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Cosmos unveils premium Globus tours for first time
Juliet Dennis
juliet.dennis@
travelweekly.co.uk
Cosmos’s new premium brand Globus features for the first time in the operator’s 2019 North America brochure, which introduces a range of tours.
In total, 45 itineraries are
featured in the new brochure and a further 45 are offered online. The brochure is split, with
the first half focused on Cosmos tours and the second half offering Globus tours, which also includes, for the first time in the UK, the Escapes by Globus brand. New tours include four Cosmos
tours to the US, three Globus tours to the US and one Escapes by Globus itinerary. Globus tours offer more inclusions than Cosmos, and premium, centrally-located hotels. The Escapes by Globus tours are the same as Globus but run between the end of October and start of April, are sold at a lower price point and offer more rooms
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Saint Lucia revamps ‘SLex’ training and debuts ‘SLam’ incentive in UK
The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority has refreshed its training portal and is making a popular US incentive available to UK agents. Its online training portal has been rebranded Saint Lucia Expert (SLex) and has five revamped training
CANYONLANDS: Three Globus tours visit the US. Inset: New brochure
“There are destinations offered by Cosmos and Globus if agents want to upsell them”
without single supplements. Sales director Janet Parton said:
“The brochure makes it very clear what the differences are in the brands and we think there will be an upsell opportunity for agents. “There are destinations offered
by both Cosmos and Globus if agents want to upsell them.” The new Globus tours are: Exploring America’s Great Parks, from £3,769; New England & the Hudson Valley, from £3,225; and Spirit of the American Wild West, from £2,929. The Escapes by Globus tour is America’s Canyonlands Escape, from £1,889. The brochure also previews
itineraries in South America, Europe and other long-haul
destinations.
cosmos.co.uk/agent-login
modules, more video content, webinars and a new system for making fam trip requests. Of the 2,700 registered agents, 400 are Saint Lucia Specialists and all will retain their status in the switch. The tourist board has also launched its incentive
Saint Lucia Agent Months (SLam) in the UK for the first time. The programme, which has been running in the US for eight years, will showcase Saint Lucia to agents from June to November with special rates on flights,
tours, accommodation and attractions and transfers.
saintluciaexpert.com
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Norwegian targets tall people with ‘slimline seats’
Norwegian is introducing ‘slimline seats’ on new aircraft that it claims will offer more legroom and will particularly benefit taller passengers. The budget airline will this year take delivery of the first 12 of 100 Boeing 737 Max it has on order.
agent.norwegian.com
Hayes & Jarvis adds free stopver for last-minute trips
Hayes & Jarvis is offering a free two-night stopover to all last-minute summer bookings made with a minimum of five nights’ onward travel departing before September 30. The offer can be used on twin-centres such Dubai and the Maldives.
hayesandjarvis.co.uk
Finnair’s free stopover offer extends to Europe breaks
Finnair is extending its free stopover offer to Europe. Twin- centre city breaks via Helsinki start from £205. Flights from three UK airports go to Tallinn, Stockholm and St Petersburg.
finnair.com/gb/gb/stopover
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