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Premier expands Australia and New Zealand brochure


Samantha Mayling


samantha.mayling@ travelweekly.co.uk


Premier Holidays has added eight tours and 18 hotels to its 2019 Australia and New Zealand brochure.


The new itineraries in Australia include a 16-night Sydney and Adelaide self-drive holiday, from 1, inluding flights, and a 15-night Western Wonderland escorted coach tour, which leads in at £4,149.


Other additions include a


two-night visit to Kangaroo Island, from £345, and four nights visiting Kakadu National Park and Katherine Gorge in the Northern Territory, from £399. Other highlights include a food, wine and rainforest excursion (from £115), and a Dine with the Devil tour at Tasmania’s Devils @ Cradle sanctuary (from £59). Agents can also book clients on the new Croc Express coach trip from Brisbane to Australia Zoo – a wildlife attraction that was owned


by Steve Irwin, the late star of The Crocodile Hunter programme. The trip costs from £79. Tim Greathead, Premier


Holidays’ Australasia product manager, said: “Lots of clients


PREMIER: The operator has introduced a Sydney and Adelaide self-drive


“Tailor-made self-drive itineraries allow agents to combine side trips on one holiday, to suit different clients”


visiting Australia now have a more adventurous mindset. “We have introduced several side trips and tours for 2019 that take clients off the beaten track, explore an area in depth,


and incorporate memorable experiences such as outdoor activities, sampling food and wine, wildlife watching and learning about the history of the gold rush. “Our ability to tailor-make self-


drive itineraries allows agents to combine side trips on one holiday, to suit different clients’ needs.” To mark the brochure launch, a competition on the Premier Holidays website offers agents the chance to win Ugg boots or an


Australian beer caddy. trade.premierholidays.co.uk


Busabout adds visit to Vietnam hotspot to 2019-20 programme


Busabout has put Vietnam’s latest Instagram ‘hotspot’, the Golden Hand Bridge, on the cover of its 2019-20 Asia brochure. A visit to the bridge is one of


several new experiences from the hop-on hop-off, small-group travel specialist, as it increases its focus on the trade.


Other additions to the


programme include a three-day Bangkok to Kwai Adventure, from £409, and 17-day Ultimate Southern Thailand Adventure, which leads in at £1,489. Also new is a seven-night Thai Islands Moon Party itinerary, which visits Koh Samui, Phuket, Koh Phi Phi, Koh Lanta and Ao Nang. Andrew Stewart, UK and Europe sales manager, said: “The trade is vital to the success of our brand, so we’re continuing to develop our relationships with key agent partners by educating them on our huge range of travel styles and


destinations.” busabout.com


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