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Park Güell in Barcelona, designed by Antoni Gaudí


Pura Aventura puts tour focus on Barcelona and Catalonia


Pura Aventura has launched two trips featuring Barcelona and Catalonia in partnership with the Spanish Tourist Office. The Barcelona & Catalan


Wine Route is a seven-night trip starting in Barcelona, and includes a private e-bike tour and a night-time experience in the city. Clients can drive to the Cava


If Only and Ras Al Khaimah launch trade marketing campaign


Luxury operator If Only has partnered with Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority on a trade marketing campaign offering travel agents assets and incentives. Using the slogan ‘Ras Al


Khaimah: Authentic Arabia’, the campaign will run throughout 2024 to help agents learn more about the destination. If Only is providing agents


with marketing materials such as blogs about key attractions and social media offers. The top booker each quarter


will receive a £150 Red Letter Days voucher. To support the campaign,


If Only has released a range of offers and created a landing page on its website with information about the destination. The operator said Ras Al Khaimah is renowned for its “spectacular mountains, terracotta desert and pristine beaches”. A five-night stay at The


Ritz-Carlton, Ras Al Khaimah Al Wadi Desert resort costs from £2,719. Five nights at Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah starts from £1,549. Both rates include return flights with Emirates. ifonly.net/agents/login


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Great Rail Journeys adds tours to India, Kenya and Vietnam


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Great Rail Journeys has introduced three new tours for 2025 and added more dates for two 2024 holidays to cater for demand. The new tours take clients to India, Kenya and


Vietnam, while the extra departures are for itineraries in Egypt and Uzbekistan. The Deccan Odyssey Escorted Rail Holiday costs


from £7,095 for 16 days. It takes customers from India’s capital, Delhi, to the foothills of the Himalayas and includes seven nights on the Deccan Odyssey luxury train and flights. Guests will be able to visit the Taj Mahal, the ‘Pink City’ of Jaipur, Varanasi and the Ganges. The new Classic Kenya Safari – Masai Mara to


Mombasa tour is an 11-day holiday, priced from £4,795, including flights. Clients will visit the Masai Mara National Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, Crescent


Island, Nairobi National Park, Mombasa and Nairobi. The 13-day Highlights of Vietnam escorted tour is


the third addition for 2025 and costs from £2,095. The itinerary includes an overnight cruise in Halong Bay, the ‘lantern city’ of Hoi An, a street food experience in Hanoi and guided tour of Ho Chi Minh City. It also features one night on the Reunification Express, a day trip in the Mekong Delta and an excursion to the Cu Chi Tunnels used during the Vietnam War. Great Rail Journeys has responded to “increased


popularity” of its Treasures of Egypt and Nile Cruise by adding two extra departures for this year. The 12-day holiday costs from £4,095 and includes Cairo, Alexandria and Luxor, plus a cruise along the Nile. There are also two extra departures for the


Uzbekistan and the Ancient Silk Road tour, which costs from £2,595, including flights. It visits Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva, plus Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent. greatrail.com


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Deccan Odyssey, India


region, via Montserrat Natural Park, for two nights in El Penedès, and visit the remote El Priorat area. It costs £1,850 based on two sharing, including seven nights’ B&B, car hire, guided activities and private transfers. The Ultimate Barcelona:


Gaudí, Food & Local Secrets holiday is also a seven-night


break, offering a “deep dive” into the city with local guides. It costs £1,700, based on two sharing, including seven nights’ B&B and guided activities such as a foodie tour, e-bike tour and Gaudí house night visit. International travel is extra, with options to travel by rail available. pura-aventura.com


Masai Mara, Kenya


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