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Gold Medal adds hotels and attractions in Florida
Ben Ireland
ben.ireland@
travelweekly.co.uk
Gold Medal has added four attractions and nine hotels to its 2019 Florida programme.
New to the 72-page brochure
are WonderWorks Orlando, Gatorland, Boggy Creek Airboat Adventure and Orlando Mucky Ducks off-roading. The additional hotels include the
newest on-site property at Universal Orlando Resort, Universal’s Endless Summer Resort – Surfside Inn and
FLORIDA: Nine additional hotels
Suites, which opens next year. To coincide with the launch, Gold Medal will run a ‘Coast to Coaster’ Florida campaign, pitching the state as a family destination. Agents will receive a mini-brochure to highlight Gold Medal’s best holidays and exclusive offers, a set of window posters and point-of-sales material. Nick Hughes, B2B sales director
for tour operations in Europe at Gold Medal and Travel 2, said: “We know our agents value the extended booking period available allowing them to book holidays to Florida for their customers right up until the end of 2019.” The operator is offering agents the chance to win a Florida holiday including flights, accommodation in New Smyrna Beach, car hire and tickets to Walt Disney World Resort, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment and the Kennedy Space Center. To enter the draw to win the
prize, book a 2019 Florida holiday with Gold Medal between April 19 and June 30, and email booking references to
win@goldmedal.co.uk. Agents will also earn double Farebank Rewards on Florida
2019 packages booked by May 2.
goldmedal.co.uk
Travelsphere offers private transfers on early worldwide sales
Travelsphere has launched VIP private transfers to and from UK airports for its worldwide tours booked by July 31. The escorted-tours specialist
is offering deposits of £49 per person on its 20 European holidays, which include new itineraries in Iceland, Switzerland, Norway and the Aeolian Islands.
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ROCKY MOUNTAINEER: Every trip includes two days on the train
Airport transfers are included
for customers living within 75 miles of their departure airport, with a nominal charge for those based farther afield. Savings of up to £400 per couple
are also available on worldwide bookings made by July 31. Travelsphere, which offers
800 departures to more than 60 destinations, is also offering savings of £100 per couple on European tours booked between
April 19 and July 31.
travelsphere.co.uk
Rocky Mountaineer expands range of rail plus land holidays
Rocky Mountaineer has added four new packages to its 2019 vacations programme. Each trip includes two days
on board the tourist train in western Canada. The 10-day Journey through
the Clouds Mountain Adventures package features three nights at the CMH Cariboos Lodge, in the Cariboo Mountains, with a helicopter arrival, and two-and- a-half days of guided heli-hiking. Prices start at £4,384. Deb Paulsen, vice-president of guest experience at Rocky Mountaineer, said: “With these new vacation packages, our guests can combine a luxurious rail journey on board Rocky Mountaineer with outdoor activities to explore the very best
western Canada has to offer.”
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