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Collette heralds 2018-19 launch with booking offers


Phil Davies phil.davies@travelweekly.co.uk


Collette has launched a series of early-booking offers as it releases its main brochure for 2018-19.


Renamed Worldwide & Europe


to reflect the fact that the global operator also offers short-haul destinations, the 164-page brochure features about 150 tours across 60 countries. It covers travel from January 1,


2018, until April 30, 2019. Incentives include a discount


of up to £500 per person for bookings made by the end of October and a £99 deposit offer until the end of September. Collette, which marks its 100th


anniversary as a family-owned company next year, is bolstering its coverage of the Canadian Rockies by introducing Rocky Mountaineer train trips to complement itineraries on Canada’s Via Rail. A new 14-day tour of Bolivia and


Peru includes visits to the world’s largest salt flats and Machu Picchu. In Europe, a two-centre


itinerary combining Madrid and Barcelona has been introduced. Collette has published its main programme a month earlier than


Intrepid expands in North America as Canada sales surge


Intrepid Travel has expanded its US and Canada range for 2018. The programme features more


than 24 itineraries and follows a 150% rise in Canada bookings over the past year. The adventure operator recently announced plans to double its


OTTAWA: Features on 12-day US & Canada DiscoveryWinter trip


22 travelweekly.co.uk 31 August 2017 MACHU PICCHU: The Inca city features on a new Bolivia and Peru tour


“Demand for lates is very strong. The challenge we have is that there is not much capacity left this year”


last year. It follows the release of a preview edition in May. UK head of marketing Michelle


Laverick said sales were up 10% for 2018 compared with the same period last year for 2017. The UK is the operator’s biggest


growth source market to North America despite the ‘Trump effect’. Asia and Africa are the


operator’s next strongest- performing destinations, with India bookings up by 86% in July on the back of Joanna Lumley’s TV documentary about the country. “Consumers are driven by what


they see on TV – it is enormously powerful,” said Laverick. “Demand for lates is very strong. The challenge we have is that there is not much capacity left for this year.” She added that Collette was committed to publishing brochures. “When customers are spending


£3,500 to £4,000 on a holiday, a brochure is the only tangible part of their holiday until they receive their


travel documents,” said Laverick. collette.com


carbon offsetting on all trips to the US in response to President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. The increased commitment to supporting sustainable tourism in the US applies to Intrepid’s new range of 2018 trips. These include a 12-day US & Canada Discovery Winter trip, featuring Christmas in New York, ice skating in Ottawa and a snowshoe hike in Vermont, leading in at £2,782.


NORTHERN LIGHTS: Demand up A six-day Vancouver Island tour


starts at £870. Intrepid managing director


Michael Edwards said: “With its pristine wilderness and friendly people, Canada has always been popular, but the [Canada prime minister] Justin Trudeau effect has made it even cooler this year. “These new trips let travellers experience the magic of a North


American winter like a true local.” intrepidtravel.com


Super Break adds four charter flights to northern Iceland


Super Break has added four charter flights to Akureyri in northern Iceland as a result of growing demand for northern lights trips. Departures from Cardiff,


Edinburgh and Stansted have been added, as well as an extra flight from Humberside. Super Break now offers 12


flights to the destination. The new departures are:


Cardiff on January 12 for three nights, Edinburgh on January 15 for four nights, Humberside on February 16 for three nights and Stansted on February 19 for four nights. Trips include flights, hotel


accommodation, overseas transfers, 20kg of baggage, a northern lights tour and a lake adventure. Prices lead in at £699 for


three nights and £749 for four. superbreak.com/agents


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