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Somewhere2stay.com has added five destinations in Select Apartments has expanded its portfolio to include
Greece for summer 2009: the islands of Lefkas, Santorini and properties at Springbank Terrace in Aberdeen, Phoenix
Skiathos and the mainland resorts of Halkidiki and Parga. Plaza in Chertsey, and Albion Street in Cheltenham. Select
The company has also expanded its range in Corfu, Rhodes, Apartments is currently offering savings of up to 25%.
Kefalonia, Crete, Zante and Kos. ■ selectapartments.co.uk
■ somewhere2stay.com
51 Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites & Residences has tied
Youtravel.com has boosted its Caribbean portfolio to more up with natural and organic food retailer Whole Foods
than 400 hotels, covering Barbados, Cuba, Jamaica, the Market. Guests at the property can order food from the Wetting the appetite: Agents from
Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Cancun and Mexico. Whole Foods products, and all minibar and picnic hamper Thomson and First Choice visited
Seven nights at the three-star all-inclusive Barbados Beach products will come from the store. 51 Buckingham Gate re- Aquatica in Orlando on a fam trip run
Club & Family Resort starts from £291 per person in November. cently relaunched its spa in partnership with Anne Semonin. by Worlds of Discovery last month.
■ youtravel.com ■ 51-buckinghamgate.com They are shown here cooling down in
the Walk about Waters attraction
VILLAS. HOTEL NEWS.
Swissotel Hotels & Resorts is offering agents a special CAR HIRE.
Villas For Travel is now offering ski chalets for the first rate of $69 for a double room at any of its international TTG Knowledge: Need to
time, with a selection of properties across France starting properties. Offer is valid until March 31 and applies to standard brush up your car rental
from £5 per person per night and sleeping up to 14 people. grade rooms on a room-only basis, subject to availability. selling skills? Take the Your Car Hire course on TTG
Further villas in Florida, Greece, France, Spain and Italy ■ swissotel.com Knowledge! Your Car Hire is a broker, which means it uses
have also been added. multinational companies such as Budget, Alamo and Sixt,
■ villasfortravel.com Beachcomber’s Sainte Anne Resort & Spa in the but also smaller local suppliers. After completing the
Seychelles has reopened after a ¤7.5 million refurbishment. three-course module you can get a certificate!
Coastline has released its 2009 brochure, in a shortened Relaunch prices are reduced by up to 35%, with stays ■ ttglive.com/yourcarhireknowledge
format to reduce impact on the environment. The 2009 range between January 4 and March 31, 2009, priced from £2,512
includes two new properties in Corsica: the Dona Lisa which per person for seven days’ half-board including flights. Holiday Autos has introduced a tool enabling agents to
sleeps up to six guests, and the Supranu which can sleep eight. Pools now feature in 29 of the property’s 87 villas. insert a URL into their outgoing emails to encourage clients
■ coastline.co.uk ■ beachcombertours.co.uk who have booked flights or accommodation to also book car
rental. If clients do click through and make a booking,
commission is paid to the agent at the end of the month.
WIN
Fancy a cuddly swan? Lough Erne Golf Resort in Northern
■ salesupport@holidayautos.co.uk
Ireland has introduced a kids programme called Cygnets
and to celebrate we’ve got 25 cuddly swans to give away!
The resort is the region’s first AA 5-star resort, with
Avis Rent a Car has introduced paperless e-vouchers on
two championship golf courses and a Thai spa. For your chance
Galileo, Sabre and Amadeus. Clients who receive an e-voucher
to win a fluffy white swan, simply answer this question: need only give their name when they pick up their vehicle.
■ avis.co.uk
What sport is played with clubs, tees and daft trousers?
a) Golf b) Darts c) BBC1 dance competitions
Sixt Rent a Car has introduced a ‘fun’ range of vehicles in-
cluding the Volkswagen Eos and a sporty Mercedes fleet. The
Email your answer to competitions@ttglive.com, inserting the words “Swan competition” into the subject
new range is billed as also being very economical, with Mer-
line, making sure you give your name, company and address. Be quick – the closing date is December 1.
cedes Benz S Series having been environmentally certified.
■ sixt.co.uk
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