| Journal: TWUK | Section: |
| Title: | Issue Date: 18/09/00 |
| Author: | Page Number: 42 |
| Copyright: Other |
Kibbutz holidays
Agents hit the road for kibbutz fam trip
Group to test alternative breaks
SIXTEEN travel agents will join an educational with a difference later this year when Superstar Holidays hosts a kibbutz flydrive fam trip.
Manager Levana Elyahou said the operator decided it would be good for agents to experience the trip after seeing an upturn in demand for this type of holiday since a report earlier this year on the BBC Holiday programme.
“This way agents get to see and experience the product and see how it works, so they can be more confident in selling it,” said Elyahou.
“More people now know about kibbutz flydrives so it is important agents can support their booking requests.”
Elyahou said the educational will be based on the programme in the operator’s brochure. Agents, who must be over 25 to drive, will pick up cars at the airport, just as their clients would, and drive around Israel, visiting key sites.
The itinerary includes the Galilee, the Dead Sea and Jerusalem, staying at a different kibbutz hotel every night (see box).
The Superstar broch-ure features 24 kibbut-zim hotels and holiday villages around Israel, graded economy, superior or superior plus, with prices from £438 per person for seven nights including Group A car rental and flights based on two sharing.
“This type of holiday is ideal for independent travellers who want to explore on their own,” said Elyahou.
Day 1: El Al flight to Tel Aviv. Pick up Hertz car and drive to Kibbutz Nahsholim, south of Haifa.Day 2: drive to the Galilee. Visit Nazareth. Overnight Kibbutz Ma’agan on the Sea of Galilee.Day 3: explore the Golan Heights and Roman City of Beit She’an. Drive to Dead Sea. Overnight Kibbutz Ein Gedi.Day 4: visit Masada, Ein Gedi spa and swim in Dead Sea. Overnight Kibbutz Neve Shalom near Jerusalem.
Day 5: tour Old City of Jerusalem, drive to Bethlehem to Church of the Nativity. Overnight Kibbutz Neve Ilan, near Tel Aviv.
Day 6: return flight to UK.Cost: £129 half-board including flights and car hire.
Contact: agents interested intaking part should call 020 7957 4300.
Float away: relaxing on the Dead Sea
Historical break: agents spend day five on a tour of the Old City of Jerusalem