Big Fat Wholesaler Wrap
If there’s one thing we love on a Monday, it’s a delightfully informative Wholesaler Wrap. That, and the promise of a self-imposed early mark.
Walk the way all year round with UTracks – year around departures announced for last section of Spanish Camino
With more than 200,000 people walking part or all of the famous Camino de Santiago each year, Camino specialist, UTracks has announced it will offer departures on the final section from Sarria to Santiago all year round.
The Camino de Santiago, also known as the Way of Saint James, is the name used to refer to all the routes that lead to where the apostle Saint James the Greater is said to be buried. It has been one of the most important Christian pilgrimages for more than 1,000 years. UTracks offers an extensive collection of walking and cycling trips, guided and self-guided, along the Spanish Camino, French Way of St James and the Portuguese Camino.
UTracks Camino expert, Jaclyn Lofts, says the self-guided Sarria to Santiago section is particularly popular with pilgrims, as it offers them the chance to walk the final 115kms into Santiago and be eligible for the official Compostela certificate of completion.
UTracks’ eight-day self guided Sarria to Santiago walk is priced from $1150 per person and includes breakfast daily, 6 dinners, accommodation in comfortable hotels and farmhouse B&Bs, luggage transfers, route notes, maps and guidebook plus the Pilgrim Passport to be stamped along the way.
Escape the chill to Cuba
While the winter chill well and truly sets in, travellers may begin to turn their thoughts to warmer climates. Escape the cold to warmer weather with Tempo Holidays Cuban Winter Warmer Special. Travellers can save up to A$1000 off on bookings made until the 30 June 2018.
Cuba is the largest of the Caribbean islands, offering stunning beaches and scenery. It’s fascinating history and exciting nightlife makes Cuba an enticing holiday attraction, while it’s pristine beaches make for the perfect refuge from the cold Australian winter.
Included in the deal is Tempo’s eight day Beautiful Cuba – Deluxe, boasting the biggest saving. With prices now starting from A$3900, this independent tour includes seven nights deluxe accommodation, breakfast daily, six lunches and four dinners, and private airport transfers.
On this tour you will learn the local dance with Salsa dancing lessons in Havana, explore old Havana by foot and hit the Buena Vista Social Club Café for a great night out.
A&K’s fourth epic Northwest Passage Expedition
Luxury travel company Abercrombie & Kent has released details of its fourth planned expedition traversing the entire navigable Northwest Passage, making A&K one of the most experienced operators in the region. The journey is on board the exclusively chartered, all-balcony ‘Le Boreal’ and explores the Arctic alongside A&K’s award-winning Expedition Team ensuring a deeply enriching and captivating journey.
Travelling the legendary seas from Greenland to the Canadian Arctic to the Bering Sea and ending in Alaska the journey follows in the footsteps of the world’s most intrepid explorers on a voyage expertly designed to meet the highest standards in luxury, adventure and safety.
Along the way visits are made to historic and remote islands, iceberg-strewn fjords and Inuit villages and relives the moving stories of voyages won and lives lost, all in the name of conquering a trade route between the Atlantic and Pacific.
The expedition explores the west coast of Greenland, with opportunities to meet local Inuits in their homes or alongside their dog-sled teams, visiting a traditional hunting village and learning the art of leather tanning. Geological wonders abound too from the “Smoking Hills” of Franklin Bay to the dramatic Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage Site teeming with icebergs. The route through the Northwest Passage follows in the steps of the great polar explorers with stops along the way that may include Beechy Island, Franklin Camp, Fort Ross and Gjoa Haven. The rarely visited Yukon Territory is another highlight, where whaling once thrived and an abundance of wildlife still reigns supreme and finally the spectacular Northern Lights will be a treat to remember.
Evergreen Tours launches new 2019 Canada, Alaska and USS brochure with new Eastern USA itinerary
Evergreen Tours has launched its new 2019 Canada, Alaska and USA brochure with the inclusion of a 19 day Complete Eastern USA itinerary, featuring a stop in Nashville and the chance to record your own song in Studio B of Music Row, home of some of the greats of country music. Lead-in pricing for this itinerary is from $8,895 per person.
