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Secret Tours seeks agent partners and offers 20% commission
A food tours specialist is urging UK agents to sell its products as it outlines ambitious post- pandemic growth plans. Secret Food Tours has changed
its name to Secret Tours to offer a wider range of themes such as history and adventure. It has acquired three walking
tours specialists in the US – Art Deco and Little Havana tours in Florida, and Seattle Bites in Seattle – and aims to develop partnerships with cruise lines and hotel groups. The company was founded by
Oliver Mernick-Levene and Nico Jacquart in 2014, initially offering foodie tours in London and Paris. Now it features itineraries in
60 cities on three continents and each one reveals a secret dish on the day of the tour. It offers 20% commission
to travel agents and training via webinars. New tours have been launched
in 10 US cities, eight European cities, plus Tokyo and Istanbul. The new Belfast tour costs £69
and takes three-plus hours.
secretfoodtours.com
Quokka on
Rottnest Island, Western Australia
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Ray Mears stars in campaign for new Australian safaris
Samantha Mayling
The South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC) and Tourism Western Australia (TWA) have joined forces to market new safari itineraries. The tours feature Australia’s big five – koala, quokka,
whale shark, echidna and kangaroo – in some of the country’s most scenic landscapes. TV wildlife expert Ray Mears stars in a consumer-
facing campaign, and there will be training for agents. Mears said: “Whether you’re on a conservation tour of Kangaroo Island with the world’s leading expert on short-beaked echidnas or swimming with whale sharks on Ningaloo Reef with marine biologists…guests will enjoy very special wildlife encounters. The safari traveller booking these new itineraries will return home with some wonderful stories.”
Janice Kurrle, SATC UK and Europe regional
manager, said: “These new itineraries spanning South Australia and Western Australia highlight the amazing opportunity to enjoy an immersive Aussie safari experience.” Elen Thomas, TWA UK country manager, added:
“Western Australia is so wild, but it’s also accessible with year-round sunshine and a direct flight from the UK meaning Brits can leave London at lunchtime and wake up in Perth – the wildlife capital of the world.” A 14-night tour with Elegant Resorts features Perth,
Adelaide and the chance to see koalas, quokkas, whale sharks and sea lions. Prices start from £15,340 including flights and accommodation.
southaustralia.com
westernaustralia.com
elegantresorts.co.uk
Fred Holidays has launched a brochure with a new format that focuses on destinations, and is starting with Austria and Germany. Its 2023 Tailor-Made Austria
Oliver Mernick-Levene and Nico Jacquart
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and Germany Holidays brochure features more than 20 of its most popular land, rail and river cruise holidays.
Austria and Germany the focus of Fred Holidays’ new brochure format Simon Chambers, Fred
Holidays general manager, said: “We are now providing a greater choice of destinations, experiences and ways to travel than ever before.” The 11-night Austrian Winter
Wonderland no-fly holiday features rail from the UK to
Ray Mears in
Flinders Ranges, South Australia PICTURE: James Vodicka
Zurich, Innsbruck, Salzburg and Cologne. It costs from £1,899. The Classical Danube river
cruise visits Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany. Seven- night cruises are from £1,615; fly-cruises from £2,095; and rail-inclusive prices from £2,595.
fredholidays.co.uk
travelweekly.co.uk
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