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Riviera hails success of first UK tour season

Riviera Travel is preparing for its second year of UK tours, building on the success of its debut domestic programme in 2021.

The escorted tours specialist took almost 2,500 holidaymakers on its first UK tour season, which featured more than 100 group trips.

The tours were originally scheduled to run from April to October 2021 but were extended into December because of strong demand.

The trips lasted five or six days and included destinations such as Devon, Oxford, the Scottish Highlands and Somerset. Also featured were solo traveller options to Norfolk, Cornwall, the Lake District and North Yorkshire.

The holidays were small group tours, with up to 25 guests travelling in socially-distanced, full-sized coaches that were half-full at the most.

The tours will start again in spring, as the UK programme will operate from March to December, with prices starting at £519.

Joanne Lynn, head of European product at Riviera Travel, said: “Our UK tours have proved a fantastic success and we’re delighted both with guest demand and the overwhelmingly positive feedback.

“We’re pleased to confirm that 2022 will see the return of the UK itineraries, and we’re already seeing plenty of returning guests as well as people sampling our tours for the first time.”

Pictured: Chatsworth House in the Peak District.

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