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Olympic Holidays highlights Greek islands in brochure
Greece and Cyprus specialist Olympic Holidays is showcasing a range of Greek island-hopping holidays in a 52-page magazine-
style brochure called Island Adventures 2020. Te packages offer the
chance to visit two or three islands in one holiday and stay in accommodation such as luxury hotels or traditional studios. A nine-night self-catering
holiday featuring Kos, Symi and Rhodes costs from £795 on a twin-share basis, including flights and transfers. Clients can explore Crete
and Santorini on a seven-night holiday, which costs from £1,170 on a twin-share basis, including flights and transfers. Tere are options to explore
the Sporades islands, including a 15-night itinerary costing from £1,360, on a twin-share basis. Te trip features stays in
Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonissos, and includes flights and transfers. A seven-night holiday
featuring Skiathos and Alonissos costs from £980 on a twin-share basis. It is also possible to explore
Crete by flying into one airport and departing from another.
olympicholidays.com
Saga seeks six agents to be its Saga Stars ambassadors
Samantha Mayling
Travel agents can earn a host of rewards if selected to be a Saga Star for the operator next year. Saga is seeking six “star travel agents” to act as
ambassadors for the brand, and said it could increase the number if it received a lot of applications. Selected agents will receive £1,000 towards a
European holiday, an invitation to a VIP event on Saga’s cruise ship Spirit of Adventure and a fam trip place. Tey will also be invited to Saga’s Christmas
lunch and receive special visits and marketing support from its trade team. And they will join a trade day at Saga’s Folkestone head office, with a free overnight stay. One of the agents will be selected to be the Saga
Super Star and will receive £500 towards their Christmas shopping next year.
To apply, entrants do not have to meet the over-50s
age requirement for Saga customers but they must have completed a Saga Experts programme. Agents can nominate themselves or a colleague by
emailing
trade.events@
saga.co.uk by December 20, outlining why the candidate should be considered. Supporting videos are welcome. Judges are seeking agents who support Saga through
online groups such as Travel Gossip on Facebook and act as ambassadors for Saga within their own business. Iain Powell, head of trade sales at Saga, said: “Te
trade has become vastly important to us and this is an ideal time to further increase the support we offer. Becoming a Saga Star will give you the opportunity to contribute to our growth, and provide feedback and ideas, while receiving some amazing rewards.”
sagaexperts.co.uk
Operator adds new tours in Exclusive Preview brochure
New tours of South Africa, Borneo, South America and Lanzarote are among the holidays featured in an Exclusive Preview 2020-21 brochure from Saga. In Borneo, a 14-night all-
inclusive two-centre holiday in Kota Kinabalu and Manukan Island Resort costs from £2,549. It includes the Sun Bear Conservation Centre and Sepilok Orangutan Centre. In South Africa, a 14-night Garden Route and Beyond
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itinerary takes clients off the beaten track to Graaff-Reinet, close to Camdeboo National Park. It costs from £2,399. Meanwhile, Coast to Coast
South America will take clients to Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu Falls, Buenos Aires and the Andean lakes in Chile. Te 15-night holiday costs from £3,299. Elsewhere, a seven-night
all-inclusive holiday at Aequora Lanzarote Suites costs from £629.
travel.saga.co.uk
travelweekly.co.uk
Spirit of Discovery is sister ship to Spirit of Adventure
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