holidays, said: “Singapore has always been a popular choice for clients


booking with us.” trade.premierholidays.co.uk


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