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Parc Astérix set to open two more on-site hotels


Benjamin Coren


benjamin.coren@ travelweekly.co.uk


French attraction Parc Astérix is to open a third 150-room hotel next year as it prepares for the opening of its second property, La Cité Suspendue, this April.


The third property, called Les


Quais de Lutèce, is due to open in early 2020, while the 150 rooms of existing hotel Les Trois Hiboux have also undergone a revamp. Eugenio Raez, UK representative


for Parc Astérix, said: “We’re constantly investing in the park. “It is getting bigger and bigger, and the hotel offering should grow with this. We want it to become a resort as opposed to a theme park you visit for the day.” La Cité Suspendue, which opens on April 6, the same date as the park opens for this year, will comprise three hamlets: the Potters’ Village, the Artists’ Village and the Druids’ Village. The buildings are made entirely


Sandals Grande Antigua resort stars in The Bachelor


Sandals is calling on agents to offer their customers the chance to follow in the footsteps of the star of Channel 5’s The Bachelor. Bachelor Alex Marks – brother


of Baldwins Travel directors Nick and Chris Marks – stayed at Sandals Grande Antigua for part of the show, and the property will feature in the final two episodes. The couples-only resort,


located on the Caribbean island’s


Dickenson Bay, offers guests the chance to have a candlelit dining experience under the stars or stay in the Love Nest Butler Suite featured on the show as the venue


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of one of The Bachelor’s dates. Seven nights in a Grand Luxe


Poolside Room costs from £1,499.


The candlelit dining option is $199. sellingsandals.co.uk


LA CITE SUSPENDUE: The hotel is set in the forest, with rooms split across three hamlets connected by walkways on stilts


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Zafiro to add 13th hotel in Majorca with Zafiro Palace


Zafiro Hotels is to add its 13th property in Majorca in summer 2020. The five-star Zafiro Palace Andratx will be the third five-star ‘Palace’ hotel in the brand’s portfolio. zafirohotels.com/en/agencies


Varu by Atmosphere to open on Malé Atoll in October


Atmosphere Hotels will open Maldivian resort venue Varu by Atmosphere in October. The all-inclusive property, on Malé Atoll, will offer 39 beachfront and 69 overwater villas. atmospherehotelsandreorts.com


“We want it to become a resort as opposed to a theme park you visit for the day”


of wood and the villages are linked by walkways on stilts. The theme park, which is 20 miles north of central Paris, will be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a new 4D film attraction called Attention Menhir! For the first time, the park


will open for the festive period,


excluding Christmas Eve and Day. It also plans in the future to


extend opening dates in the shoulder seasons. Commission is paid on all


products and agents can book park tickets via add-on specialists such as Attraction World and 365 Tickets, while a number of bed banks offer agent room rates for its hotels. The lead-in price for La Cité Suspendue, including breakfast and a park ticket, is €86.50 per


person per night. parcasterix.fr.en


THE BACHELOR: Alex Marks (far left) with presenter Mark Wright


Anantara ventures into Mauritius at end of the year


Anantara plans to open its first property in Mauritius at the end of this year. The Anantara Le Chaland Resort will offer 164 rooms and suites, and is set to add pool villas next year. It is located near Blue Bay Marine Park and is 15 minutes from the island’s international airport. anantara.com


Avani Hotels expands in Vietnam with three hotels


Avani Hotels & Resorts is opening three hotels in Vietnam. Avani Vung Tau Resort is to open at the end of this year, with 149 oceanfront and hillside rooms. In Ho Chi Minh City, the 217-room Avani Saigon is due to follow at the end of 2021. Avani Cam Ranh Resort & Villas, on Vietnam’s south-central coast, is scheduled for the end of 2022. vanihotels.com/en/travel-agent


Portugal’s Pine Cliffs signs Joe Cole and John Barnes


Young football fans will have the chance to train with former Premier League players including Joe Cole, John Barnes and Wes Brown at Pine Cliffs Resort football camp in Portugal. pinecliffs.com


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