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Sell an autumn escape with Laura French’s pick of the best


crunching leaf under a crisp blue sky, a sun-dappled forest cloaked in copper, a blackberry tree brushed with dew: there’s something colourfully alluring about autumn, and


there’s no time like the present to start selling the season – and to capitalise on pent-up demand. Whether it’s a UK break in the Lake District or a late-sun escape to Turkey,


a city break in Bruges or a walking trip in Scotland, clients looking for a long weekend in the coming months have plenty of choice. Here, we round up some of the best options from across the board to help inspire.


13 AUGUST 2020 travelweekly.co.uk


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EXPLORE ICELAND


It’s not only in winter that Iceland gets its show-face on. Come autumn, mosses turn red, skies glow blue and berries cover the forests – and all without the crowds. The odds are in clients’ favour for aurora displays too, thanks to dark, cloudless skies, and viewers won’t have to suffer numb fingers, as temperates average around 4C in October and November. Autumn is also festival season; don’t miss Réttir, an all-out fiesta where locals gather in the countryside to watch farmers round up


their free-roaming sheep. Book it: Intrepid Retreats has a four-night break combining Reykjavik, the Golden Circle and beyond from a base at a farm in the Hvolsvollur Valley. Prices start at £915, including transport, activities and some meals. intrepidtravel.com


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