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Royal Caribbean launches cruise-and-stay brochure


Harry Kemble harry.kemble@travelweekly.co.uk


Royal Caribbean International has produced a Cruise & Stay brochure featuring 14 packages, half of which are new.


About 200,000 copies of


the brochure, which has been produced following agent feedback, will be made available through TradeGate later this month. The brochure features 14 cruise-


and-stay packages, including destinations such as Orlando, Miami, Hong Kong, Sydney and Las Vegas, which is a new destination for Royal Caribbean. Prices for the 11-night Miami, Las


Vegas & Bahamas Cruise, including a three-night stay in Las Vegas before sailing to the line’s Perfect Day private island from New York via Florida, lead in at £1,549. Also new is a 10-night cruise-


and-stay option in the Middle East, which combines a seven-night Qatar, Bahrain and UAE cruise on board Jewel of the Seas with


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Armani Hotel Dubai unveils four commissionable stopover packages


Armani Hotel Dubai has devised four stopover packages to encourage travellers to pair Dubai with destinations such as the Seychelles, Maldives and Mauritius. The Stay in Dubai packages are available for


‘Cruise-and-stay packages are popular with trade agents, as they appeal to new-to-cruise guests’


two nights’ half-board at Atlantis The Palm. Prices lead in at £1,329, departing January 6, 2020. The 17-night Hong Kong,


Singapore, Japan & Philippines itinerary is another new package. Prices for the itinerary, which


QUANTUM OF THE SEAS: The ship will offer cruise-and- stay options in Asia


NEWS IN BRIEF


Saga unveils direct-debit payments and low deposits


Saga Travel is introducing a direct-debit payment plan and deposits as low as £10. The over-50s specialist is offering deposits from £10 per person for holidays and £50 per person for ocean cruises. travel.saga.co.uk


Loganair to introduce two routes from East Midlands


Loganair is to introduce two routes from East Midlands airport. The Scottish carrier will start flying twice-daily to Brussels and six times a week to Inverness on September 2. Prices start at £69.99 and £49.99 respectively. loganair.co.uk


includes a nine-night cruise on Quantum of the Seas, start at £2,479. Ben Bouldin, the line’s associate


vice-president and managing director for the UK and Ireland, said: “Our cruise-and-stay packages are increasingly popular with trade agents, as they appeal to new-to-cruise guests. “In response to this demand and the feedback from our agent partners, we’ve produced our first cruiseandstay brochure, which we hope will help our agent partners sell even more Royal


Caribbean holidays.” royalcaribbean.co.uk


durations of 12 to 72 hours. Each includes return transfers from Dubai airport and, depending on the length of stay, tickets for attractions such as Dubai Aquarium. Guests staying for 72 hours can also access a private beach. Prices range from £161 for 12 hours to £943 for a 72-hour stopover, for bookings made by December 21. All packages, excluding the 12-hour option, include breakfast.


The packages are fully commissionable to agents. armanihoteldubai.com


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KLM adds 10,000 seats on Bristol-Amsterdam route


KLM is adding 10,000 seats for this summer between Bristol airport and Amsterdam. The Dutch flag-carrier, which runs daily flights on the route, will deploy a larger Boeing 737 on weekdays from June 24. klm.com


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