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Blind holidays specialist seeks agent partners

The founder of an operator that runs tours for blind people is keen to work with agents.

Amar Latif set up Traveleyes in 2004 and takes groups of blind and sighted customers around the world on adventure-packed tours, ranging from skiing, sailing and rock climbing to sun breaks and discovery holidays.

Sighted customers are offered discounted prices in exchange for partnering with a blind traveller and being tasked with describing the surroundings.

Latif, who lost his sight when he was a teenager, said he previously worked with Co-op Travel and trained its agents.

“We would be very willing to work with agents. I think it’s not the blind people they would need to find, as we’re well-engaged with all the charities, it’s the sighted travellers – solo travellers who don’t want to go on a singles holiday but want to be part of something. Our trips help them see the world differently.”

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