Evergreens Complete Eastern USA itinerary has been brought back after a year’s hiatus due to popular demand. Highlights like a New York City tour, a visit to Gracelands, New Orleans, beautiful Savannah and much more are included making this trip great value”, said Angus Crichton, Director Sales, Marketing and Product for Evergreen Tours.
Other highlights:
- Discover life in a cotton planation in the heart of the South and listen to gospel singers on Frogmore Plantation
- Visit the site of the battle of Gettysburg and the inspiration of the famous Gettysburg address
- Walk in the footsteps of Dr Martin Luther King in Atlanta
- Spend two nights in vibrant New York with a Broadway included
Leave the world behind: Kamchatka, Kuril Islands and the Russian Far East
World Expeditions has launched a new cruise amongst the volcanoes of Russia’s far east, in a region that was ‘off limits’ to western visitors until a few years ago.
The Russian Far East remains one of the last unexplored places on Earth – so if you are looking to leave the world behind, you can choose one of the following three trips that visit the remote Kuril Islands, one of the most difficult places to reach on Earth.
- NEW >>> Russia’s Ring of Fire – Kuril Islands
A new cruising expedition that explores one of the most geologically active and biologically rich parts of the planet: the large number of live volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula and along the Kuril Islands has earned this part of the world the reputation of the Pacific’s ‘Ring of Fire’. The trip focuses on the region’s extraordinary biodiversity, spending a week at the remote Kuril Islands, which stretches across the Bering Sea between Russia and Japan. - ON FOOT >>> Kamchatka Expedition
Fire meets ice at the Kamchatka Peninsula, the most volcanic area of the Eurasian continent – the land here is still being formed! Overall Kamchatka has 159 volcanoes (six of which are listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites) so there is almost always one active cone erupting. This remote trek is designed for those who have been everywhere else and prefer to get well off the beaten path. - SAILING >>> Jewel of the Russian Far East
This journey presents the unique opportunity of travelling down the entire coastline of the Russian Far East along Koryak and Kamchatka – eight time zones away from Moscow, this is where the day begins in Russia! A land rugged and off the beaten track, the peninsula’s isolation has helped protect a healthy and stable wildlife population, which has adapted to this extremely harsh environment.
Intrepid Travel launches Vegan Food Adventures
Intrepid Travel has launched a range of vegan food tours in the world renowned gastronomic destinations of India, Italy and Thailand in response to a growing plant-based movement.
The new tours will depart in 2019 and were developed by Intrepid Travel’s experienced destination and food product teams with insight from a team of vegan influencers from around the world.
The three new eight-day tours include:
- India Vegan Food Adventure: Highlights include waking in Delhi to a hot Indian Chai with soy milk before walking to the Jama Mosque eating Vegan Samosa and Jalebis on the way. In Agra, travellers will visit the Taj Mahal before lunch at a cafe run by acid attack victims.
- Italy Vegan Food Adventure: From an all-vegan villa in the hills of Tuscany, to a farm to table vegan feast and the first vegan restaurant in Venice, this trip will reveal Italy as home to the world’s most progressive vegan cuisine.
- Thailand Vegan Food Adventure: Jump into the kitchen with local Thai masters who do amazing things with tofu, mushroom, sticky rice, bamboo and spice. One of many trip highlights is cooking a vegan meal under the guidance of a local in a Chiang Mai homestay.
Newly Refurbished Ships, Flight Deals and Savings for Europe 2019
Today, premium tour operator, Travelmarvel, launched their 2019 Europe River Cruising brochure, announcing amazing Earlybird savings on a huge range of journeys set to take place on their fleet of newly-refurbished European Gems river ships. Presenting more choice, more value and more inclusions than ever before, Travelmarvel’s latest brochure has all the information and local knowledge you’ll need to inspire your guests to book a fantastic immersion into Europe’s most beautiful corners.
