Trafalgar traces US civil rights history with tour from Memphis to Atlanta


Trafalgar has launched Journey along the Civil Rights Trail, a new itinerary for 2021-22 featuring sites associated with the US civil rights movement. It starts in Memphis, where renowned campaigner and activist Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968, and ends in Atlanta, the city of his birth. The tour costs from £2,184, including eight nights’ hotel accommodation, sightseeing and local encounters, but not flights. thetouringhub.com


Gold Medal brand aims to take luxury to the Next Level


Gold Medal brand Pure Luxury has launched a campaign and mini brochure in response to rising numbers of high-value, luxury bookings. The 22-page brochure features


24 offers in destinations such as the Caribbean, Dubai, the Indian Ocean and the Far East. The Next Level Luxury


campaign will see deals promoted across Gold Medal’s social media channels and e-shots provided for agents to share with customers promoting suites, villas, lounge access, butler service and more. The trade-only operator said


Pure Luxury booking volumes had increased by more than 80% in the past four weeks, while the average booking value across Gold Medal brands had risen by almost a third in the same period. pureluxuryholidays.co.uk


Specialist unveils two women-only treks


The Adventure People has unveiled two women-only trekking itineraries, to Everest Base Camp and Machu Picchu. A portion of the cost of bookings will go towards training more local female guides. The 14-night Base Camp trips, departing from this September, cost from £987. For 2022, the company plans more trips just for women, who make up 60% of its customers. theadventurepeople.com


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Saga adds Malta and Cyprus to its winter-sun programme


Samantha Mayling


Saga Holidays has introduced Malta and Cyprus to its range of winter-sun destinations for 2021-22. The over-50s specialist is also offering four weeks for


the price of three and single rooms at no extra cost on selected holidays. As well as Malta and Cyprus, the winter range


includes Spain, South Africa and Madeira, plus new accommodation in Sorrento and Egypt. A 10-night Malta and Gozo: Islands of the Knights


all-inclusive escorted holiday costs from £999. A seven-night all-inclusive holiday at the Atlantica


Miramare Beach in Limassol, Cyprus, starts from £699 and single occupancy rooms are available at no extra cost. Clients can also book for four weeks but pay for three. Hotel Stabia in Sorrento costs from £619 for a seven-


night stay, with single occupancy rooms at no extra cost. The Radisson Blu Resort El Quseir on Egypt’s Red


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14Days prior to travel Saga clients must have had second Covid vaccination


Sea coast is also new. A 21-night all-inclusive holiday costs from £1,549, with the option to extend to 28 nights for the same price. Saga requires customers to have had both doses of


the Covid-19 vaccine at least 14 days before departure. To celebrate the reopening of agencies, the operator


launched a ‘back to the high street’ incentive. Bookings made between April 12-May 2 for Saga Holidays and Saga Cruises can be registered to claim a £20 voucher. Iain Powell, Saga’s head of trade sales, said:


“[Agents] have been incredibly resilient in really testing times and we wanted to reward and thank them for continuing to support Saga with this booking incentive.” saga.co.uk/holidays


travelweekly.co.uk Cyprus


Jet2holidays insists agents provide


clients’ emergency phone numbers Jet2holidays is insisting agents provide emergency contact numbers for their customers when making bookings via the operator’s trade website. The operator says providing mobile numbers will allow it to communicate operational information 24/7 with trade customers before travel and when they are in resort. It pledged the decision was “not for marketing purposes”. trade.jet2holidays.com


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PICTURES: Zoltan Gabor; Fotogrin


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