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Seasons in Style
plans eight fams
Kay McLellan.
“People are looking for more luxury these
SPECIALIST luxury operator Seasons in Style is days. Our product is different to the mass market
to ramp up its trade relationships next year and we are going to be promoting it much more
with more fam trips, agent incentives and a to the trade,” said Ham.
revamped trade website. “We are fiercely independent. We’ve seen
The operator is planning eight fam trips for some changes in the sector with the consolida-
next year, including five in the first half of 2009. tion of companies and other operators taking
Details of the trips will be announced in the their sales force off the road, but we want to
next few weeks. continue to build our relationships.
The destinations will be chosen from the top “Agents are important in this market, because
eight locations suggested by agents in a survey clients want to book face-to-face, as they are
by Seasons in Style. spending a lot of money.
Nigel Ham, the operator’s new agency sales “We know it’s going to be a tough year next
A felucca on the Nile: Egypt is featured by Titan Hi-Tours manager, said the trips would be limited to eight year, but we feel we will hold our own.”
agents to give them a focused experience. More fams could be added if there is demand.
Titan tours
for National
Golf Kings swings in for agents
GLASGOW-based agency Semple Travel is Neil MacRae, manager of Golf Kings, said:
Geographic
opening its golfing holiday operator Golf Kings “This will give us more buying power with golf
to the rest of the trade. courses, because we are supplying more
Golf Kings was created in 2005 to make up business to them and we will get better rates.
for a lack of specialist golf operators working “I’ve seen the trade cut out of the market,
TITAN Hi-Tours has revealed details of its new with the trade. Semple originally kept it for its despite a reasonable amount of business com-
National Geographic Journeys programme, exclusive use, but as other agents have been ing through it.
kicking off with Africa, Jordan and Syria before approaching it to buy its products, the agency “We meet other agents who dabble in golf, but
launching a worldwide brochure next year. has decided to launch to the rest of the trade. could get into it in a big way. Golf is a growing
National Geographic’s first tours outside of the Golf Kings currently offers courses in 15 desti- market. Even in the last few months, demand has
US have been specially created by Titan for the nations, including Spain, Portugal, Turkey and been very strong and sales are up year-on-year.”
UK market, featuring unique experiences, such Mauritius, with plans to add the US next year. McRae, who joined Golf Kings from specialist
as private tours of Queen Nefertari’s tomb in Agents will be able to buy tee-off times and golf operator 3D Golf, aims to double its business
Luxor, Egypt, which is permanently closed to the transfers at net rate to create their own golfing every year for the next three years from its cur-
general public. package. Fees range from £25 to £200 per round. rent turnover of just under £1 million per year.
The tours are for 15-30 people and are
accompanied by experts, such as National
Geographic photographers and archaeologists.
Fancy staying in an Indian palace?
Prices for an eight-day Nile cruise, including
the private tour, start from £1,648 all-inclusive. INDIA specialist Mahindra Homestays has Mahindra Homestays now offers 100 properties
Departure dates are from May 2009. launched heritage palace breaks with the across India offering an insight into the Indian
Expedition cruises with Lindblad Expeditions addition of two palaces to its portfolio. culture staying with local families. Activities on
will also be launched in January 2009, with The properties are the 16th-century former offer include yoga, ayurvedic treatments, rafting
cruising destinations including the Antarctic and summer residence of the Maharaja of Cochin, or simply learning how to wear a sari.
Galapagos Islands, in the company of research Chittoor Palace in Kerala, and the 18th-century
scientists. Bhainsrorgarh fort in Rajasthan. ■
mahindrahomestays.com
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