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Emerald Harmony to sail on the Mekong in 2019
Harry Kemble
harry.kemble@
travelweekly.co.uk
Emerald Waterways will add to its fleet of Star-Ships next year with a new vessel sailing on the Mekong. Emerald Harmony will operate
three itineraries: Majestic Mekong River Cruise; Treasures & Temples of Vietnam & Cambodia; and Grand Tour of Vietnam & Cambodia. The 15-day Majestic Mekong
River Cruise, departing August 28, 2019 from Siem Reap, Cambodia, leads in at £2,795. Ports of call include Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and Ta Prohm, all in Cambodia. Prices for the 19-day Treasures
& Temples of Vietnam & Cambodia, departing August 30, 2019, from
Hanoi, start from £3,795. Emerald Harmony’s first sailing is the Grand Tour of Vietnam & Cambodia river cruise and tour, departing on August 20, 2019.
AVIATION
Qatar to fly three times a day on Manchester-Doha route next year
Qatar Airways is to increase its Manchester-Doha service to three flights every day next year. The Gulf carrier currently offers 16 flights a week
between the two cities – twice-daily on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, and three times a day on Mondays and Saturdays. Third daily flights will be introduced on
NEWS IN BRIEF
Sandals launches rum- themed breaks in Barbados
Sandals is offering rum-themed holidays to Sandals Barbados this November. Packages feature a visit to a local distillery and masterclasses and cocktail-making with global rum ambassador Ian Burrell. The seven-night Rumantic Culinary package is priced from £1,875.
sellingsandals.co.uk
Travellanda adds 18,000 activities to hotel portfolio
HARMONY: Emerald’s new ship will sail in Cambodia and Vietnam
The lead-in price for the 23-day itinerary is £4,585. Stop-offs include Halong Bay,
Hoi An and Hue. Passengers finish the itinerary with three nights in Siem Reap where they will attend the Phare Cambodian Circus and
visit Angkor Wat. Emerald Harmony will be the
first ship in the fleet to feature the Lotus Lounge. Located at the front of the Vista deck, it will
serve snacks and tea and coffee throughout the day. Like other Star ships, the 84-passenger vessel has four Emerald Staterooms, 32 Panorama Balcony Suites, four Grand Balcony Suites and two Owner’s Suites, each with a wrap- around terrace and a hot tub. It will launch in July 2019 and
itineraries are on sale now. agencysales@
emeraldwaterways.com
Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from May 22, 2019, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from September 18. The flights from Manchester will be operated by a
mix of 254-seat Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 283-seat Airbus A350s, offering business and economy cabins. Ishfaq Jalal, acting senior vice-president for Europe,
said: “Qatar Airways enjoys a special relationship with Manchester, as demonstrated by the ever-increasing amount of tourist and business traffic passing between our countries and through Doha.” Qatar Airways launched flights from Manchester 15
years ago with four flights a week.
tradepartners.qatarairways.com
26 July 2018
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Wholesale travel firm Travellanda has added more than 18,000 activities to its portfolio of 300,000 hotels. The activities, which are bookable online, span 678 destinations in 132 countries and include submarine safaris and sunset cruises.
travellanda.com
Primera Air confirms winter schedule from Stansted
Primera Air has confirmed its winter schedule from Stansted with flights to Newark, Toronto and Washington DC. Primera offers daily flights to New York. Prices start from £149 one way.
primeraair.co.uk
Did you know…? Your clients can save up to an extra £150 in our current Great Island Savings promotion. To book, call 0808 1643 459 or visit
sandals.co.uk/agents using promo code HOT100 or HOT150. Offer ends 31 July. T&Cs apply.
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