OPERATOR
Riviera Travel adds regional flights from four UK airports
Riviera Travel has added regional flights from four UK airports to its long-haul escorted tour programme following “strong customer demand”. Flights from Manchester,
Birmingham, Glasgow and Edinburgh are now available on selected departures for 2026 and 2027 tours and come with a supplement. They build on existing regional departures to Morocco and reflect “growing demand beyond London”. The new flights include
departures from Manchester and Birmingham for Sri Lanka and India tours; from Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow or Edinburgh for a South Africa tour; and from Manchester and Edinburgh for a Japan itinerary.
rivieratravel.co.uk
OPERATOR
Start-up Adventures By Train signals trade sales ambitions
Andrew McQuarrie
New small-group operator Adventures By Train is aiming to grow its trade sales as it expands. The company, launched this year by director
Jim Louth, who founded sister brand Undiscovered Destinations in 2004, is bidding to build “strong partnerships” with agents. Louth said: “We see the travel trade as vital to our
growth, and we aim to increase the proportion of bookings coming through agents as we expand.” Adventures By Train offers 5% agent commission for
the first booking, rising to 10% for subsequent sales. The operator offers a combination of first-class
travel along “classic rail routes” and four and five-star hotels. The trips are fully escorted, with group sizes limited to a maximum of 12 people.
Jules Verne introduces online booking function for the trade
Jules Verne has introduced online bookings for the trade, with a new agent login making it easier to book its small-group escorted tours. The operator said the new functionality would enable agents to make bookings 24 hours a day. Agents will also be able to email themselves quotes, view and confirm options, and access a hidden commission area.
vjv.com/login
travelweekly.co.uk Adventures By Train’s 2027 Around the World by
Train in 100 Days itinerary, departing on March 14, begins in London and travels through Europe, Asia and North America, visiting France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Japan, Canada and the US. The tour, priced £112,900, or £89,950 per person for two people sharing, includes a tour leader, all accommodation, meals as specified and first-class rail travel. It also includes luxury cruise sailings from Tokyo to Vancouver and New York to Southampton. The London to Istanbul Rail Adventure, a 15-day
itinerary departing on May 8, 2026, offers first-class train travel and stays mostly in four and five-star hotels in Austria, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, for £4,990 per person. The single room supplement is £1,250.
adventuresbytrain.com
Edinburgh’s Icelandair service
to Reykjavik to operate all year A new Icelandair route from Edinburgh will operate year-round. Up to four flights a week were introduced this month between the Scottish capital and Keflavik, the airport for Icelandic capital Reykjavik. The airline is deploying Boeing 747 Max 8 aircraft on the route.
icelandair.com
Tipto plans events in Windsor, Swindon, Lincoln and Liverpool
Tipto has announced agent roadshow dates and locations for the start of its 27th year. The first Face 2 Face event is in York on October 22, followed by Windsor on November 22, Swindon on November 20 and Lincoln on December 2. The first SuperShow is on October 8 at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool. All events are now available to book.
tipto.co.uk
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Japanese bullet train
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