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NEWS
SANDALS AND BEACHES RESORTS - NOW ON SALE
Savings of up to £150 on Caribbean getaways of ten-nights or more are now available in the Sandals & Beaches Resorts sale.
Prices start from £1,999 per person for a ten-night all- inclusive holiday at a Sandals or Beaches Resort, including return economy flights, resort airport transfers, premium beverages, land sports including golf at selected resorts, water sports including scuba diving for PADI qualified divers and gratuities.
Valid for bookings for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, a
range of room categories, travel dates and durations are
all available. Clients can choose from 20 resorts in eight Caribbean islands including the brand-new Sandals Dunn’s River Resort in Jamaica which opens 24th May 2023. Flight upgrades are also available.
Prices are guaranteed at the time of booking, regardless of departure dates and are secured with a £175 per person deposit.
For example, a ten-night stay for two people at Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa staying in a Caribbean Honeymoon Grande Luxe Poolside Room costs from £2,599 per person. Price includes Luxury Included® (all-inclusive) accommodation, return economy class flights with British Airways from London Gatwick Airport and resort transfers. Price is valid for select departure dates in June 2023.
When booking, agents need to quote Sale150. Sale ends midnight on 13th October 2022.
NEW CAMPAIGN FROM RCI
Royal Caribbean has launched its new 'Mini Wave' campaign offering a range of special deals on flights, stateroom upgrades and low deposits.
Running until 􏰀􏰁st October 􏰂􏰃􏰂􏰂, these special offers apply to select 2023 sailings and include £150 savings on airfares from select UK airports for European sailings departing between 16 April 2023 and 22 October 2023 on Explorer of the Seas, Rhapsody of the Seas, Symphony of the Seas and Odyssey of the Seas.
In addition, guests who book an Oceanview stateroom on any Anthem of the Seas European itineraries sailing from 12th May to 3rd October 2023, will be upgraded to a Balcony stateroom. Other highlights include reduced deposits from just £99 while Deluxe Drinks packages are available for £43 per person, per day on 7-night or longer sailings onboard Anthem, Odyssey, Symphony or Wonder of the Seas.
Agents can find out more about the newest offers from Club Royal or by speaking to their Royal Caribbean sales team representative.
Royal Caribbean International will once again offer direct charter flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bologna for summer 2023.
Guests departing from Belfast will be able to fly direct to Ravenna thanks to the partnership between Royal Caribbean International, Belfast City Airport and British Airways, commencing from 14th May until 22nd October 2023.
ABTA LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN TO HELP MEMBERS RECRUIT STAFF
ABTA has launched a range of services to help its Members attract and retain staff, including tailored social media campaigns and assets, training courses for new staff
and new and and updated information on abta.com
Members can download the new assets from the Marketing Toolkit
in the ABTA Member Zone section of the website, to use in their own recruitment campaign. As well as giving general information on careers in the travel industry, a new updated careers page acts as a ‘mini-portal’ linking to other websites where there are live job opportunities being advertised. A travel recruitment helpline along with an apprenticeship helpline will also be available, as well as new training modules.
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