Shearings upgrades website to provide faster search results
Shearings has upgraded its website – including its bookable site for travel agents – to offer holiday results faster than before. New ‘Elasticsearch’ technology returns queries more quickly by searching an index instead of searching the text. The coach tours specialist said this means agents can find holidays to suit their clients with fewer clicks.
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Gold Medal unwraps Countdown
to Christmas trade campaign Gold Medal’s Countdown to Christmas campaign has returned for a second year as part of the operator’s peaks promotional activities. Agents can win prizes by answering questions on the operator’s Facebook page. On the final day, December 24, a place on Gold Medal’s Golden Guest List fam trip to Dubai, in partnership with Emirates, will be up for grabs.
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Do Something Different signs
up for another year with Tipto Attractions provider Do Something Different has renewed its membership with supplier marketing body Tipto for 2022. A member for the past 10 years, DSD said it “greatly values” Tipto’s work in bringing suppliers and agents together. Head of trade sales and marketing Annabel Cove said: “There are some brilliant trade-facing events planned for next year.”
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G Adventures teams up with Hostelworld
G Adventures has partnered with online travel agent Hostelworld to create a brand called Roamies, aimed at travellers aged 18 to 35. Roamies features 38 tours with stays in
more than 50 hostels across 15 countries. Group sizes range from 16 to 24 and
the first tour departs on May 8, 2022. Roamies trips cost from £149 for a
Costa Rica
three-day itinerary. Te five-day Peruvian Coast: Seafood,
Sandboarding & Dune Buggies tour costs from £449, while the South East Asia Trifecta, which visits Vietnam, Cambodia and Tailand, is from £699 for 11 days. Te 13-day Central Mexico & Yucatan:
Mexico City, Oaxaca, Oh Yeah tour costs from £1,249 and the Gota-See Europe itinerary is a 17-day tour of Europe’s highlights, from £2,099. Prices do not include flights.
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