OPERATOR


Intrepid expands Saudi Arabia range with two new tours for 2026


Intrepid Travel has expanded its offering in Saudi Arabia next year with two trips in partnership with local operator Sara Omar. The seven-day Saudi Arabia


Expedition costs from £2,561 and will visit the lesser-known Asir region in the southwest of the country. It includes a hike through Tanomah’s mountains and a visit to the museum of Fatima Faye Al-Almaai. The nine-day Saudi Arabia


Highlights trip leads in at £3,468 and will take travellers from the capital to the coast. Highlights include a meal at a women’s project in Al-Ghat and camping under the stars on a farm in AlUla. Itineraries, which commence


on April 25, can be combined. Prices do not include flights. intrepidtravel.com/saudi-arabia


Bedouin tea experience


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CRUISE


Celebrity introduces Grand Turk in winter 2027-28 programme


Phil Davies


Celebrity Cruises has revealed its winter 2027-28 itineraries, spanning 131 destinations and 42 countries across the Caribbean, Asia and South America. Grand Turk in Turks and Caicos is introduced


to Caribbean itineraries as eight ships are deployed to the region from four Florida ports, covering 65 destinations. The line’s newest ship, Celebrity Xcel, will return for its third season. Year-round, seven-night sailings by Celebrity Beyond


from Miami and Fort Lauderdale include the first dedicated programme to Grand Turk. The ship will also visit Perfect Day at CocoCay, plus Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. In Asia, Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Millennium


will visit 49 destinations across seven countries, including Bali in Indonesia, plus Thailand, Vietnam


Just Go Holidays revs up for the British Grand Prix next summer


Just Go Holidays is offering breaks to the 2026 British Grand Prix. The operator has two options: a three-day coach trip, from £749, and four-day self-drive break, from £899, based on two sharing. Both include B&B accommodation at Leonardo Hotel, Hinckley Island, one dinner, coach transfers to Silverstone and general admission tickets. justgoholidays.com/agents


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and Malaysia. Celebrity Solstice will be sailing its second season in Asia, following its modernisation programme. The ships’ schedules include 123 port stays of more


than 10 hours in duration, as well as overnight stays in Bangkok, Bali, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Phuket. An overnight in Hong Kong on New Year’s Eve will


enable passengers to watch the fireworks and ring in 2028 by the Victoria Harbour skyline. Celebrity Equinox will run 14-night South America


and Antarctica itineraries across 17 destinations in seven countries. Caribbean sailings are now on sale, with Asia and


South America voyages to follow on December 10. A four-night San Juan to Fort Lauderdale sailing on


Celebrity Summit, departing on January 2, leads in at £228 for an inside cabin. celebritycruises.com


Glasgow and Cardiff gain direct links to Toronto with WestJet


Low-cost Canadian carrier WestJet will start direct services to Toronto from Glasgow on May 15 and from Cardiff on May 23 next year. The routes will link the UK cities with the fifth-largest city in North America and provide onward connections via WestJet’s network from Toronto. westjet.com


Discount site for agents’ own travel set to launch next year


A website offering agents “heavily discounted rates” on their own trips is set to launch in early 2026. The closed B2B site MyAgentRates.com will be an extension to sister site My Booking Rewards, which claims to have 15,000 agent users globally and to have issued $4 million in rewards in the past year. The sites aim to be a “one-stop shop” for agents. myagentrates.com


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