Tui Tours adds Korea, Borneo and beyond Tui Tours, which is available through third-party agents, has increased its range by 50% for summer 2020, with new destinations including Borneo, Albania, Turkey, Canada, South Korea, Uzbekistan and Tuscany. It now features 70 itineraries in more than 50 destinations, aimed at the over-50s market.
tui.co.uk/holidays/escorted-tours
OPERATOR
Funway tips Florida growth as new theme park attractions open
US and Caribbean specialist Funway Holidays expects Florida bookings to continue growing in 2020 thanks to a host of new atractions. Tis month sees the launch of
the operator’s 148-page USA 2020 brochure with a focus on twin- centre and multi-centre holidays. New theme park atractions
include Star Wars: Galaxy Edge, Hagrid’s Magical Creations Motor- bike Adventure and Sesame Street. Malcolm Davies, product
destination manager, said: “Some of our customers are switching away from more expensive long-haul destinations. “Florida is a main destination
for the family market and, even with the pound lower against the dollar, there are still great deals. “Tis year we have seen great
growth for Florida with a 10% increase in bookings and we predict this to continue next year.” Funway’s prices start at £459 for
three nights in Boston staying on a twin-share basis at Doubletree by Hilton Boston Bayside, including return flights from Heathrow with Virgin Atlantic.
funway4agents.co.uk
travelweekly.co.uk
Toronto
Rocky Mountaineer
OPERATOR
Canadian Affair reports agent booking values ‘15% higher’
Juliet Dennis
Canadian Affair is puting together a marketing toolkit for agents as it plans to work even more closely with them in its second year of selling through the trade. Te Canadian tailor-made specialist is helping
agents to promote Canada with co-branded posters, videos and other promotional materials. Te operator has also appointed its first trade
marketing executive, Pia Holler, launched a dedicated Facebook page for agents, and plans three fam trips of 10 agents each for 2020. Managing director Chris Hedley said the focus was
on existing partners, before it would move on to those less familiar with selling the destination. He said: “We have more than 2,000 shops signed up now and there are plenty more. Our focus is on our
Railbookers adds two eight-day
trips in Canadian Rockies for 2020 Railbookers features two new independent rail tours of the Canadian Rockies in its 2020 Via Rail Vacations by Railbookers brochure. The additions are the eight-day Canadian Rockies and Lake Louise Explorer with Rocky Mountaineer, from £2,499, and the eight-day Essential Canadian Rockies Westbound, from £1,349. Prices exclude flights.
railbookers.co.uk
guys on the road and speaking to agents making the bookings. We will spend a lot of time in 2020 going to roadshows and training agents on Canada.” Head of marketing Leilah King-Gotlib said the
operator had previously supported agents with ad hoc marketing. “We will open up the opportunity to co-brand marketing in shops or on social media and make the collateral available to everybody,” she said. Hedley said the operator had jumped to year three
of its five-year plan as a result of its trade sales, which he atributed to service and knowledge levels. Average sales values have been about 15% higher
through agents, who have accounted for 10%-12% of business over the past year. He said: “We beat our year-one sales target [for trade
sales] by 50% and surpassed 2020’s in turnover terms, so we have revised our five-year plan.”
canadianaffair.com/agent
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