***Longwood reports growth of Red Sea twin centres***
19 September 2008
Red Sea specialist Longwood Holidays have reported steady growth of twin centre holidays combining their Red Sea resorts with destinations that feature a number of cultural and historical sights in Egypt, Israel & Jordan.
“Recently we’ve seen more and more people looking for more than just a week’s relaxation on the Red Sea” commented Tara Bradberry, Longwood Holidays Marketing Manager. “With the current economic climate the way it is, customers are trying to get as much as possible from their traditional two week holiday. It’s logical that they would want to combine sightseeing with a beach holiday on the one trip as this is much cheaper than taking two separate holidays.”
Popular choices of twin centres in Egypt include twinning the Red Sea resorts of Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada with a week’s Nile Cruise or a stay in Luxor or Cairo. In Israel & Jordan popular choices include Longwood’s guided tours combined with a week in the Red Sea resorts of Eilat or Aqaba. The operator also reports an increasing number of clients combining Egypt & Jordan twin and multi-centre itineraries.
“Both our Holy Land Highlights Tour and Jordan Highlights Tour offer intensive sightseeing and after a week of this people just want to head down to the beach or the pool to relax” said Bradberry. “The good thing about all our Red Sea resorts is that if customers don’t just want to lie by the pool for a week, there’s still plenty to do - camel treks, jeep safaris, quad biking or to exploring further afield in Egypt, Israel & Jordan.”
Longwood’s knowledgeable tailormade team are able to provide quick and efficient quotes using the operator’s unique bespoke tailormade system.
“We appreciate it can be difficult for agents to suggest twin or multi centre itineraries to combine with the Red Sea resorts as they may not know all of the available possibilities” commented Bradberry. “Our experienced
tailormade team really are destination specialists and are able to create an itinerary to suit the customers’ wishes.”
Sample Packages
Aqaba, Petra & Dead Sea 7nts from £965
2nts BB 5* Movenpick Aqaba + 2nts BB 5* Movenpick Petra + 1nt BB 5* Jordan Valley Marriott Dead Sea + 2nts BB 5* Movenpick Aqaba
Cairo & Sharm el Sheikh 7nts from £749
2nts BB 5* Maritim Jolie Ville Golf Sharm el Sheikh + 2nts BB 5* Conrad Cairo + 3nts BB 5* Maritim Jolie Ville Golf Sharm el Sheikh
Cairo, Sharm el Sheikh, Petra & Dead Sea 14nts from £2200
3nts BB 5* Sofitel Le Sphinx Cairo + 7nts BB 5* Renaissance Sharm el Sheikh + 2nts BB 5* Movenpick Petra + 2nts BB 5* Movenpick Dead Sea.
The transfer to Petra will be via the King's Highway, allowing a visit Madaba, Mount Nebo an Kerak on the way (guide services and entry fees to these are not included).
Sample packages include flights, transfers, taxes & surcharges. Agents can book twin or multi-centre tailormade itineraries by calling reservations on 0844 770 4877 2514.
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Notes to Editors: Longwood Holidays is the UK’s leading independent Red Sea specialist tour operator, offering a wide range of holidays to the Red Sea resorts of Egypt, Israel & Jordan as well as holidays to Classical Egypt, Morocco, Nile Cruises, and an extensive tailormade programme. Longwood also operates a comprehensive Red Sea Diving and golfing programme.
Reservations: 0844 770 4877 2514 Agency Support: 0844 770 4877 2550
www.longwoodholidays.co.uk
Please contact Tara Bradberry on 0844 770 4877 2550 or
tara.bradberry@longwoodholidays.co.uk for all press-related queries.