Grand American Adventures becomes sub-brand of Exodus


Grand American Adventures is to cease to exist as a standalone brand as part of a restructure by parent group Travelopia. Sister brand TrekAmerica


will continue to trade as normal with its own brochures, but its London-based team will be integrated with that of sister operator Exodus Travels. From January, Grand


American Adventures will be absorbed into Exodus, effectively


becoming a sub-brand within the later’s programmes. It will continue to offer expert-led tours in North America. Travelopia said all holidays


already booked with Grand American Adventures were secure, and customers and supplier partners were being contacted to explain the new relationship with Exodus. Richard Hanson, who was


managing director of both TrekAmerica and Grand American Adventures, has leſt the business, as has international business development manager Toby Baxter, and “some roles” have been made redundant. Travelopia Adventure and


Exodus managing director Sam Seward said a “significant number” of the core TrekAmerica team had already moved across to Exodus in October. Both brands


share offices in Surbiton, London. exodus.co.uk


If Only expands in Caribbean and adds Japan and China


Samantha Mayling


If Only has unveiled new destinations and expanded ranges in its 2020-21 brochures for the Far East; Caribbean, Mexico & Bermuda; and India & Sri Lanka. The Far East brochure features


Japan and China for the first time, while the Caribbean, Mexico & Bermuda brochure adds Dominica, Puerto Rico, St Barts, Saint Martin and the British Virgin Islands. Meanwhile, the luxury


operator – acquired last month by Elegant Resorts owner Portman Travel Group – has created a new reservations team dedicated to India and Sri Lanka to focus on these two destinations. Alison Murphy, product and


commercial manager for Asia, Australasia, India & Sri Lanka, said: “Not only will we launch Japan and China as new destinations, but we’ve introduced 118 properties in total, as well as expanding our touring itineraries and adding


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