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AIRPORT LOUNGES


No1 Lounges targeting tie-ups with more agents


Samantha Mayling


samantha.mayling @travelweekly.co.uk


No1 Lounges is seeking to work with more travel agents as it targets a 20% rise in guest numbers this year.


The airport lounge operator


offers the trade a net rate on bookings, which can be bundled into a holiday package or sold as an ancillary product with a mark-up. Trade partners also qualify for


a 25% discount for personal use, which can include fam trips. The operator is planning more openings in 2019, including Luton this summer. The operator has 11 lounges in the UK. In the past year, it has opened The House at Heathrow’s Terminal 4, in October; the Clubrooms at Birmingham airport, in November; My Lounge at Gatwick’s South Terminal, in December; and No1 Lounge at Edinburgh airport, in January.


OPERATOR


Discover Egypt adds Israel tour and Nile cruises to programme


Discover Egypt has added an Israel tour, four hotels


in Cairo and Luxor, and sailings on Nile cruise vessel MS Tulip to its new brochure. The programme offers departures up to Christmas


2020, and features Nile and Lake Nasser cruises; holidays in Cairo, Aswan and Luxor, as well as El Gouna,


NO 1 LOUNGES: Opened Clubrooms at Birmingham airport in November


NEWS IN BRIEF


Spain to welcome first Anantara in coming months


Minor Hotels and NH Hotel Group will debut its Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas brand in Spain at the Villa Padierna Palace, Marbella, in the “coming months”. The property will be named the Anantara Villa Padierna Palace Benahavís Marbella Resort. minor.com


Swedish Lapland Visitors


Board adds product bank The Swedish Lapland Visitors Board has launched an interactive product bank to enable operators and agents to create itineraries, product manuals and client proposals. portal.swedishlapland.com


“We would be keen to increase the portfolio of brands we work with”


It also opened lounges under The House brand in Melbourne and Sydney at the end of 2018. Kay Joyce, head of commercial partnerships, said: “We work with providers such as Hayes & Jarvis, Sandals, Elegant Resorts, Secret Escapes and Sovereign. “As No1 is rapidly expanding,


we would be keen to increase the portfolio of brands we work with. “There is a large untapped


market we would love to work with, and which could benefit from working with us.


“The addition of the lounge


experience within the holiday package has proven to be a significant point of difference, creating a powerful competitive advantage for our partners.” Agents can contact Joyce at commercial.partnerships@ no1lounges.com


Soma Bay and Hurghada; and Jordan and Israel tours. The new seven-night Discover Israel Heritage Tour, visiting Jerusalem, Bethlehem and the Dead Sea, starts at 1, per person, including flights. A three-night stay at the new hotels in Cairo – the


Steigenberger Hotel El Tahrir and Conrad Hilton – can be combined with a seven-night Nile cruise to create a 1-night holiday, costing from 1,, including flights. Commercial director Philip Breckner said: “Our new brochure offers plenty of itineraries and suggestions,


but our focus is on providing bespoke holidays.” discoveregypt.co.uk


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Inspiring Travel extends spring booking incentive


Inspiring Travel Company has extended its Spring into Summer incentive. Agents booking a beach or tailor-made holiday worth at least £10,000 by the end of May, for holidays departing before October, will earn an extra £100. inspiringtravelcompany.co.uk


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