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National Holidays adds departures for Polar Express trains in Yorkshire


National Holidays has added extra capacity on Polar Express trains in Yorkshire after “unprecedented” demand from agents’ customers. The coach tour specialist – part of the JG Travel Group – has added an additional two trains for the breaks, set on the Wensleydale Railway in North Yorkshire and inspired by the film and book of the same name. Two-day breaks start from £129 per adult and £103.20 per child. nationalholidays.com/agents


ToursByLocals unveils options in Plymouth, Tallinn and beyond


ToursByLocals is offering a raft of new tours in the UK and worldwide for 2021. The company, which offers


short private tours with local guides, has two new UK tours, two additional tours in Europe and a further four worldwide. They include a one-day


The Hound of the Baskervilles Tour, which includes places that inspired Sherlock Holmes writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, from £460 per tour for up to six people; and a three-hour Private Walking Tour in Plymouth in Devon from £340 per tour for up to six. Also new is a five-hour walking


tour of Tallinn, Estonia, from £272 for up to three people, and a six-hour beach adventure in Mahe, Seychelles, from £91 per tour of up to six people. The firm pays agents 5% commission. toursbylocals.com/agency_join


Jet2 expands flights to Antalya next year


Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have added extra flights and holidays to Antalya, Turkey, from March 2022, to cater for demand from holidaymakers and golfers. The operator will offer up to four weekly services from Glasgow, and up to three from Edinburgh and Newcastle. Jet2.com has an offer allowing customers to take their golf clubs for £1. trade.jet2holidays.com


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Peschiera del Garda on Lake Garda, Italy


Rabbie’s rolls out bespoke location


tours for fans of TV’s Bridgerton Small-group operator Rabbie’s has launched bespoke itineraries for fans of Netflix series Bridgerton. Fans can choose from more than 100 filming locations, including Castle Howard in Yorkshire, the Royal Crescent in Bath and London’s Hampton Court. A Bridgerton-themed one-day trip from London to Bath and Wilton House costs from £650 for a tour for up to 16 passengers on a Rabbie’s coach with a guide. explore@rabbies.com


Great Rail adds mix of train and cruise trips to 2021 range


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Escorted tour operator Great Rail Journeys has unveiled four new holidays for 2021, including a tour of Italy and Switzerland and three river cruises. The Lakes and Mountains of Switzerland and


Italy tour includes railway trips to visit Lucerne, Como and Garda and a trip on Europe’s highest mountain railway, the Bernina Express. Clients on the 12-day holiday can also travel


by train past the vineyards of Lake Geneva and take a scenic boat journey to explore Villa Balbianello. It costs from £2,895 which includes 11 nights’ hotel accommodation and travel by Eurostar. The Glacier Express and Danube Cruise holiday


features a trip on the Glacier Express in the Swiss Alps followed by a seven-night river cruise. It costs from £3,195 which includes five nights’ hotel accommodation,


the seven-night cruise and travel by Eurostar. Also featuring a river cruise is a Loire Valley & Seine


Cruise itinerary in France. Clients can explore famous chateaux before joining a


scenic cruise along the River Seine. It costs from £2,195 including three nights’ hotel accommodation in Blois, six nights on board the Renoir and travel by Eurostar. A river cruise by barge, which accommodates


22 passengers, is featured in Waterways of the Yonne, Paris and The Petite Seine. The itinerary includes the Seine and its tributaries, visits to Fontainebleau and Vicomte, and the canals of


Paris. It costs from £1,695 which includes six nights on board the Raymonde and travel on Eurostar. The operator also has a flexible booking offer, so


holidaymakers can transfer their holiday for free up until the final balance payment is due. greatrail.com


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