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Michael Gardiner
HF Holidays group guide capitalises on growth in sector
Walking specialist HF Holidays has launched a Group Organiser’s Guide to capitalise on the growth in group bookings in the UK and overseas. Te operator offers benefits
earn 10% commission on sales of the tours, but not airfares. Two new expert-led expeditions
have been added to Wildfoot’s range of holidays. Te 11-day Expert Guided
Namibia Photography Masterclass Safari is a small-group tour led by well-known photographer Chris Coe, who is also the founder of the Travel Photographer of the Year awards. It costs from £7,368 including flights. Te second tour is a 15-night
Falklands wildlife and birding expedition, led by Andy Pollard, a photographer and wildlife specialist. It offers the chance to see birds such as penguins and albatrosses, and other wildlife including dolphins, whales, seals and sea lions. It costs from £9,298 including flights. Other destinations featured by
Wildfoot Travel include the polar regions, Russia’s Far East, India, Latin America and the Galapagos.
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and services for people organising trips for eight or more adults, or for 10 or more for UK holidays at its country houses. HF Holidays has a groups
team that can help agents with bookings and tailor-make group tours. A dedicated account manager is assigned to each group booking. Benefits include priority
booking before holidays go on general sale; preferential rates of up to £200 per person off the main-edition brochure price; sole occupancy of UK country houses, subject to minimum numbers; and discounted room upgrades. Bookings come from a range
of group types, such as families and friends celebrating a special occasion and members of clubs and other organisations. Agents can earn 10% standard
commission on top of group rates for UK bookings. Te operator said it is already
taking advance registrations for 2021 and beyond.
hfholidays.co.uk
y by 22% for next winter
November 27 out of Manchester for Black Friday. Tere are 6,000 seats on sale to
New York, a capacity hike of 22%. Package breaks have gone on sale with Jet2CityBreaks offering accommodation at three to five- star hotels in central New York.
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