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Kuoni adds destinations in Mediterranean and Italy
Juliet Dennis
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Kuoni is expanding into Montenegro, Kos and Milan in 2018 as it looks to position itself as a serious player in the premium short-haul market.
The destinations feature in
Kuoni’s 2018-19 Mediterranean brochure and its standalone 2018 Italy brochure. The operator has also added
resorts across both programmes, boosting its number of properties across Europe to more than 240. Montenegro has been introduced
to the Mediterranean brochure with a property in the coastal resort of Tivat. In neighbouring Croatia, Kuoni has added hotels in Dubrovnik and Split. The Greek island of Kos is also
new, and features four hotels. A further addition in Greece
is the five-star Eagles Villas in Halkidiki, which has 40 luxury villas with heated pools. Also new to the Mediterranean
brochure is the Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay, which opened in June, and luxury resorts in Majorca, Menorca, Cyprus and Madeira. In the Italy brochure, Milan
Wendy Wu Tours unveils biggest-ever range of holidays
Wendy Wu Tours has unveiled an Immerse Yourself range of holidays as one of five brochures for 2018-19 released last week. The programme, previously
called Discovery, aims to allow holidaymakers to get off the beaten track and immerse
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travelweekly.co.uk 14 September 2017 NEW: Tivat in Montenegro is included in Kuoni’s 2018-19 Med brochure 240
Number of properties Kuoni offers in Europe
has been introduced to the cities programme, and Vulcano and Lipari, two of the Aeolian islands, just off the northeast coat of Sicily, are featured for the first time. Four hotels have been added
in the island of Ischia, and new hotels feature in Puglia, Basilicata, Sardinia and the Italian Lakes. Sheena Paton, commercial and
product manager for Kuoni’s beach destinations, said: “With a growing Europe programme we’ve looked for new opportunities beyond the mainstream resorts and our aim has been to select hotels that really stand out. We want agents to think of Kuoni for
premium European bookings.”
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themselves in the culture or activities of the destination. The other new 2018-19
brochures are China, India, Southeast Asia and The Exclusive Collection. Collectively, they represent Wendy Wu Tours’ largest-ever collection of holidays. To mark the launch, it is offering
customers the chance to upgrade to business class from £99 per person one-way on selected 2018 departures for bookings made
GRJ Independent aims new rail tours at under-50s market
Rail operator GRJ Independent has designed new itineraries aimed at different age groups after reporting increased demand for train holidays from under-50s. The company, a division of Great
Rail Journeys, revealed advance bookings for 2018 were double those of a year ago. Attributing the rise to the growing appeal of rail travel across different sectors of the market, the operator has put together itineraries to appeal to young professionals and families as well as mature adventurers. The Magnificent Eastern & Oriental Express tour, aimed at young professionals, visits Thailand and Singapore, and costs from £3,310 including flights. A 10-day family holiday to Lake
Garda in Italy includes return standard class travel from London to Desenzano del Garda and offers seven nights at a four-star hotel, from £1,065 for a family of four. Also new is a 10-day Majestic
Tour of India, aimed at mature travellers. It includes return flights from London to New Delhi, the Shatabdi Express train to Agra, and seven nights’ B&B, excursions, transfers and guides, from £1,735. GRJ Independent has also
unveiled a new reservation system that halves the time it takes to produce agent quotes, and taken
on new specialist tour advisers.
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before September 30 this year. New itineraries in southeast Asia include a 16-day Best of Borneo trip, from £3,990, and a 14-day Vietnam Explorer trip, from £2,490. A new 28-day Indochina: The Big One itinerary, from £4,190, covers Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. In India, the operator has added three trips, in Kerala, Nepal and
northwest India.
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