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Grand UK offers
‘mystery’ chance
GRAND UK Holidays, the over-55s specialist, is
using £1 mystery taster tours on coaches to
showcase its products to potential customers.
Tour organisers use the half-day trips to talk
about Grand UK’s cruises, coach tours, website
and history, as well as how to book a holiday.
Pat Slater, one of the tour organisers, said:
“We take them out to places such as garden
centres, which are very popular at this time of
the year as they’re looking festive. We hold a
raffle too, with prizes donated by the agent and
money-off vouchers from Grand UK.”
About 85% of Grand UK’s business comes
through agents, who can host the tours free of
charge. Harold Burke, sales director at Grand UK,
said: “These annual promotions are always Getty
a great way to forge SUPERBREAK’S PITCH: Superbreak is offering football fans one night’s accommodation
strong relationships and a ticket in the home stand at many of the remaining matches in the UK in the
and raise sales with 2008-09 season. Match Breaks cost from £87 for Celtic v Dundee on January 3, while
the agents involved.” Chelsea v Everton on April 18 starts at £196. Tickets to most games are still available.
■Grand UK touts
sales: Letters, p26
Allbury highlights
Jetset’s new system
offers full protection
brand differences
JETSET has unveiled a booking system that
allows agents to offer customised packages with
Lee Hayhurst.
Early-booking offers in the brochures include
full financial protection. THE ALLBURY Travel Group is seeking to create a two weeks for the price of one, free kids’ places,
Hotels, car hire and transfers can be added to clear differentiation between its Argo and Libra no under-occupancy supplement and no flight
any flight booking. The final selection of options brands in second-edition brochures out this week. supplements.
is combined into a commissionable package that Argo, which has reintroduced Greece Eamonn Ferrin, chief executive of Allbury
is protected by Jetset’s Atol or Abta bond. following the resolution of a dispute over debts Travel Group, said he hoped this would “help
John Bond, chairman of Jetset, said: “Our Jets between its former owner and hoteliers in the prevent holidaymakers from sacrificing their
online system is fast, efficient and intuitive. country, offers an increased range of holiday during the economic downturn
“When a client wants to book only a flight, four and five-star properties. and encourage them to book early”.
agents can now offer hotels, transfers and car Libra also features top-end properties In addition Argo is offering free
rental simply and economically without booking but offers more three-star hotels. In its private taxi transfers as an early-
through different websites that may not offer Egypt & Jordan brochure a greater booking incentive. Group discounts and
financial protection.” emphasis has been put on Jordan. free child places at selected hotels
The booking system also allows agents to set The operator said it had seen good are also available.
their own commission rate, up to 30%. demand for multi-centre and twin-centre A spokeswoman for Allbury said
Sightseeing and longer tours will be added to trips to Egypt and neighbouring Jordan. prices were holding up in second-
the system in the near future. Jetset offers trips In Egypt Libra is offering five-star Nile edition brochures but that there
to North America, Australasia, Asia, Africa, the Oberoi cruises and there is a selection of were some “amazing deals” for
Indian Ocean, Middle East and European cities. all-inclusive properties in the brochure. Christmas and the New Year.
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