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Jules Verne adds eight tours to new European Collection
Samantha Mayling
Small-group escorted tour operator Jules Verne has added trips to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Switzerland to its range. The destinations feature among eight new tours in
the European Collection 2025-26 brochure. Almost half of the operator’s 2024 bookings were for
European destinations. The expanded programme features more than 60
tours including the Baltic states, Italy, Armenia, Croatia, Iceland and Greece. The Best of Bosnia & Herzegovina seven-night tour
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costs from £1,475 and offers departures on June 4, September 17 and October 1. It includes flights, B&B accommodation and visits to
Trebinje, the mountain parks of Sutjeska National Park, the Pliva Lakes and Travnik. The new Lake Lucerne and Majestic Mountains tour in Switzerland costs from £2,295.
It departs on September 8 and October 17. The
price includes flights and rail transfers, along with six nights’ B&B accommodation. Managing director Debbie O’Neill said: “We are
particularly thrilled to introduce two brand-new destinations to our portfolio of European adventures. “One tour explores the fascinating and relatively
undiscovered land of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the other immerses guests in the majestic mountains and lakes of Switzerland. “These are two of our eight new tours to Europe for 2025-26, which also include five additional itineraries to Italy – in response to customer demand, with the country being one of our bestselling destinations worldwide – as well as a cruise to Germany sailing the rivers Neckar, Rhine, Moselle and Saar.” Jules Verne’s Europe brochure is the third of four
to be issued, following the Worldwide Collection and Cruise Collection, with a Solo Collection to come.
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Pure Luxury adds Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab in Dubai
Pure Luxury has added the new Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab property to its range in Dubai. Described as “a nautical
lifestyle destination with striking architecture”, it opens in March. The B2B luxury brand of
dnata Travel Group UK is also giving agents the chance to visit this Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts property on a fam trip in 2025.
travelweekly.co.uk 18 16 JANUARY 2025 Agents who make a Pure
Luxury package booking between January 7 and February 28 can enter a prize draw to win one of four places. Bookings that include nights at Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab or any other Jumeirah property receive an additional entry. Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab
packages with Pure Luxury will also receive free UK
airport lounge passes, luxury pre-departure concierge service, up to £1,500 Farebank Rewards and free Blacklane transfers. Adrian James, product and
commercial director, said: “Giving our agents the opportunity to experience new luxury product is an integral part of our training programme at Pure Luxury.”
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