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A&K targets domestic demand with 10 new UK and Ireland tours


Abercrombie & Kent is expanding its UK and Ireland portfolio in response to heightened demand for domestic breaks. Europe and the UK came out


on top in a survey of clients as the most-desired destinations to travel to post-lockdown. Among 10 new itineraries


is an eight-night Royal Journey through the UK featuring Windsor Castle, Eton College, Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, the Royal Yacht Britannia, Scone Palace, Stirling Castle, and Linlithgow Palace, from £7,219 including flights, VIP airport services and private entrances. The seven-night A Northern


Discovery visits Yorkshire and the Lake District, priced from £3,209. A&K will waive charges to


switch travel dates or destinations for new bookings made by September 30 up to 35 days prior to departure for travel any time before December 31, 2021. Managing director Kerry


Golds said: “We’ve been keen to develop a suite of UK and Ireland itineraries for quite a while, and decided now was the right time.” abercrombiekent.co.uk


Horse farm in Lexington


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Cosmos and Globus add tours to ‘less-known’ North America


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Cosmos and Globus have unveiled nine new tours in North America to destinations that “other tour companies don’t visit”. The sister operators’ Undiscovered North America


series features trips ranging from eight to 14 days taking in national parks, “emerging cities” and “historic towns”. A Globus eight-day Bourbon, Bridles & Bluegrass tour


heads to Kentucky and Tennessee, with visits to a horse farm in Lexington, Louisville, Nashville and Chattanooga. A 10-day New England & The Hudson Valley tour


with Globus kicks off in Boston and heads to Salem and on to coastal Maine, rural New Hampshire and mountainous Vermont. Cosmos’s nine-day Exploring the Pacific Northwest


tour features Seattle and Portland, as well as the Bavarian- style village of Leavenworth, coastal city Astoria, a dune


EasyJet unveils six additional routes


Windsor Castle


travelweekly.co.uk


from Luton for summer 2021 EasyJet is adding six routes from Luton airport for next summer: Zakynthos, Larnaca, Fuertevenura, Gran Canaria, Marrakech and Bulgarian beach destination Varna. The carrier will also increase the frequency of flights on 11 existing routes from Luton. The airline is due to resume flying from the airport on July 1, operating 90% of its routes, meaning more than 40 are available. easyjet.com


buggy ride along the Oregon Coast, and visits to Lake Placid and Sleepy Hollow setting Tarrytown. Other Cosmos additions include a 12-day Alaska &


the Yukon tour, 14-day Historic Trails & Blue Ridge Mountains itinerary and 13-day Western Canada with Inside Passage option. “On our Undiscovered North America holidays we


will take globetrotters down the less-travelled highways, legendary lanes and scenic country roads to the special places and parks other tour companies don’t visit,” said Janet Parton, UK sales and marketing director for the Globus family of brands. “These itineraries help travellers discover the world’s tucked-away towns, lesser-known nooks and secluded seafronts.” The sister operators are offering a 10% early-booking


discount. Cosmos’s Exploring the Pacific Northwest tour starts at £1,394 including the discount, excluding flights. cosmos.co.uk


Leavenworth, Washington State


Air Transat sets July 23 as date for


restart of flights from UK airports Air Transat plans to resume UK flights on July 23 with services from Gatwick, Manchester and Glasgow. The Canadian airline announced the resumption date and unveiled a Traveller Care programme of health measures, including wearing face masks. The carrier noted the restart remains subject to travel restrictions. airtransat.com


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