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Wendy Wu plans Chinese health tourism itineraries
Juliet Dennis
juliet.dennis@
travelweekly.co.uk
Wendy Wu Tours has unveiled plans to develop medical tourism and wellbeing trips across China.
Founder Wendy Wu made the announcement at the launch of the operator’s partnership with China’s Shaanxi region. The operator said it would take about 18 months to create tours where customers with medical complaints such as insomnia or hair loss would be able to seek help from experts in Chinese herbal medicine while on holiday. Wu said: “We are working with
many leaders in the field in China to establish health and wellbeing products for many common illnesses, for which the Chinese have very effective cures.” Wendy Wu also hopes to increase passenger numbers to the Shaanxi region by 10%-30% following the start of its official partnership with Shaanxi’s Provincial Tourism Development Commission.
Mercury adds six countries including Ethiopia and Panama
Mercury Holidays has added six destinations and 11 new tours for 2018-19.
Also new are package holidays
to Thailand and solo tours. The six new countries featured in the third edition Escorted Tours 2018-19 brochure are Israel, Egypt, Cuba, Ethiopia, Panama and Turkey. The range of tours in existing destinations India, Japan, Vietnam, and Costa Rica has been extended, while new tours include: Sailing
SHAANXI: Wendy Wu (centre) with tourism officials from the province
“We are working with many leaders in the field in China to establish health and wellbeing products”
The region in northwest China
is home to the Terracotta Warriors and ancient capital Xi’an was a starting point for the Silk Road. A direct Tianjin Airlines flight is
due to be launched soon between Gatwick and Xi’an. Currently, flights operate via Chongqing. “This flight will make a huge
difference,” said Wu. “Xi’an is one of the world’s most-popular destinations. This will give us a mission to push tourism to the next boundary for deeper cultural exchange.” The operator hopes to be the
first to offer trips to the world’s largest panda reserve, being built in the Shaanxi region. No date has been revealed for its completion. Wendy Wu Tours will invite
1,000 UK clients on the operator’s tours in Xi’an on September 12 to a welcome ceremony in Xi’an to
mark the new partnership.
wendywutours.co.uk
Turkey’s Blue Coast; Egypt The Majestic Nile; Costa Rica and Panama; Ethiopia A Cultural Odyssey; and Viva Cuba. The eight-day Sailing Turkey’s
Blue Coast leads in at £599 for two adults on a traditional wooden gulet, with flights, accommodation, some meals and entry fees. New solo tours include the Essence of North India and China Discovery tours. All solo tours start with a welcome drinks reception. Thailand has been introduced to
the Worldwide Holidays brochure, with six hotels in Koh Samui and
VIVA CUBA: Mercury’s tour is one of 11 new itineraries for 2018-19
seven properties in Phuket.
mercuryholidays.co.uk/travel-agent
NEWS IN BRIEF
New Acacia Africa safaris answer Zimbabwe demand
Acacia Africa is featuring Zimbabwe in new small group safaris. The nine-day Kruger and Victoria Falls and Okavango Wilderness Trail tours are a response to increased demand. “After Zimbabwe’s positive political transformations we were keen to develop more product focusing on Victoria Falls,” said sales and marketing manager Arno Delport. “Zimbabwe is on its way to becoming a more mainstream destination so is a great add-on to South Africa.”
acacia-africa.com
Can Be Done makes Azores accessible for disabled
Can Be Done, a specialist in holidays for disabled travellers, has introduced the Azores for 2018. A six-day trip in May leads in at £1,330, including twin-share B&B accommodation, return flights, accessible transfers and excursions such as a cultural city tour of Ponta Delgada and Lagoa.
canbedone.co.uk
Balkan Holidays introduces Edinburgh to Sofia ski route
Balkan Holidays has added new departures from Edinburgh to Sofia in Bulgaria for the next ski and snowboard season. Also new for next winter is The Aparthotel Winslow Infinity at the foot of the Pirin Mountain.
balkanholidays.co.uk/agents
Cox & Kings finds its feet in Rome with film tie-in tour
Cox & Kings has introduced a Rome short break to mark the release this month of romantic comedy Finding Your Feet. The five-day Finding Your Feet in Rome tour, from £1,495, visits the major sights with a private guide and includes a market visit with a chef to source ingredients for a private cooking class.
coxandkings.co.uk
15 February 2018
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