DESTINATIONS ESCORTED TOURS |2022 TRENDS
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G Adventures’ new 12-day Highlights of the Trans Bhutan Trail explores the happiest country on Earth along a recently reopened heritage trail, with prices from £2,999 including accommodation, meals and an expert guide.
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Titan Travel offers a 13-day California and the Golden West escorted solo tour from £4,649 including accommodation, excursions, VIP door-to-door travel service, a tour manager and return flights.
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Cox & Kings’ new six-night Spotlight on Umbria tour is based in regional capital Perugia (pictured) and features day trips to historical and cultural sights. The tour costs from £1,595 including flights, accommodation and an expert guide.
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fresh perspectives on familiar places, such as island- hopping holidays in Greece, often among seasoned Grecophiles. To cater to this demand, the operator has added itineraries capitalising on its expertise in booking complex ferry-inclusive trips.
SLOW DOWN This trend for longer holidays revisiting old favourites is coupled with a swing towards a more leisurely pace of travel, with no-flight specialist Byway Travel and slow-trip experts Inntravel perfectly positioned to offer unhurried journeys with plenty of stop-offs along the way. But while slower journeys by train and boat are certainly on the rise, itineraries tend to be self-guided. Luxury operator Cox & Kings, however, is capitalising on the demand for slower travel with a new crop of escorted Spotlight Tours that explore European destinations such as Malta in more detail, based in one place and with more downtime. “On the back of the success of our European Spotlight tours launched in early 2021, three new destinations have been added,” says Kerry Golds,Cox & Kings’ group managing director. “These holidays explore lesser-visited facets of well-known destinations, offering an array of culturally immersive activities based in a single location.” On-trend trips visit lesser-known spots such as Umbria in Italy, Spain’s Basque Country and Slovenia. Coach tour specialist Leger is also offering lengthier guided journeys. These include its new two-week Grand
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Tour of Germany itinerary and 12-day Little Trains of the Douro Valley trip, exploring Portugal’s famed wine region via its railway lines.
YOUNG AND RESTLESS Young travellers looking for a backpacker-style experience with less faff and uncertainty are also more likely to opt for the security of an escorted tour in 2022. With its finger on the pulse of the youth travel market, G Adventures has responded quickly to the uptick in Gen Z interest in pre-organised touring, partnering with Hostelworld to offer new touring brand Roamies. “It was clear that young travellers were hungry to
travel again and reconnection and social interaction were more important than ever,” says Brian Young, G Adventures’ managing director for the EMEA region. “When staying in a hostel, there’s a unique sense of
community and camaraderie and it was this that inspired the idea for Roamies – what if we could challenge traditional touring by harnessing the community and social elements that come with hostels, while offering incredible adventure experiences along the way?” Starting this May, G Adventures will be operating
38 Roamies itineraries, spanning 15 countries including Germany and Italy, for travellers aged 18 to 35. While the operator has been quick to react to clients’
preferences for European trips, it adds that traditional backpacker favourites such as Mexico are proving extremely popular, with young travellers keen to return to Thailand and Peru too.
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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Chios, Greece; Pinhao, Portugal; Colosseum, Rome; Assisi,
Umbria, Italy PICTURES: Shutterstock/ArtMediaFactory, Khanthachai C, bleung, canadastock; Sunvil; G Adventures
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