Travel Uni: Partner news
Saga seeks out 2019 sailings
Saga Experts I Modules: 8
SAGA is rewarding two agents with a £2,019 cash prize for booking a holiday or cruise with a 2019 departure date. Every booking made between April 5-22 will be automatically entered into the draw, money which Saga hopes will be shared with the agent's hard-working team.
New for 2020, every Spirit of Discovery or Spirit of Adventure cruise will include unlimited drinks as well as a private balcony for every guest, complimentary specialty dining, free wifi, a return chauffeur service up to 250 miles from the port and 24-hour room service.
sagaagents.co.uk
Tipto ambassador
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TIPTO has welcomed a new addition to its growing list of Agent Ambassadors. Jo Richards, Director of Tivoli Travel, is the association's seventh ambassador and will help to influence TIPTO's delivery of roadshow events and training sessions through to the incentives offered by members. In addition, the ambassadors are also given first refusal on invites to special VIP events such as Ladies Day at the Races, TIPTO’s lavish afternoon tea and members' lunches. tipto.co.uk
Fiji brings the bula
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Tourism Fiji has launched a 'Where Happiness Finds You' campaign to highlight the 'Bula' Spirit' that saw Fiji voted as one of the world's happiest nations in 2017. The new campaign was announced on the International Day of Happiness by Jane West, Regional Manager UK and Europe. Fiji has released a ‘Bulanaires List’ of people around the globe who are ‘rich in happiness’, as opposed to The Times' Rich List, which is all about the money. The initiative is being rolled out via Tourism Fiji and third-party channels. fiji.travel; bulanaires.com
Mallorca adventures
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Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel and Spa in Mallorca is offering a 'unique experiences' programme to celebrate its reopening this month.
Guests can enjoy large choice of experiences on and around the island, which range from scenic airplane rides to Menorca, sunset boat trips, exclusive national park speedboat tours and hikes across World Heritage sites to Sóller Valley orange grove tours, gin tastings and specialised culinary masterclasses.
The hotel is due to reopen on April 1 and is offering a 15% discount off the standard rate for luxury bookings made at least 15 days in advance of arrival.
jumeirah.com
Rail routes in Japan
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Railbookers has added more Japanese itineraries to its portfolio of rail holidays.
Passengers can venture to Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Kanazawa, Matsumoto, Takayama, Hakone and Nara, as part of the new Best of Japan, The Golden Route of
Japan and Scenic Japan itineraries.
Train journeys include the famous Shinkansen bullet train; the Limited Express (a train that stops at just major stations), Wide View Hida, which travels a scenic route with panoramic country views from large windows; and the Romance car, which journeys south-west of Tokyo.
Bookings to Japan are expected to soar ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2020 Olympics.
railbookers.co.uk
Spring breaks from Haven
Bourne Leisure Expert I Modules: 5
AGENTS can enjoy a three- or four-night family break throughout April and May from £59 a family.
This spring offer is valid at a choice of 36 holiday parks across the UK's coastline based on the family sharing a deluxe twobedroom caravan that sleeps up to six people.
Prices for a four-night midweek break during March and April start from £59 per family but agents can opt for a three-night weekend break from £99.
Email trade.sales@bourneleisure.co.uk for more information.
Also, every agent that completes the Train with Brainz course at
BourneExpert.co.uk and makes a booking will be in with a chance of winning one of three Easterthemed chocolate hampers.