Olympic heads upmarket with focus on tailor-made
Samantha Mayling
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Olympic Holidays has added 10 Greek island-hopping itineraries and four upmarket properties for 2019.
The new options are part of the operator’s strategy of moving away from charter packages towards more tailor-made holidays. Olympic aims to be known as ‘the island specialist’, with an ambition to become ‘the global island specialist’ by 2022. Clare Tobin, chief executive,
said: “We have more than 55 islands in our portfolio and the majority are in Greece. “We are market leaders in this
field with more than years’ experience and we aim to be the first port of call when people think about booking an island holiday.” The island-hopping itineraries can be tailor-made with a range of accommodation, ferries and inter-island flights. The upmarket properties have been added to Olympic’s Gold
Make a June date with Mr Motivator for Typically Italian break
Typically Italian Holidays has revealed the dates and location of its Wellbeing break which includes fitness classes with s T star Mr Motivator. The five-night package at the
four-star Hotel Terme Orvieto in Abano Terme departs on June 17 and includes British Airways flights from atwick to erona.
CORFU: Olympic has added 10 island- hopping itineraries in Greece for this year
NEWS IN BRIEF
Sardinian Places features new properties for 2019
Sardinian Places’ 2019 brochure includes new hotels and villas, including four in the southern resort of Chia Laguna, such as the four-star Hotel Baia and five-star Hotel Laguna, and three in Costa Smeralda and the northeast of the island.
sardinianplaces.co.uk
Sunvil offers 20% discounts until the end of January
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Islands offered across Olympic’s programme
Collection and include Ikos Aria in Kos and Olea All Suite Hotel in Zante. Two are in Cyprus: the Amavi Hotel in Paphos and Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, in Limassol. Seven nights at the Amavi Hotel
costs from £998 per person, based on two sharing, including flights, transfers and accommodation on a premium half-board basis.
its range for adults, couples and families. Olympic offers agents £20
Love2shop vouchers for island- hopping bookings, £10 vouchers for its Gold Collection and £5 for all other bookings. The operator also plans to run a competition for agents to win a place on a fam trip on a Gold Collection island-hopping trip. Tobin said: “We want to convert
cruise clients to start island- hopping and start building a new customer base, one that we can
really ‘wow’ with our product.”
olympicholidays.com/agents
fitness goals, and dance classes. Wellbeing sessions are in the mornings and evenings, so can be built around days spent relaxing and rejuvenating at the hotel, which has a thermal spa. Announcing the holiday dates
MR MOTIVATOR: Fitness classes t features daily fitness classes
hosted by Mr Motivator, a wellbeing ‘clinic’ at which guests can set
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on social media, Mr Motivator said: “All you have to do is pop into your local travel agent and book now for that wellbeing experience of the decade. Do it now; say yeah!” Five nights’ half board is priced from £1,198 per person based on a
twin room.
agentsonly.co.uk
Europe and Latin America specialist Sunvil is offering up to 20% off holidays to destinations including Portugal, Costa Rica and the Greek islands booked by January 31. Sister brand and Greece villa specialist GIC The Villa Collection has extended its offer of a free child flight on selected villa bookings departing between July 15 and August 25 until the end of January.
sunvil.co.uk
Saga unveils Alaska cruise plus Rockies rail itinerary
Saga is offering a tour combining a seven-night Alaska Inside Passage cruise on HAL’s Nieuw Amsterdam with a trip on the Rocky Mountaineer train. The 15-night Rocky Mountains and Alaskan Adventure trip, including flights from Heathrow, starts from £4,099 and has departures in April and August.
saga.co.uk
Links Travel cuts Grand Indochina price by £150
Asia specialist Links Travel & Tours is offering a £150 discount on its 19-day Grand Indochina Tour, departing March 22, when booked in January. The itinerary covers Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, including Angkor Wat, Kuang Si Falls and Halong Bay. The discounted price is from £3,548 and includes all flights, accommodation, transfers, guides and some meals.
linkstravelandtours.co.uk
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