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Brightwater features Hebridean Baker on Outer Hebrides tour
Scottish tour specialist Brightwater Holidays will feature Coinneach MacLeod, aka the Hebridean Baker, on a new departure of its popular Grand Tour of the Outer Hebrides. The TikTok star will host an
‘Evening With’ for guests on the six-day trip, departing on June 13. MacLeod said: “I was born
and raised on the Isle of Lewis and look forward to inspiring those on the tour with our unique culture, history, language and food – and maybe a Gaelic song or two as well.” The escorted touring
holiday includes free coach pick-ups from Perth, Kinross, Dunfermline, Edinburgh and Glasgow. It costs from £1,295 and
includes hotel accommodation and coach travel. Excursions include a tour of
the Isle of Harris distillery and archaeological sites, such as the 5,000-year-old Standing Stones of Callanish and the Norse Mill at Shawbost. Guests will also visit the
beach at Luskentyre, Lews Castle and Museum, and St Clement’s Church at Rodel.
brightwaterholidays.com
Newmarket launches festive tours brochure with new trips
Samantha Mayling
Newmarket Holidays has launched its 2023 festive tours brochure, featuring new breaks to the Peak District and Madeira alongside tours to Christmas markets and other seasonal trips. Among the escorted tour operator’s seven new tours
is Christmas in the Peak District, featuring excursions to Bakewell and Buxton, plus midnight mass at a church and a visit to Chatsworth House to see the festive decorations. The six-day trip costs from £756, departing on December 22 and including 11 meals. New Year in Madeira is an eight-day holiday with
walking tours to Funchal and the remote west plus a visit to Ribeiro Frio Nature Reserve, with a gala dinner and fireworks to see in 2024. It costs from £2,992, departing on December 26.
15%The early-booking saving on featured tours until April 17
The operator has also added Zagreb, Hamburg and
Budapest to its Christmas market tours. Richard Forde, Newmarket’s head of trade sales, said:
“They say that Christmas gets earlier every year, but one of the themes we’ve seen from customers in 2023 is that people are booking further in advance to help manage budgets, so introducing our new Christmas and New Year tours and launch offer now gives agents a really strong opportunity to secure early sales.” The launch is supported with an early-booking offer,
with savings of 15% on featured tours until April 17.
newmarketholidays.co.uk
Radcliffe Camera, Oxford
Just You adds Danube river cruise to Christmas range
Solo holidays specialist Just You has launched its 2023 festive collection, featuring more than 20 seasonal tours in destinations such as Prague, Rome, Edinburgh and Lisbon. There are short breaks to the
Christmas markets of Vienna, Prague and Krakow, plus a new festive river cruise. Called Cruising the Danube
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Christmas Markets, the five-day river cruise on board Maxima visits markets in Munich, Vienna, Krems, Linz, Steyr and Passau. Prices start at £1,599, which includes flights and excursions. One of the most popular
festive breaks is the seven-day Christmas on the Lisbon Coast escorted holiday. Prices start at £1,899, which includes
flights and four-star half-board hotel accommodation. Just You also has a range of
UK festive holidays, including five-day Scottish Christmas and Christmas in Oxford breaks. Sarah Weetman, Just You sales
director, said the river cruise had been added to the range in response to demand from clients.
justyou.co.uk
travelweekly.co.uk
Funchal, Madeira
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