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Food tours company to pay agents 12%
Lip Smacking Foodie Tours has started paying agents commission on its four culinary walking tours of Las Vegas. The tours visit three or four restaurants, offering 10 to 12 signature dishes and a welcome from the chefs. Agents can earn 12% commission on the tours, which range in price from $125 to $299.
lipsmackingfoodietours.com
Kuoni uses consumer shows to promote self-drive itineraries
Kuoni will be promoting self- drive itineraries in its new-look Discover USA brochure, which is due out at the end of August. It will feature a new itinerary in
Oregon and two in New England. US product manager Tom
Waite said: “Te new itineraries in New England reflect increased demand for the destination and the big anniversary next year, marking 400 years since the Mayflower’s pioneering voyage.” Kuoni is partnering with US
tourist boards to promote ‘Te Great American Road Trip’ at consumer events this summer. Brand ambassador and TV presenter Anita Rani (pictured, centre) joined the Kuoni team at last month’s Royal Highlands Show in Edinburgh. Te operator will also hold a dedicated US training day this month.
kuoni.co.uk
Funway launches expanded July special-offers brochure
Juliet Dennis
US and Caribbean specialist Funway Holidays has published an expanded July ‘deals’ brochure. Te Departures brochure features a range of special
offers across the US, Caribbean and Mexico, which must be booked by July 31. Te operator’s on-the-road sales team will push
the deals to agents, backed up by promotion on social media. Te brochure, which has more than 60 offers,
features a new City & Beach Escapes section with a round-up of the operator’s top ‘mix and match’ twin-centre holidays such as Las Vegas and Cancun, New York and Barbados, Orlando and Jamaica, and New York and Toronto. Funway has already reported strong growth in
enquiries for holidays combining city and beach stays. Destinations product manager Malcolm Davies said: “Clients are looking for the best of both worlds – city
Norwegian unveils nine routes from Gatwick to US for summer 2020
Low-cost carrier Norwegian has announced flights from Gatwick to nine US cities in the first phase of its summer 2020 schedule. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner will fly to New York, Boston, Orlando, Tampa, Denver, Miami, Austin, San Francisco and Los Angeles from March 29 to June 15. One-way fares to Boston and New York start at £157.
norwegian.com
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65%The biggest discount in Funway’s Departures brochure
breaks including all the most interesting sights the city has to offer, but they also want to then enjoy some much-needed sunshine with a trip to the beach.” Te brochure features a range of city breaks and
family holidays for 2019 and 2020, with savings of up to 65% and deposits from £99. Funway is offering a price-match promise. Departures also offers an in-depth focus on
LGBT+-friendly holidays and destinations such as Orlando and Aruba, with a page dedicated to each. Prices start at £399 per person for three nights at
the three-star Hotel 140 in Boston, based on two adults sharing, including flights with Delta Air Lines from Heathrow on January 24, 2020.
vaxvacationaccess.co.uk
New York
Bookings open for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Grand Floridian Resort
Bookings for the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Florida have opened. The boutique, which opens on August 6, offers Disney makeovers for children aged three to 12, transforming them into princesses and knights. There are two other boutiques, at Magic Kingdom Park and Disney Springs.
disneytravelagents.co.uk
travelweekly.co.uk
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