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Shearings offers biggest range of ‘Go By Air’ trips


Samantha Mayling


samantha.mayling@ travelweekly.co.uk


The second edition of Shearings Holidays’ Europe brochure, featuring the operator’s biggest selection of holidays by air, and 11 new coach itineraries, has been released.


There are 21 new ‘Go By Air’


holidays to destinations such as Bulgaria, Russia, Madeira, the Baltic capitals, Cyprus, Scandinavia, Morocco and Iceland. Many tours take customers to destinations that Shearings has not featured before, as they are too far away or inaccessible to reach by coach on a seven-day break. Many of Shearings’ coach tours are also available to join by air. The Go By Air tours have two


categories. ‘Tour and Explore’ offers traditional escorted touring itineraries, while ‘Stay and Discover’ breaks are based in one hotel, from where customers can join excursions. Jane Atkins, Shearings’ managing director, said: “Our Go


Wendy Wu offers trip to see total eclipse in South America in July


Wendy Wu Tours has unveiled a Total Eclipse South America holiday for customers to view July’s solar phenomenon from a renowned vantage point in Chile. The long-haul operator has


chartered a private aircraft to take et on a oneor fit fro Santiago to the coastal town of La Serena to view the July 2 eclipse


NEW: Total Eclipse South America


from La Higuera, the closest point to the centreline of the eclipse. Astronomer and writer Dr


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FLYING HIGH: Shearings Holidays’ Mike Bowers shows off the new brochure, with Kerri Thorpe of The Advantage Travel Partnership


“Flight-inclusive touring is a natural extension for an operator like us”


By Air tours are a really important development and thanks to our new Travelink reservations system, they are all bookable online. “Flight-inclusive touring is a


natural extension for an operator like us, which has its history firy ebedded in torin. e new tours allow us to offer our


customers an extra layer of choice.” Go By Air holidays include


Authentic Bulgaria in the Tour & Explore category, which costs from £1,569 for seven nights, incdin fit accoodation and six excursions. Cyprus Delights is a Stay & Discover seven-night holiday in Paphos, starting from £769, including three excursions. The 11 new coach tours include


a break to see the Paris Air Show; a Little Trains of the Dolomites tour; and an Efteling Theme Park and


Amsterdam short break. shearingsagent.com


accompany guests during the day. The 17-day trip also visits Rio de


Janeiro, Iguazu Falls, Buenos Aires, Valparaiso and Machu Picchu, and costs from £5,990. Shorter holidays are the seven-day Chile Eclipse, from £3,790, and the 12-day Eclipse & Atacama, from £5,990. Meanwhile, Wendy Wu Tours is


offering business-class upgrades with Air China from £99, offering savings of up to £1,000 on tours of Japan and China booked by January 20. Two-way upgrades


cost from £999. wendywutours.co.uk/agents


NEWS IN BRIEF


APT offers discounts up to £2,418 in new year sale


APT has released details of its new year sales, with discounts of up to £2,418 per person off APT’s 15-day Magnificent Europe itinerary. The escorted tours and river cruise specialist is also offering agents the chance to win one of three spots on three fam trips in 2019 when making sales before February 28. apt-experts.co.uk


Carrier adds sales staff and new beach holiday team


Carrier has expanded its sales team from four to six and added a new team dedicated to beach holidays, a product manager for cultural breaks, as well as improved concierge and after-sales services. Head of product Simon Jeffries said the operator’s turn-of-year campaign Discover You will showcase journeys that embrace the mindsets and personalities of different types of traveller. carrier.co.uk


Edwards joins Jet2holidays as trade sales executive


Jet2holidays has appointed Vicky Edwards as trade sales executive for Birmingham and the Midlands, one


of 18 agent-facing sales staff. Edwards joins from Polka Dot Travel’s Shrewsbury branch. trade.jet2holidays.com


Peter Sommer creates first itinerary in Wales


Peter Sommer Travels has released its 2019 brochure with its first itinerary in Wales and the return of a trip tracing the footsteps of Alexander the Great. The cultural tour specialist’s six-day Exploring Wales: Millennia Under the Gaze of Mountains starts at £2,695. petersommer.com


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