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Balkan adds nine hotels in Bulgaria to 2020 range


Samantha Mayling


samantha.mayling@ travelweekly.co.uk


A new all-inclusive resort in Pomorie, Bulgaria, is one of nine properties added by Balkan Holidays to its summer 2020 programme.


The four-star Wave Resort,


operated by Aheloy Hotels, opens this month. Prices for the Black Sea resort


start at £641, for seven nights’ allinclusive, flying from atwick. As well as ulgaria, the new


brochure features holidays in Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro. Other properties added to the


programme are: Hotel Trakia, Hotel Nessebar Beach, DAS Club Hotel, Hotel Rome Palace Deluxe, Hotel Best Western Plus Premium Inn and Hotel Burgas Beach, all in unny each. Also newly featured are Hotel Festa Via Pontica Resort in Pomorie and Cliff Beach & Spa Hotel in Obzor, Bulgaria. Package prices start at £199 for


TRAINING


CMV’s Magellan to host Tipto event in Liverpool in July


The Truly Independent Professional Travel Organisation (Tipto) is inviting


WAVE RESORT: The four-star resort in Pomorie opens this month


seven nights at Hotel Arda, Sunny each, including flights from Birmingham on May 15, 2020. Chris Rand, head of trade sales,


said: “We are keeping the lead-in price at the same level as previous years and continuing to add new hotels to provide the best choice and best value-for-money family holidays in Europe.” The operator is also increasing


free luggage allowances on 2020 charter flights. Package holiday customers


agents to join its suppliers for a lunch on board Cruise & Maritime Voyages’ Magellan on July 9. Supplier member


CMV is supporting the training consortium by hosting the networking event at Liverpool Docks. Agents will have the chance to


will be able to take 22kg of hold luggage, up from 20kg, and 10kg of hand luggage, up from 7kg, on its  Air flights. An extra 5kg luggage on top


of the free allowance costs £20 return or £40 return for 10kg. Head of marketing Louise


Newton said: e’re delighted to increase the free luggage allowance for our guests next summer, to make packing and


buying souvenirs stress-free.” balkanholidays.co.uk


meet representatives from all of Tipto’s 25 supplier members, as well as to enjoy drinks and a three-course meal.


There will be a full


ship tour ater the lunh to find out about the 1,250-passenger vessel and its itineraries, which range from Iceland and the


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NEWS IN BRIEF


Crystal Cruises offers ‘fly home for free’ guarantee


Crystal Cruises is offering pas- sengers the chance to fly home from the next available port at no cost if they are unsatified, and get a full refund. The Promise of Confidence Guarantee applies to Crystal Serenity. Disgruntled passengers must express their wish to end their voyage within 24 hours of boarding. crystalcruises.co.uk


Malta Tourism to host three pub quizzes this month


The Malta Tourism Authority is hosting three pub quizzes for agents this month: in Birmingham on May 13, Southend on May 20 and Bournemouth on May 23. Each will include a presentation by UK and Ireland director Peter Vella, prizes, food and drinks. To register, email: natalie.swinburne@visitmalta.com


Ras Al Khaimah to build a Bear Grylls academy


Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority is set to build a Bear Grylls Survival Academy in the mountainous region of Jebel Jais. Due to open in the first quarter of 2020, the academy is part of the emirate’s push to promote itself as an adventure destination. en.raktda.com


Faroes to the British Isles, the Canaries and European Christmas markets. Agents wanting to attend this


event in Liverpool can sign up by visiting the Tipto website. Tipto-registered agents can email tipto@fore-uk.com or call the bookings team on 020 8742 4077 to book their place. tipto.co.uk


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