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lients often have unrealistic expectations of what they can get
on their holiday – a week in the Seychelles for less than the price of a trip to Bognor, or an all-Australia itinerary in under a fortnight, for instance. Happily, if they come in with
CONTENTS
5 News Latest touring and destination updates
9 Analysis Can social media boost your bookings?
10 Review Vietnam: agent report from Costsaver fam
12 Comment Lockie Kerr, Back-Roads Touring
15 5 minutes with . . . Dritan Xhengo, Past & Present Journeys
17 Destination Chile: wilderness walks and solar eclipses
20 Week-long adventures Touring tips for clients short of time
34 Atas update Meet new members at upcoming events
a strong sense of adventure but only a week’s annual leave, you won’t have to send them packing (or not right away, at least), because we’ve lined up some of the most adventurous itineraries you can take in less than a week (page 20). And if they’re on a tight budget as well as a tight time frame, no matter – that’s doable too, with a little bit of know-how (page 31). Keeping costs low is key for
Costsaver too, and we find out how its Vietnam and Cambodia tour – on which excursions are optional, so clients pay only for the tours they want to take – stacks up (page 10). Plus, find out which South American country’s star is on the rise (page 6), get an insider’s insight on how tourism in Albania has changed over the years (page 15), and read tips on selling Chile to solar eclipse seekers – even those who missed the boat this year (page 17).
Katie McGonagle, editor, Travel Weekly Touring & Adventure
Travel Weekly Touring & Adventure is published by Travel Weekly Group, Third Floor, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0AU. Tel: 020 7881 4897. Supplements editor Katie McGonagle Contributing writers Joanna Booth, Laura French, Natalie Marsh Art director Flora Ioannou Senior designer Emma Winton Subeditors Mike Walsh, Stephanie Krahn Travel Weekly Group editor-in-chief Lucy Huxley
Head of sales Mary Rega Production manager Nick Cripps Managing director Stuart Parish Printed by Walstead Southernprint © Travel Weekly Group 2019 Part of Jacobs Media Group
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