NEWS Intrepid adds women-only
tours in Pakistan and Nepal Intrepid Travel is expanding its range of women-only trips, including its first dedicated expeditions in Pakistan and Nepal. The six women-only tours for 2023 are led entirely by female leaders and aim to support local women and their businesses. Other tours span Iran, Peru, India and Morocco. Guests on the 12-day Pakistan itinerary will learn about life for women living in the capital Islamabad as well as in the remote communities of the Hunza Valley. Prices for the tour, departing from Lahore on September 17, lead in at £3,040. Intrepid tour leader Aneeqa Ali said: “Even the most adventurous travellers who have been all over the world don’t know much about Pakistan. When travellers want to visit, women in particular want a female tour guide, but if you
look at Pakistan’s tourism industry, it’s like a world of men.” i Selling Tips: How to sell women-led tours, page 11
Wendy Wu to restart escorted tours in China
Wendy Wu Tours will resume escorted group tours to China from May, after the Chinese government lifted its embargo on issuing visas to international tourists. The operator has reintroduced its 16-day Wonders of China itinerary, the most popular tour in its 25-year history, which takes in iconic attractions such as the Great Wall and the Yangtze River, with prices starting at £3,540. Anticipating high demand, Wendy Wu Tours has added capacity for tours throughout autumn 2023 and 2024.
Travelsphere has relaunched holidays to Egypt for the first
Hays IG urges members to sell touring and adventure Hunza Valley, Pakistan
The head of commercial at Hays Travel Independence Group has encouraged its members to promote touring and adventure holidays to boost their profitability. Claire Gibson, speaking at the group’s annual overseas conference in the Algarve last month, said the sector had gone from “strength to strength” since the pandemic. She told agents that margins and profit per passenger were “very good” and suppliers offered “great” commission rates, adding that, post-pandemic, customers wanted to “live in the moment”.
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time since 2015. Its new eight-day Treasures of Egypt – Pyramids and Nile Cruise itinerary will operate from September, taking in Cairo and
the Pyramids of Giza before sailing between Luxor and Aswan.
Prices start at £2,224, including flights and accommodation.
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