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Escorted tours

How an operator's 'jump into the unknown' delivered trade sales success
Jules Verne has seen average booking values soar 66% since launching through the trade only last month
Touromo adds new collection after ‘phenomenal’ trade response
National Express-backed coach operator made its debut in January
Shearings boosts its upmarket Signature Collection with eight tours
Shearings has expanded its range of fully escorted coach holidays with eight new UK tours to appeal to clients seeking an indulgent break
Newmarket Holidays unveils new European escorted tours
Additional trips in Sardinia and Andalucia have been added to help agents capitalise on strong short haul sales for 2023
Travelsphere to return to Egypt this year after nearly a decade
Escorted touring specialist launches 2023 and 2024 Egypt departures, its first since 2015
Mercury Holidays adds five new escorted tours to 2023/24 offering
The additions come following the launch of the brand’s new 2023/2024 brochures
Jules Verne to return to Pakistan for first time for 40 years
Newly trade-friendly touring specialist launches new tour of the country, 40 years after it became the first operator to escort western tourists across the Karakoram mountain range
Riviera Travel adds three new 10-night river cruises for 2024
Line’s decision to ‘experiment’ with the launch of 10-night cruises last year pays dividends, with first three to four months of sailings in 2023 already sold out
Three join Latin Routes sales team along with polar specialist
Paul Mason, Lydia Groom and Sarah Slocomb join specialist’s sales team with peaks enquiries up 70% year-on-year
Newmarket unveils ‘revamped’ North America tours with new destinations
The escorted tours specialist said the adapted itineraries were based on customer feedback in a bid to make the trips “even more appealing”
Fred Holidays partners with Collette to launch three new Europe tours
The announcement comes as the operator unveils its new 2023/2024 tailor-made Belgium, France and Netherlands brochure
JG Travel Group promotes Joanna Roberts to role of product director
Move will see Paul Mason, product and operations director of more than a decade, go down to working two days a week, focusing on its operations brief
Newmarket gives touring range ‘exotic’ up-market makeover

Among Newmarket’s new itineraries is a Mayan adventure in Mexico that ends on a car-free Caribbean Island, a safari adventure to Victoria Falls on the Zambezi and a “glittering” tour of Tuscany, Rome and the Amalfi Coast.

Newmarket said the brochure had been designed to reflect its expansion into more “high-end” product over recent years, and featured destination facts, customer quotes and expert tips from its team that show travellers the benefit of travelling with an experienced tour operator, rather than planning their own adventure. 

Wendy Wu Tours relaunches 'Wuniversity' agent training portal
Specialist’s agent training portal ’completely refreshed’ and now complete with quick-look ’need to know’ service
Adventure Made Effortless with Titan Travel
From the jungles of Borneo to the red-rock deserts of the American West, a tour with Titan Travel promises exceptional value and an enthralling, unique itinerary
Explore sees 50% trade sales boost driven by ‘carpe diem mindset’
Operator has revealed its 2023 travel trends, claiming to have analysed booking patterns across “thousands” of itineraries and customers
Operator's record sales day helps beat January blues
Explore’s Big Blue Sale launched this week with more than 300 of its itineraries discounted
Titan Travel unveils January trade incentive programme
As part of the escorted holiday specialists’ turn-of-year campaign, agents could win one of four £500 Lifestyle vouchers
Titan Travel adds 25 new tours to 2023/24 Worldwide programme
New tours featuring in 2023/24 Worldwide brochure span Japan, the Canadian Rockies and Cuba, with departures available for 2023 and 2024
‘Confidence is back’, says Titan as repeat business holds firm
Escorted touring specialist sees client confidence return with multiple booking intentions
Your A-Z of new packages for the year ahead
There’s no shortage of new travel product to fuel growth in 2023
Travelsphere puts 2024 worldwide programme on sale
Latest brochure comes with early-bird discounts of up to £500 per couple
Operator hopeful of surge in India bookings following eVisa return
Newmarket has launched a 10% trade discount on all its India tours booked before 24 December to mark the development