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Rabbie’s reveals range of 100-plus UK tours


Small-group escorted tours specialist Rabbie’s is offering more than 100 UK and Ireland tours for 2021. New one-day tours include the Fiddle Bow Rock, Slains Castle & the North East Coastal Trail, visiting the castle that inspired Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula. Departing from Aberdeen, it costs from £42. rabbies.com


McKinlay Kidd drives sales of Scotland tours


Domestic operator McKinlay Kidd has six new Scottish driving tours, including a Scotland’s West Coast 500 Road Trip. This self-drive holiday in Argyll and the West Highlands costs from £945 based on two sharing and includes 10 nights’ B&B and ferry crossings. Other new tours focus on the Highlands, Hebrides and wildlife. mckinlaykidd.com


HF Holidays steps out with seven new trails


Walking breaks specialist HF Holidays has seven new UK escorted trails and island- hopping tours. They start at £995 for a seven-night guided walk along Hadrian’s Wall including full-board accommodation, based on two sharing. Other new itineraries focus on Arran, Mull and Iona, the Cairngorms and Snowdonia. hfholidays/trails


Shearings releases ‘Best of’ brochures for UK and Europe 500


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Shearings has unveiled two new brochures, offering escorted holidays across the UK and Europe. The coach touring specialist


brand was revived by Leger after its former parent company, Specialist Leisure Group, went into administration last May. Its 2021 Discover the Very Best of the UK brochure features more than 200 coach holidays, with about 500 UK coach pick-up points. Self-drive breaks to 35 hotels


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cost from £99 and the lead-in price for coach trips is £219, for holidays such as a four-night Torquay and Devon Delights tour. The Discover the Very Best of


Europe brochure features more than 70 coach holidays, along with railway options and river cruises, departing between March 2021 and October 2022.


Riviera adds four UK itineraries and dedicated tours for solos


Riviera Travel has added four itineraries to its range of UK holidays and introduced dedicated solo traveller options on four existing breaks. The escorted tours specialist


announced its entry into the domestic market last October. Joanne Lynn, head of short- haul product, said: “Our initial


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launch of UK breaks became our fastest-selling holiday range, with a large number of departures in 2021 already sold out. We’ve responded to this demand.” The four new five-day tours


are Oxford, Blenheim & The Cotswolds; Bath, Somerset & Glastonbury; Devonshire Coast & Dartmoor; and The Peak


District: Chatsworth & Buxton. Bath tour prices start at £499. The four tours now available


for solo travellers are Norfolk: Royal Sandringham & the Broads; Cornwall: Falmouth Bay & St Ives; Walk & Discover: Lake District; and Walk & Discover: North Yorkshire & the Heritage Coast. rivieratravel.co.uk


Ashley Dellow


Clients can pay a £1 deposit for


holidays booked by January 31. Ashley Dellow, Shearings’ head


of retail sales, said: “Travel agents have had it really tough, but despite the pandemic there is optimism thanks to the vaccine programme. “The new Shearings brochures


are excellent selling tools and, combined with the low deposit and Covid guarantees, agents can sell with confidence. “Shearings has a very loyal


customer base and I believe pent-up demand will fuel a surge in bookings for holidays this summer, with clients even booking a few trips this year – something to look forward to and to make up for lost time.” Shearings has a ‘One Price


Policy’, so holidays are priced according to the package selected and date of travel and not by availability and time of booking. The new brochures can be


viewed online and print copies can be ordered from Tradegate. shearings.com


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