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Duo launch Great American Road Trip


Vacations to America and destination marketing body Capital Region USA have created a 14-day Great American Road Trip motorhome itinerary. It includes Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, Rocky Gap State Park and Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park. Prices are from £1,698 based on four sharing, including flights. vacationstoamerica.com


Jet2 to fly to eight ski destinations this winter including Chambéry


Jet2.com has confirmed its network of ski destinations this winter with the addition of Chambéry in France. Te carrier is to serve eight


European destinations, with flights also to Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Turin, Lyon and Barcelona for Andorra. Its ski programme includes


six new routes: Geneva from Newcastle and Glasgow, Innsbruck from Bristol and Edinburgh, and Salzburg from Bristol and Newcastle. Jet2.com announced earlier


this year it was adding Chambéry to its ski mix with services from Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds-Bradford, Stansted and Manchester for winter 2021-22. Te airline is also offering £1


ski carriage in a promotion. jet2.com


Chambéry


Pure Luxury offers holidays worldwide in new brochure


Samantha Mayling


Trade-only operator Gold Medal has published its first Pure Luxury brochure since December 2019. The 224-page brochure features hotels and itinerary


ideas across the Indian Ocean, Arabia, the Caribbean, Far East, Africa, North America and Australasia – and introduces Europe for the first time. Agents will also find luxury cruise itineraries and


multi-centre suggestions. Luxury bookings have been the fastest-growing


sector for Gold Medal since travel restrictions began to be lifted last month. In September, they were 66% higher compared


with August, with Dubai, Barbados, Mauritius and the Maldives performing most strongly. These bookings helped ensure the final week of


September was Gold Medal’s best period of trading since the start of the pandemic. New properties include Yasawa Island Resort & Spa in Fiji; the Niyama Private Islands in the Maldives;


Explore boosts customer loyalty scheme for bookings via agents


Explore has revamped its customer loyalty scheme to encourage repeat bookings via travel agents. It now includes increased discounts, ‘refer a friend’ bonuses and early access to new trips and offers, as well as discounts linked to how many trips clients have taken. Discounts range from 5% off all trips after a client’s second trip to up to 10% off after nine trips. explore.co.uk


travelweekly.co.uk


66%Increase in Gold Medal’s luxury sales in September over August


Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk in the UAE; and the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota in Florida. Europe is a standalone product for the first time,


with city destinations included to support the itineraries on offer with Pure Luxury’s sister Cruise Plus brand, alongside accommodation covering all holiday types. New properties include the Royal River Luxury


Hotel in Costa Adeje, Tenerife, which opened in July 2020; Hotel Aguas de Ibiza in Santa Eulalia in Ibiza; the Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda and Lefay Resort & Spa Dolomiti in Italy; and the Mykonos Blu Grecotel Boutique Resort, on Psarou Beach in Greece. A seven-night all-inclusive holiday at Ikos Aria in


Kos costs from £1,299, on a twin-share basis with flights from Stansted. goldmedal.co.uk


Pure Luxury’s new 224-page brochure Dubai


Dive specialist Diverse Travel aims


to make a splash in Dominica Dive holiday specialist Diverse Travel has added packages to Dominica, with the chance to swim with sperm whales. Holidays start from £1,895 for June 2022 departures with return flights via Barbados and seven nights’ stay at Fort Young Hotel in Roseau and five days’ diving. Accommodation is also available at Hotel The Champs and Cabrits Resort & Spa Kempinski. diversetravel.co.uk


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