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Leger’s largest-ever brochure features 37 additional tours
Leger Holidays has added 37 tours to its 2019-21 Europe & Worldwide programme. Te operator’s largest-ever
brochure features more than 250 holidays, including short breaks, solo trips and cruises. Te Floralies Ghent & Floralia
coach trip features the Ghent Floralies 2020 floral exhibition, which takes place every four years. Prices start at £299, including
B&B accommodation, coach travel and excursions. Also new are the Brussels Jazz
Weekend and Historic Monaco Grand Prix by Air. Te Luxuria Signature
Collection has been expanded from six to 12 luxury coach tours. Tere are also nine new tours
for solo travellers. Savings of up to £100 per
couple are available on bookings made by November 30.
leger.co.uk
Masseria Il Melograno
Kuoni adds trips off the beaten track in Italy and US & Canada
Samantha Mayling
Kuoni’s 2020 brochures for North America and Italy feature hotels and tours that take customers “off the beaten track”. Tere are 17 new suggested itineraries in the
Discover USA & Canada brochure, including two in New England and one in Oregon. In Canada, the range of winter and family options has been expanded. Tom Waite, senior product executive, said: “We’ve
paid particular atention to those experiences that make destinations unique, to encourage our customers to explore further and experience the states as the locals do, whether that’s staying in Brooklyn rather than Midtown New York, or detouring on to secluded scenic byways.” New experiences in Canada include hiking in Banff
National Park, skating on frozen canals and observing the northern lights from the Yukon. In New York, Kuoni has added a boutique hotel in Brooklyn, William Vale, which is close to public
Wendy Wu to host five agent
evenings across UK this month Wendy Wu Tours is hosting evening events around the UK for travel agents to celebrate the launch of its 2020-21 brochures and some new offers. The events are taking place in Glasgow (October 3), Portsmouth (October 7), Manchester (October 8), Newcastle (October 9) and Liverpool (October 10). To book a place, email:
trade-events@wendywutours.co.uk
travelweekly.co.uk
transport, allowing guests to reach Lower Manhatan within minutes. Te operator’s Italy brochure, meanwhile, features
six new hotels, in Venice, Rome, Lake Garda and Puglia. Angelo D’Avino, product and purchasing manager
for Italy, said: “We have added more affordable options in the four-star range and focused on the trending Puglia, which is lesser visited with its deserted beaches, unspoilt villages, and Greek and Roman ruins.” Te new properties in Puglia are the Kalidria Hotel
& Talasso Spa and the Masseria Il Melograno hotel, a 400-year-old converted farmhouse in Monopoli. Five nights’ bed and breakfast at the Kalidria Hotel
& Talasso Spa starts at £949 on a twin-share basis, including flights from Gatwick and transfers. In Rome, Kuoni offers three nights at Hotel Art
By Te Spanish Steps in a Double Comfort Room including breakfast, BA flights from Gatwick and transfers from £749 on selected dates in May 2020.
kuoni.co.uk
Kalidria Hotel & Thalasso Spa
Luxury Gold launches e-learning
programme to boost trade sales Luxury Gold’s new e-learning programme aims to help agents boost sales of its escorted tours. The Luxury Gold Masterclass is available through the Travel Agent Academy, run by parent company The Travel Corporation. The programme has three levels, covering an introduction, ‘the Luxury Gold difference’ and tools for selling luxury journeys. The first level, Sapphire, is available now.
ttc.com/agentacademy
Undiscovered Mediterranean
range extended by Cosmos Cosmos has expanded its Undiscovered Mediterranean range for 2020. Four new tours include two Cosmos Lite itineraries, which allow agents to tailor a holiday and upsell with add-ons for their clients. The eight-day Cosmos Lite Nice to Lyon Explorer starts at £853, including flights and accommodation in Nice, Aix-en-Provence, Orange and Lyon.
cosmos.co.uk/agent-login
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