Premier adds Doha, Koh Kood and more in Faraway
Juliet Dennis
juliet.dennis@
travelweekly.co.uk
Premier Holidays has added four destinations for 2019 in its long-haul Faraway brochure.
The operator has introduced Doha in Qatar, in preparation for an expected rise in popularity ahead of the 2022 World Cup; Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates; Koh Kood in Thailand; and Colombo in Sri Lanka, as a city-break destination. In Doha, three-night packages
with flights and transfers are available from £849 at the five-star Regis hotel in West Bay, while a three-night package at the five- star Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah on Al Hamra Beach starts at £1,349. As well as the new destinations,
there are six extra tours and excursions in the brochure. These include a Mumbai Dreams Bollywood Tour where clients can join a dance lesson, visit a TV or film set to watch a live shoot and interact with a film crew, from £165; and an Evening Bazaar,
Jet2CityBreaks offers Iceland packages from five UK airports
Jet2CityBreaks will offer Iceland early next year with flights from five UK airports. Three-night midweek and four-night weekend trips are available from Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle. Packages include the northern lights, a hotel in Reykjavik, and the geothermal
Tui reveals plans for two Family Life and two Sensimar hotels
New Tui Family Life and adult-only Sensimar resorts are to open next summer. The family-focused properties
will be added in Izmir, Turkey, and Elounda, Crete, while two child-free hotels are planned in Egypt, in the resorts of Hurghada and Marsa Alam, and another will open in May 2019 in Cala San Vincente, Majorca. The additions will bring the
OUT NOW: Premier’s David Carlaw, John Parker and Nikki Hain promote the operator’s 2019 Faraway brochure
Cuisine and Crafts of Old Jaipur tour in India from £39. Premier has also partnered with escorted small-group tour operator Back- Roads Touring to offer a new 11-night adventure tour, Flavours of Vietnam, from £2,597. More unusual accommodation
is featured next year, including the five-star luxury Treehouse Villas in Thailand’s Koh Yao Noi. Seven nights at the adult-only resort starts from £1,795 with flights. In Cambodia, two eco-lodges
lagoons, spas and waterfalls of the Golden Circle, and are on sale from £599 for departures in February and March 2019. Flight-only options to Keflavík
are also available with
Jet2.com, from £169 return. Steve Heapy, chief executive
of
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “This programme of trips to Iceland allows independent agents to offer even more choice for winter 2019. “Iceland is rapidly growing
in popularity thanks to its abundance of natural wonders, such as the northern lights,
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DAZZLING: Iceland boasts the northern lights, Blue Lagoon and spas
Golden Circle and Blue Lagoon. “As well as geothermal spas,
geysers and natural parks, Iceland also offers the ultimate
city-break destination in stylish Reykjavik, which is the world’s northernmost capital.”
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are offered in the Cardamom Mountains. The Cardamom Tented Camp offers safari-style tents in the Botum Sakor National Park, while the 4 Rivers Floating Lodge offers accommodation in floating tented villas on the Tatai River. To celebrate the launch of the
brochure, Premier is offering agents the chance to win a stay at London’s Landmark hotel or one of 14 bottles of gin by answering questions about
the brochure on the website.
premierholidays.co.uk
number of concept hotels in the Tui UK portfolio to 174 across 48 destinations. Tui said the new properties “reflect the demand for multigenerational family holidays and adult escapes in these key destinations”. Tui UK commercial director
Richard Sofer said: “We are committed to inspiring our customers with the best travel experiences around the world. “With these new additions to
our Tui-branded hotel collection we’re able to continue offering customers even more choice and flexibility when it comes to adult-only and family holidays. “Our focus remains on the
growth in mid-haul destinations such as Turkey and Greece.”
tuiagents.tui.co.uk
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