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Tauck’s two new treks track Rwanda’s mountain gorillas
Tauck has added two safari itineraries featuring gorilla treks in Rwanda. The escorted tours, which also visit the Serengeti in Tanzania, give guests a chance to spot the endangered animals in their native habitat. The 16-day Mountain Gorilla Safari: Kenya, Tanzania & Rwanda in 2019 is priced from £13,396.
tauck.co.uk
See the northern lights on Saga’s new five-night tours
Dalmatian Coast Yacht Cruise on Corona, with tours of Split and
Emperor Diocletian’s monumental palace, and visits to the islands of Hvar and Mljet. Prices start from £1,699 and £2,499 respectively. Riviera first introduced solo tours
in 2017 and solo cruises in 2018. Head of specialist product Will Sarson said: “This year we’ve more than doubled the number of passengers on our solo holidays and we’re immensely proud to offer such a diverse range of
destinations and itineraries.”
rivieratravel.co.uk/single-holidays
Saga has introduced an Arctic break with a chance to spot the northern lights in Norway. The over-50s specialist’s five-night half-board tour includes rides on cable cars, husky sleds and a reindeer sleigh. Departures are from Gatwick between January and March 2019, from £1,549.
saga.co.uk
Contiki adds four safaris for the 18-35s market
Contiki has introduced four safari trips for the 18-35s market. Tours are in groups of 20, and feature South Africa, Tanzania, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Kenya, with optional trips including Mt Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and Uganda.
contiki.com
Shine Rewards Club is the place to learn about Iona
July was full of updates about our new ship Iona – we’re so pleased to have shared so much with our travel agent partners. And it’s great to see so many of you finding out all the updates through Shine Rewards Club! We’ve always said Shine Rewards Club is
the place to find out all the latest Iona news and July was the perfect reflection of that. Our Shine Rewards Club members had the chance
to find out about Iona’s Grand Atrium, including a stunning fly-through video, more about life on board, including dining updates, and a first glimpse of our amazing new cabins, including a P&O Cruises’ first – the Conservatory mini-suite. We really are building a ship like no other with
Iona. And with the reveal of so many features, venues and P&O Cruises’ signatures, we’re encouraging all agents to make sure they’re up to speed by completing our Academy Online modules. In doing so, you’ll not only learn everything you need to know about Iona but also earn yourself 25 Shine Rewards Club points too – FIVE times the normal amount for a module! We’re also pleased to announce the return of
“Customers really value the Edwards family brand and we are trying to work more with agents in Wales”
and Emmetten in Switzerland. In total, the brochure features
118 tours – 92 in the UK and 26 in Europe, including Ireland. Its UK winter range includes 12 destinations not featured in Edwards’ summer programme. The summer programme,
which is still on sale, includes 108 holidays to 56 English destinations, 17 European countries, seven holidays in five Welsh destinations and 12 holidays in eight Scottish destinations. Caroline Brown, general manager of Edwards Holidays, said: “Customers really value the Edwards family brand and we are trying to work more with agents in Wales to promote our holidays.” Brown joined the company in June. She previously worked for
Shearings Holidays for eight years.
edwardscoaches.co.uk › Caught on Camera, page 36
our P&O Cruises Pub Quizzes. Running in Bristol, Cardiff, Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Ipswich and Nottingham through August, they are a chance to learn more about Iona and earn even more Shine Rewards Club points – with a top prize of 3,000 points to be won on the night! To join us, sign up at
shinerewardsclub.com/news As always, thank you for your continued support
– and we can’t wait to share more exciting Iona news with you soon.
Alex Delamere-White Vice President of Sales & Distribution, P&O Cruises
2 August 2018
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