NEWS IN BRIEF
Saga unveils new ‘taster’ tour of South Africa
Over-50s specialist Saga has added a nine-night ‘taster’ tour of South Africa including a tram tour of the winelands in Franschhoek, four game drives in Pilanesberg National Park, Cape Town and a cable car ride up Table Mountain. Prices start at £1,999 based on two sharing.
travel.saga.co.uk/saga-trade
Busabout launches US and Canada ‘Freestyle’ brochure
Busabout has revealed its first USA & Canada brochure for its ‘Freestyle’ form of travel. Passengers can use a hop-on, hop-off pass and book their own accommodation from the recommended hotels 24 hours before their stay, and during the tour. The West Coast Hop-on Hop-off Pass, from £439, takes in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and South Lake Tahoe.
busabout.com
Rainbow Tours offers new self-drive South Africa tour
Africa specialist Rainbow Tours has introduced a six-night self-drive tour of the KwaZulu- Natal region in South Africa to tie in with British Airways’ new direct service to Durban, which launches on October 29. An introductory price of £2,695 is available for departures between October 29 and December 17, representing a saving of £785.
rainbowtours.co.uk
Party Hard has 10,000 tickets to Ibiza festival
Party Hard Travel has 10,000 tickets to the Ibiza Closing Festival, which features artists such as Chase & Status and Craig David. Two to five-night packages, including a stay at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel but excluding flights, are available. A two-night festival and hotel package starts at £189.
partyhardtravel.com
Titan adds 23 new tours in Worldwide 2019 brochure
Ben Ireland
ben.ireland@
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Escorted touring specialist Titan has unveiled its 2019 Worldwide brochure with 23 new itineraries and guarantees on all departures.
There are more than 200
experience-led itineraries in the brochure, which comes as Titan – celebrating its 40th anniversary year – revamps is logo featuring the new strapline: Perfect Moments Shared. Titan’s 2019 programme is its largest to date, with new
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tours in the US, Borneo, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Georgia and Armenia. All itineraries will have guaranteed departures, regardless of passenger numbers. Managing director Andy
Squirrell said: “Our customers tell us the sociability of our holidays is something they enjoy the most. We offer a diverse range of amazing
Super Break offers Cirque du Soleil packages on new booking system
Agents can now book packages to see Cirque du Soleil with Super Break. The operator has added the popular shows to its theatre booking system, which launched in April. Cirque du Soleil’s new
show Totem will be at London’s Royal Albert Hall from
January 12 to February 9, 2019. Super Break is offering
commissionable packages with overnight accommodation and a ticket to the show. Gary Gillespie, national sales manager at Super Break, said: “Getting packages to this show for agents to sell is exactly why our new theatre booking system was introduced. “The show has a short run
and we can now get it easily on sale. It is great that Cirque du Soleil is returning to London after record-breaking previous seasons and I urge agents to promote this show now before it is too late. It is also a perfect idea for a Christmas gift.” Packages start from £131
TOTEM: The show runs from January 12 to February 9, 2019
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with one night’s B&B at the Royal National Hotel and a ticket to the show.
superbreak.com/agents
experiences, but what makes those experiences so special is the fact they’re shared. Even after the moment has passed, customers will be reliving it with each other.” The new itineraries include America’s Historic Cities on the US East Coast, departing August 22, 2019, from £2,799 per person, and Wild Borneo, where guests can search for orangutans and pygmy elephants. The tour departs April to November 2019, from £2,699. Taste of Switzerland, featuring Alpine villages and mountain slopes, departs September 5, 2019, from £1,849, while Georgia and Armenia, the crossroads of
Funway features new hotels in Caribbean & Mexico brochure
Funway Holidays has launched its latest Caribbean & Mexico brochure with four new destinations and 34 new hotels. Bermuda, the Out Islands in the Bahamas and Bequia Island in the Grenadines are featured by Funway for the first time, while the Cayman Islands is included in the brochure for the first time. Funway said a 10% year-on-
year increase in bookings to the Caribbean and Mexico had spurred it to add the new products in the 212-page brochure. New hotels include the five-star Casa de Campo Resort & Villas in the Dominican Republic and four-star Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort in Aruba. Product destination manager Malcolm Davies said: “It’s been an exceptional year for us, hence the reason why we have expanded our new brochure by a third as
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