| Journal: TWUK | Section: |
| Title: | Issue Date: 21/08/00 |
| Author: | Page Number: 34 |
| Copyright: Other |
What’s new
Operators recognise product’s popularity
All-inclusives allow you to work out costs
ALL-inclusives represent an increasingly important part of operators’ programmes – both long and short haul.Sales and marketing manager for Cyprus all-inclusive specialist Libra Holidays Group Kim Wonnacott said: “The popularity of all-inclusives is increasing.
“Parents like to know they can budget down to the last penny without having to estimate for hidden extras.”
Pavillion Tours has introduced an all-inclusive option for guests staying at Club Tolon, and Florida specialist Jetsave said it has seen good growth in its expanding Caribbean programme and has introduced Antigua and Barbados for next year.
Olympic Holidays is expanding its capacity year on year across its Greece and Cyprus programme.
Commercial director Photis Lambrianides said: “The product has opened up a new market of people who want all-inclusives and will switch over to a different destination altogether if none are on offer.”
Popular property: the Hotel Sahara Beach in Skanes, Tunisia, is a new addition
Panorama
Strongest in the Canaries, the Balearics and Africa’s north coast, Panorama is still expanding its all-inclusive product to Tunisia, which remains the company’s number one destination. Last year saw the addition of five new all-inclusive properties and Madeira, which was previously restricted to the winter programme, has been added for summer 2001. The Summer 2000 Tunisia brochure introduced a dedicated all-inclusive section, featuring four popular properties: Sahara Beach in Skanes, Hotel Le Hammamet in Hammamet, El Mehidi in Mahdia and the Caribbean Village Abou Sofiane in Port El Kantaoui. Panorama Holiday Group sales and marketing director Martin Young said: “Agents take to all-inclusives differently so we have a ‘what are the options’ section to make life easier.”
First Choice
New features in the First Choice Summer 2001 brochure include three new hotels: the Villa Princess Theofano in Halkidiki, Greece, the Hotel Odessa and Apollonia hotel in Cyprus and the Corinthia Art Hotel in Turkey. The Hotel America in Majorca now features a children’s club, while new twin-centre options in family hotels include seven nights in Rhodes and seven in Kos, or seven in Majorca and seven in Ibiza. The brochure also features a new premium flight service on Air 2000 to 17 destinations from Gatwick, Stansted, Bristol and Manchester. Lead-in price for seven nights in Majorca is £284 rising to £659 for a twin-centre holiday.
New for Thomson: Doreta Beach in Rhodes
Thomson
Thomson’s new summer 2001 brochure offers many free child places and guaranteed free places on 10 different holiday choices. New this year and exclusive to couples is Thomson Gold Atlantica Bay in Limasol, while new hotels include the Beach Club Hotel in Torremolinos and the Doreta Beach in Rhodes. The Beach Club Hotel has become a gold medal all-inclusive hotel this year following an extensive refurbishment last year. Itineraries for 2001 include Moroccan Magic and Turkish Delight as well as the Mediterranean itineraries. Cruise-wise, Topaz is still the operator’s only all-inclusive cruise ship in the Mediterranean.