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St Ives, Cornwall


Leger Shearings Group Ashley Dellow, head of retail sales “Following the roadmap announcement in February, we saw a spike in sales which led to two record sales days. Sales over the past six weeks have been the equivalent of pre-pandemic peaks. “Self-drive breaks are as popular as ever and clients are booking these late – mainly within 12 weeks of departure. For coach breaks, our most popular month is July, with June a close second. Most of our May tours are now sold out with only limited space available. “In terms of destinations, coastal towns have been the most popular, especially on the southwest coast, where St Ives and


St Mawes have pretty much sold out. Since Scotland and Wales announced their roadmaps, we have also seen an increase in sales to Llandudno, Tenby, Pitlochry and Loch Lomond.”


JG Travel Group Matt Herbert, sales and yield director “Just Go! Holidays and National Holidays restarted on May 17, with traditional seaside resorts in the top-10 destinations on offer every week for this summer. Scarborough, Torquay, Blackpool and Bournemouth are currently up 41% for departures between May and October, compared to 2019. “Our Devon tours are close to


Sales in the past


six weeks have been the equivalent of pre-pandemic peaks


being sold out for summer and the Isle of Wight is hugely popular. In addition, our Northumberland tours were full, so we’ve added departures in June and July. Our theme park and Harry Potter studio tour breaks are also selling well. “New products for 2021 include


trips to see Mamma Mia! live at Harewood House this August, breaks on the Flying Scotsman train on its first journey along the Mid-


NEW TOURS


E Rabbie’s has launched a one-day Whiskies & Gins of East Lothian tour from Edinburgh, from £42, and a North East Coastal Trail from Aberdeen, taking in one of the castles that inspired Dracula, from £46. rabbies.com


E Shearings has introduced a range of eight-day self-drive holidays, featuring 18 hotels in popular spots such as Devon, Cornwall, the Isle of Wight, Wales and Scotland, priced from £317 (half-board). The operator has also launched a Bridgerton-themed tour taking in filming locations such as Chatham Dockyard and Hatfield House, from £359 (half-board). shearings.com


E HF Holidays has a series of new Tread Lightly trips, designed to minimise carbon footprint by removing the need for road transfers, in the Lake District, Peak District, Isle of Wight, Cotswolds and Yorkshire. A three-night guided walking holiday in Shropshire starts at £289 (full-board). hfholidays.co.uk


Norfolk Railway, and our new Halloween Ghost Train breaks, which are ideal for families.”


HF Holidays, Hannah Garcia, PR and partnerships manager “There is availability on our departures in May and June – this becomes much more limited as we head into July and August, but there are still pockets. “Our most popular products have been self-guided holidays (up 22%), island-hopping (with an increase of over 50%) and guided walking trips. Dorset, Cornwall, the Isle of Wight and popular walking destinations such as the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales are selling especially well.”


² 38 20 MAY 2021 travelweekly.co.uk


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