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Savvy travellers are keeping their feet on the ground with no-fly tours, writes Joanna Booth


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ometimes, getting there is half the fun. Don’t just take my word for it. From the ancient Chinese proverb that runs ‘the journey


is the reward’, to Aerosmith howling ‘life’s a journey, not a destination’, the world agrees. And if you think Aerosmith has nothing to teach you about travel, well – they probably know a thing or two about making the most of their time on a tour bus. Because the journey’s the thing, when it comes to no-fly tours. Sure, some nervous flyers will initially book one because it allows them to


avoid an aircraft. But for many, they are a way of turning the travelling part of a trip into a pleasure, and starting the holiday the minute they leave home.


w NOT JUST HOT AIR Avoiding flying is the most obvious benefit, but there’s actually a whole host of reasons to take a no-fly tour that extend beyond steering clear of flights and airports. Those who don’t live near an airport can avoid lengthy transfers. Plenty of operators offer local departure points or home pick-ups on no-fly tours, so clients can kick back and relax straight


away, sometimes from their own front door. Shearings, for example,


offers pick-ups from more than 650 joining points, and a free home-connect service is included in its Grand Tourer itineraries. Cost-conscious travellers will be pleasantly surprised by the competitive pricing of no-fly tours – Leger Holidays includes many meals and excursions in its prices to maximise value – and the environmentally conscious will be similarly happy to see that


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