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In brief
■ Belleair offers Malta winter charters
Belleair Holidays is to launch a direct charter to
Malta from Glasgow this winter, following Air
Malta’s decision to pull its scheduled service.
Two departures cover Christmas and New Year
(December 23 and 30). The service will then
resume weekly from February 10 to April 28,
2009, covering half-term and Easter holidays.
■ Active and Afloat goes online
Active and Afloat, Tui Marine’s new brand, has set
up a website to support its latest brochure. It aims
to help attract a new audience to activity and
sailing holidays by taking out the technical speak
and combining all entry-level holidays in one
place. The site, at Activeandafloat.com, features Thailand ‘merits
its full product range, with destinations such as
Greece, Antigua and Turkey.
visitor confidence’■ Butlins promotes autumn deals
Butlins is offering thousands of autumn trips to
its three resorts for less than £50 per person. A
Kay McLellan.
prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra who was
four-night break at its Minehead, Skegness or THAILAND is safe and deserves tourists’ ousted in a coup in 2006 and is in exile.
Bognor Regis resorts will cost from £42 per confidence: that is the message operators to the However, operators such as Kuoni and Cox &
person based on four sharing Silver self-catering Far East are giving in the wake of the recent Kings say they have seen little evidence of
accommodation, departing on October 13. For flare-up of political troubles across the country. customers experiencing problems in Thailand or
more information, call 0845 070 4742. Bangkok was placed under a state of emer- passengers cancelling holidays to the country.
gency on September 2 following violent clashes Alasdair Farrimond, marketing director of
between police and anti-government groups. Travel 2, said: “These situations are very fluid
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forced to close because of protests, leaving been a very strong destination for us all year.”
thousands of tourists unable to fly home. Louise Newton, marketing director of Somak,
Clashes have been limited to a small area said: “People’s perception of Thailand is that
around Bangkok’s government offices, and it’s very good value for money and the people
tourist areas remain unaffected. are very friendly.
Protesters claim that the current prime “There’s so much going for it that people
minister is merely a political proxy for former choose it knowing there are political issues.”
Shamwari stars
weeks allowing viewers to see the work of
the people who live on the 45,000-acre game
reserve.
The programme will showcase wild animals in
KELSO TRAVEL in Kelso, Scotland, won a
in TV shows
the reserve and feature the animal rehabilitation
Superbreak competition to win a year’s centre which cares for injured or abandoned
worth of airport parking at any UK airport SOUTH Africa’s Shamwari Game Reserve is to baby animals.
for all the agency’s staff. Branch manager feature in a documentary on the Animal Planet Stays at the reserve in low season start from
Karon Oliver (seated) and senior travel channel capturing every aspect of life and work £225 per adult, per night, based on twin-share.
consultant Tracey Laing are pictured at the vast reserve. Guests can take part in the hands-on Rangers
receiving the prize from Superbreak’s Shamwari: A Wild Life will air from September School, learning about park rangers’ daily duties,
sales executive Wendy Cameron (right) 15 from Monday to Friday for three consecutive such as shooting practice and tracking.
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