Wendy Wu Tours


offers first UK holiday Asia specialist Wendy Wu Tours has unveiled its first UK tour after 72% of customers said they would book a staycation this year. The fully-inclusive 11-day Spirit of Scotland tour, from Edinburgh to Inverness via Fort William and the isles of Skye and Mull, is priced from £2,490, with departures from October. wendywutours.co.uk/agents


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Riviera Travel targets garden fanatics with 13-day Japan tour


Riviera Travel has introduced three 13-day Gardens of Japan escorted tours for 2022. The tours include visits to


10 acclaimed gardens across the country, including the Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo, the Koraku-en Garden in Okayama and the Murin-an Garden in Kyoto. Each tour can accommodate


up to 44 guests and departure dates are scheduled for March 24, May 18 and November 2. Other activities include tours


of Tokyo and Kyoto; the option to stay in a ryokan, or Japanese inn; a Mount Fuji sightseeing excursion; a visit to Hiroshima’s Peace Park; and a trip on a bullet train. Prices start from £4,299, with


direct flights from Heathrow. rivieratravel.co.uk


Kuoni introduces Dominica to diversify options in Caribbean


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Kuoni has added holidays to Dominica in a bid to diversify its Caribbean programme and show the region is more than a ‘fly and flop’ destination. The volcanic island, known as ‘nature’s playground’


because of its waterfalls, rainforests, thermal springs and canyons, is featured by the operator for the first time. It forms part of Kuoni’s new online range of 2021-22


Caribbean holidays, its first programme launch this year. The addition of Dominica, which featured in the


second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films, follows a year in which Kuoni has consolidated its Caribbean programme. Last year, the operator focused on Barbados, Saint Lucia, Antigua and the Grenadines, and dropped Grenada, St Kitts, Jamaica and Bermuda. Senior programme manager Sheena Paton said Dominica offered nature-based, outdoor activities,


TruTravels trumpets small-group


Koraku-en Garden, Okayama


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itineraries in the Maldives next year Youth specialist TruTravels has added the Maldives for 2022. The operator is offering two small-group trips, with departures from January. Experiences include snorkelling with turtles, seeing manta rays, dolphins and whale sharks, sandbar parties, barbecues on a private island and a visit to a conservation project. An eight-day Maldives Island Hopper itinerary is priced from £1,395. trutravels.com/agents


including kayaking and diving, and would help Kuoni meet increased demand for experiential travel and interest in sustainability and wellness holidays. “This is about bringing something new and exciting


to the programme,” she said. “Dominica is a real nature and adventure island, and can be twinned with a trip to the bigger islands of Saint Lucia and Barbados.” Paton said the island was less well known in the


UK market and would appeal to couples, including honeymooners and families with older children. Kuoni is offering two hotels: the Cabrits Resort &


Spa Kempinski in Cabrits National Park and boutique clifftop resort Secret Bay. It aims to add more in future. A Barbados and Dominica twin centre costs from £4,249, including three nights at the five-star Fairmont Royal Pavilion in Barbados, seven nights at the Cabrits Resort in Dominica and flights from Heathrow. kuoni.co.uk


Secret Bay, Dominica


National Holidays offers five-day


breaks at five Parkdean properties National Holidays has introduced coach breaks to Parkdean Resorts properties. Five parks can be booked for between September and November and each five-day trip includes three excursions. Breaks to Skipsea Sands, Yorkshire; Hayling Island, Hampshire; California Cliffs, Norfolk; Ocean Edge, Lancashire; and Sandy Bay, Northumberland, cost from £179. nationalholidays.com/agents


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