Help turn your client’s dreams of a European river cruise into a reality with Travelmarvel’s Fly Free Earlybird deals on all 2019 departures that include a European Gems or Russia river cruise. Guests who combine selected European Gems river cruises with a City Stay or Land Journey will not only Fly Free but will also save up to $1,000 per couple. Offers are strictly limited and available until sold out.
Other Earlybird offers include two for one airfares on all departures that include Douro River Cruises, and savings of up to $5,000 per couple on selected Coastal Cruises, Rail Journeys and Land Journeys.
Fresh and ready for 2019, the newly refurbished fleet of European Gems vessels includes a refurbishment of the lounge, dining room providing informal and formal dining options for both lunch and dinner and renovated private staterooms and suites, that have been carefully designed to maximise space and enhance the stunning views.
Book the Kimberley and Outback in 2019 at 2018 Prices with APT
Today, the experts in Outback touring, APT, have announced unmissable SuperDeal savings to celebrate the launch of their Kimberley & Outback Wilderness Adventures 2019 Pre-Release brochure.
Guests who book before 31 July 2018 will enjoy fantastic savings on a range of small group 4WD adventures. This includes the chance to travel to the Kimberley or Outback with APT in 2019 at 2018 prices. Plus, this offer can be combined with a Fly Free deal including air taxes of up to $200 per person or with an Air Credit of up to $2,400 per couple.
Another great sell point, Qantas Frequent Flyer members can now earn one Qantas Point per dollar spent on APT Kimberley and Outback holidays. The new brochure provides an exclusive preview at APT’s 2019 collection of small group 4WD adventures covering the Kimberley, Kakadu and Arnhem Land, Far North Queensland and Cape York, the West Coast, Central Australia and more.
For travellers seeking a comprehensive discovery across the Kimberley region, the ever-popular 15-day Kimberley Complete journey is a great place to start. From Broom and back again, a small group of just 20 guests will venture into the extreme terrain with a dedicated two-person crew leading the way. Prices start at $9,995, per person twin share, with SuperDeal savings available if booking by 31 July 2018.
Scenic launches 2019 Canada, Alaska and USA brochure
Scenic has released its 2019 Canada, Alaska and USA brochure featuring exciting luxury itineraries to Americas East Coast and the Deep South, as well as old favourites including the Canadian Rockies and Alaskan cruise.
In the 2019 program:
- Exclusively offer the full range of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts from the incredible Fairmont Express in Victoria to Fairmont Chateau Whistler;
- Complimentary drinks packages during all cruises on Holland America Line and Princess Cruises
- Unique East Coast USA tours including the 11 Day Southern Belles starting from $8,695 per person – which takes in the charm of Americas Deep South from Gracelands in Memphis to the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans.
To mark the release of the new program Scenic is offering a range of special Earlybird offers. Available until 29 September 2018, the Earlybird offers include:
- Fly from only $595 per person – when booking selected tours to Canada
- Fly from only $795 per person – when booking the Eastern Explorer, Cruise & New York; or Ultimate Canadian Rockies Alaska and Artic Circle
Discover Singapore with Excite Holidays
A cultural melting pot, Singapore is a modern society that runs parallel with ancient traditions. Boasting a world-class culinary scene, endless boutiques, authentic local markets, quirky architecture and family-friendly activities, it truly has something for every kind of traveller.
From Monday 4th June to Sunday 17th June 2018, Excite Holidays in conjunction with Singapore Tourism Board will showcase the best that Singapore has to offer. The eight-page downloadable guide will feature essential experiences, the best places to stay and local tips for a range of traveller interests that span nightlife, shopping, foodies and many more.
The guide aims to be a tool for agents to create an unforgettable Singapore itinerary for a client of any kind. Excite Holidays are also thrilled to be offering agents 500 bonus rewards points for every night booked in Singapore during the campaign period.
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