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Simply Luxury by Travel 2 features 43 new properties
Harry Kemble
harrykemble@travelweekly.co.uk
Travel 2 has released its new long-haul Simply Luxury 2018-19 brochure, featuring 43 new properties, in Barbados, the Dominican Republic, California, Vietnam, Dubai, Thailand and the Maldives.
There are four new properties in the Maldives, including Six Senses Laamu and Kudadoo Maldives Private Island. The operator reports a 41% year-on-year rise in bednights in the country this year. In Dubai, the Jumeirah Beach
Hotel, fresh from a refurbishment, has been added to the Simply Luxury portfolio, and JA Palm Tree Court has been introduced as an all-inclusive option. Villa properties include
TreeHouse Villas on the Thai island of Koh Yao Noi. The operator has added two
Four Seasons resorts in Vietnam: the Nam Hai, in Hoi An, and An Lam Retreats, in Ninh Vam Bay.
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Great Rail Journeys gets eight small-group tours on track
Great Rail Journeys is launching eight small-group tours that will take no more than 20 customers. The small-group concept is aimed at offering mature
holidaymakers rail and escorted group touring to lesser-known places “in a more intimate way”.
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MALDIVES: Six Senses Laamu is in Simply Luxury by Travel 2 brochure
Simply Luxury now offers five properties in the country. Two hotels have been added in
California: Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur and Hotel California in Santa Barbara. Crystal Cove and Port
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Ferdinand Luxury Resort have been added in Barbados, while the Excellence Punta Cana and Casa de Campo Resort & Villas are additions in the Dominican Republic. Tricia Birmingham, product and
commercial director for Travel 2 and Gold Medal, said: “We are catering for a range of travellers looking for different options. “We have seen the demand and
are trying to follow the trends.” To mark the release of the
brochure, agents have the chance
to win a designer watch worth £250. To enter the draw, make a booking from either the 2018-19 long-haul Simply Luxury brochure or Travel 2’s European short-haul
brochure before September 9.
travel2.com
There are four small-group tours in the UK and four
in Europe. They include experiences such as a tour with a princess and entry into a hotel by railway. The five-day Yorkshire Dales & Moors tour starts
from £695, while the eight-day Ancient Sicily tour starts from £1,695. Head of trade sales Lindsay Dixon said: “We know lots of holidaymakers believe people make places and that some of the best experiences are the ones shared
with newly-made friends on a tour.”
greatrail.com
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Super Break adds three tours in northern Iceland
Super Break has added three packages to its northern Iceland programme this winter. Additions include a self-drive tour, luxury option and a wilderness break. They bring the total number of northern Iceland departures to 26 between December and March 2019 from 16 regional airports.
superbreak.com/agents
Citalia launches tours on back of Jamie Oliver show
Citalia has introduced three foodie trips to Italy to tie in with Jamie Oliver’s new series Jamie Cooks Italy on Channel 4. Citalia is offering an eight-day Puglia Escorted Tour from £1,295.
citalia.com
Cobalt Air ups commission to 3% on new bookings
Cypriot airline Cobalt Air has increased commission from 1% to 3% for all new UK bookings to Cyprus and Greece until the end of year. It flies to Athens and Larnaca 20 times a week.
cobalt.aero
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