*** Multi-centre tours pave the way for Jordan ***
7 March 2008
North Africa and Middle East specialist Longwood Holidays have seen their Jordan sales increase significantly since the introduction of their multi-centre Jordan itineraries.
“We’ve seen a whole new interest develop for Jordan in the past few months” said Tara Bradberry, Longwood Holidays Marketing Manager. “With Petra recently being voted one of the new Seven Wonders of the World we’re seeing more and more enquiries for the whole country. Jordan is a great destination as it really does have something for everyone. We’re finding a lot of our customers are looking to spend a short city break in Amman followed by a couple of nights exploring the historical sights of Petra and ending with a few nights relaxation in the Red Sea resort of Aqaba or the Dead Sea. With our new multi-centre tours, clients can explore Jordan in their own way and combine the best of what they want to see.”
Longwood have recently added an allocation of seats to Amman using Royal Jordanian airlines.
“This has really opened up the number of ways we can sell Jordan” commented Bradberry. “We’ve also recently introduced multi-centre tours combining Egypt and Jordan which have proved really popular. We can tailormake the itinerary to suit the individual customer so if a customer would like to see the historical sights of both countries that’s a possibility, but they can also combine sightseeing with Nile Cruises and beach holidays on the Red Sea. Clients can also add on a week relaxing in one of our Red Sea resorts after spending a week on our 7 night Jordan Discovery Tour, a fantastic opportunity to see the sights.”
“We’ve got a team of well trained specialists in our tailormade team and they are able to obtain quotes quickly and accurately using our unique bespoke tailormade system” commented Bradberry. “We pride ourselves on being true destination specialists and our tailormade team demonstrate this with their vast knowledge of the country. It’s really helpful for agents as well, as it can be difficult to package these type of tours together and our team are able to help them out if they are unsure of certain parts of the country. Best of all for agents our multi-centre tours are fully commissionable and generally high value.”
Sample Itineraries
Amman, Petra & Aqaba from £925
Includes 1 night bed & breakfast at the 4* Days Inn Amman + 2nts bed & breakfast at the 4* Crowne Plaza Petra + 4nts bed & breakfast at the 5* Movenpick Aqaba from £925 based on departures 11 May from Heathrow. Price includes transfers and all taxes & surcharges.
Egypt & Jordan combined from £1265
Includes 3nts bed & breakfast at the 5* Sofitel Le Sphinx Cairo + 1 night bed & breakfast at the 4* Days Inn Amman + 3 nights bed & breakfast at the 3* Petra Palace + 7nts bed & breakfast at the 5* Renaissance Sharm el Sheikh departing 14 April 2008. Price includes return flight from Heathrow to Cairo, accommodation, transfers & all taxes & surcharges.
Multi-centre tours can be booked by calling Longwood Holidays’ specialist tailormade team on 020 8418 2514. For more information visit www.longwoodholidays.co.uk
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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.
Please contact Tara Bradberry on 020 8418 2550 or
tara.bradberry@longwoodholidays.co.uk for all press-related queries.