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Thomas Cook takes wrappers off new edition brochures

Thomas Cook has issued 19 new edition summer 2012 brochures across the Thomas Cook, Airtours, Manos and Escapades brands.

They include Thomas Cook Style Collection, Thomas Cook FamilyWORLD, Thomas Cook Aquamania, Airtours Sunstar and Airtours Sunsplash.

The premium Style Collection, launched three years ago, covers five expanded brochures with more properties added.

Extras such as increased luggage allowance and free in-flight meals on Thomas Cook Airlines flights are included.

Sixteen new 4 and 5-star hotels have been added to the Adult Style child-free range, bringing the total to 51.

The biggest expansion is in Villas with Style, with 33 properties added and accommodation-only prices introduced. Year-round prices in the Canary Islands and Costa Blanca are also available for the first time.

Families are being offered more choice with Thomas Cook FamilyWORLD featuring six hotels in Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Crete and Rhodes, exclusive to Cook customers in the UK. For Airtours, Sunstar introduces new resorts in Fuerteventura, Tenerife and Kos for summer 2012.

A new multi-activity Kid’s Club concept is on offer which has been exclusively designed by sport and activity camp provider the King’s Foundation.

Children can join themed programmes of three hour sessions for six days a week, including evenings.

Sessions for ‘tiddlers’ (3-4 years), ‘the shoal’ (5-7 years) and ‘the reef’ (8-11 years) will be run by qualified childcare staff, sports coaches and activity leaders.

Thomas Cook Aquamania & Airtours Sunsplash include on-site water slides in the price in 12 destinations, including Florida and Mexico.  Aquamania has eight new properties and Sunsplash has two.

Calabria in southern Italy is introduced with four properties including two all-inclusives.  Sicily returns to the Thomas Cook Italy programme with flights from East Midlands.

Italy is also available from Scotland for the first time, with a new route from Glasgow to Venice, while extra flights to Naples allow 10 and 11 night durations to the Neapolitan Riviera.

Cape Verde, introduced this winter, is new for summer 20112 with two hotels on Boa Vista with flights from Manchester.

Thirty new properties have been added to the Manos programme to Greece, ranging from traditional and simple accommodation to all-inclusive, including new twin-centre options for the island of Santorini.

A civil blessing for same-sex couples has been introduced in Mexico and Cyprus as part of the weddings offering, which sees more options for ceremonies available in Turkey and Italy.

Youth brand Escapades has been expanded with 19 new properties across 16 resorts with Malta, home to the MTV Music Festival for the last five years, added. Tenerife has also been re-introduced.

Escapades Edge hotels have been expanded to seven properties. Xbox Kinect party events will be held in each.

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