Fred. Holidays has launched a brand new 'Sales For Sails' booking incentive offering travel agents a free Pandaw Asia cruise. The free Asia river cruise is offered for every five Pandaw bookings made. To qualify, travel agents simply need to make five new bookings on any 2024 or 2025 Pandaw sailing between now and 31^t December 2024. Once bookings have departed, agents can claim their free cruise via the Fred. Holidays agent portal at www.agentfred.co.uk. The free cruise is applicable on any Pandaw itinerary of seven nights or less and is based on double occupancy in a main deck cabin. Flights, transfers, gratuities and onboard spend are additional. Pandaw operates boutique river expeditions in Asia. It offers itineraries on remote rivers and coastal routes in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, China and India. 

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  Fred. Holidays is offering intrepid travellers the opportunity to discover Thailand’s cultural heritage and landscapes on an 10-night adventure combining a six-night cruise along the tranquil River Kwai with three nights in bustling Bangkok.   The adventure starts with two nights in Bangkok where travellers can delve into the city’s spirituality with guided tours of renowned temples and the Grand Palace, one of the most beautiful examples of a traditional Siamese court.   Then, it’s time to embark on the cruise along the Kwai Noi River during which guests will explore historical sites, serene villages and natural wonders; engage in cultural rituals; and marvel at breathtaking landscapes. They will also uncover the secrets of Kaeng Lava Cave, Hellfire Pass and Ban Kao village and visit iconic sites such as the Thailand-Burma Railway Centre Museum which offers a poignant insight into wartime history. The cruise, which takes place onboard the 20-guest RV River Kwai, is round trip from Bangkok with calls in Ban Kao, Sai Yok, Ban Hin Dad and Sai Yok.   Upon arrival back in Bangkok, travellers transfer to a hotel for an overnight before flying back to the UK.   Fred. Holidays has various departures between March and October 2024 with prices from £3,499 per person. Price includes return international flights from London (regional flights available on request); three nights four-star hotel accommodation in Bangkok with breakfast; a full-day guided tour in Bangkok; the six-night cruise with all meals, excursions and gratuities; and overseas transfers.

Fred. Holidays has hired Joseph Grimley as new Business Development Manager. Following the recent appointment of Paul Mellon, Fred. Holidays’ Business Development Manager team has doubled from two to four in the space of a couple of weeks. Grimley has spent the last couple of years away from the travel industry. His last industry role was with Scenic Group where he was Director of Sales, leading the trade sales function with a focus on strategy, marketing, commercials and sales. Prior to that, he held various sales roles with Riviera Travel, Page & Moy Travel Group. In his new role, which begins on 12 February 2024, Grimley's key focus will be on supporting the company's strategic growth and GSA partners including Amadeus River Cruises. He will also work closely with the Business Development Team to optimise new business opportunities through active accounts, expand distribution reach and increase brand awareness. He reports to Laura Wilson, Fred. Holidays' Head of Business Development. Tricia Birmingham, Fred. Holidays' Director of Tour operations, said: "We are delighted to welcome Joseph who has over 35 years' experience in many specific sectors of the travel industry, most notably cruise and river." 

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Fred. Holidays has unveiled a brand new 10-night Pandaw cruise exploring India’s mighty Brahmaputra river. Launching in October 2024, it cruises between Guwahati and the northern city of Dibrugarh. The Full Brahmaputra river cruise will visit Dibru Saikhowa National Park which is home to tigers, leopards, elephants and wild horses. It also explores the world's largest river island of Majuli and Kaziranga National Park. Guests will also visit a tea estate and factory that produces the famous Assam tea. The cruise is on the RV Kalaw Pandaw, an ultra-light ship with one of the shallowest drafts yet with one of the highest passenger space ratios. It accommodates just 36 guests in 18 staterooms. Fred. Holidays has departures on 12 and 23 October 2024; 3 and 14 November 2024; 29 December 2024; 9 and 28 January 2025; and 8 February 2025.   

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Following the announcement that Fred. Holidays will trade as a single tour operations team, the company has launched a brand new across the range brochure. It features a collection of its most popular itineraries covering its entire range of products. These encompass short breaks and tours, rail journeys, river cruises, cruise and stay and the Discover Collection. Entitled 'Discover A New Year of Travel', the brochure showcases the breadth of options, destinations and travel styles. Customers can browse ocean and river cruise voyages, along with bespoke land-based and rail holidays, with each tailored to customers' preferences and budget. Short Breaks & Tours These include fly-drive adventures, multi-centre holidays to city breaks and escorted tours, highlights include: Northern Lights & Whale Watching in Northern Iceland – four nights from £899 per person Cultural Treasures of Japan – a 14-night escorted tour in partnership with Collette from £5,999 per person America's Music Cities – a seven-night escorted tour in partnership with Collette from £3,949 per person Tropical Costa Rica – a nine-night escorted tour in partnership with Collette from £2,499 per person   Rail Journeys From the iconic Venice Simplon-Orient-Express to budget-friendly breaks and grand tours. Highlights include: New: Slovenia & Croatia By Rail – 11 nights from £1,899 per person Two-night rail breaks in Paris, Amsterdam or Bruges from £359 per person Venice & Venice Simplon-Orient Express – four nights from £3,999 per person Glacier & Bernina Expresses Featuring the Matterhorn – seven nights from £1,789 per person Swiss Lakes & Mountains – seven nights from £1,499 per person Jungfrau Railway & The Bernese Oberland – seven nights from £2,289 per person Harz Mountains Steam Adventure – six nights from £799 per person Bergen & Flåm Railways – six nights from £1,299 per person Lake Garda via The Bernina Express – nine nights from £1,599 per person   River Cruises Including the Ganges in India to the Nile and Mississippi. Highlights include: The Nile by Dahabiya, The Pyramids & Abu Simbel – eight nights from £3,499 per person Explore The Nile & Pyramids on the MS Hamees – 10 nights from £3,499 per person Saigon, Classic Mekong & The Secrets of Angkor Wat with Pandaw River Cruises – 14 nights from £4,999 per person Authentic Laos Mekong with Pandaw River Cruises– 13 nights from £5,299 per person Highlights of India with Pandaw River Cruises – 16 nights from £6,299 per person The Mighty Brahmaputra with Pandaw River Cruises– 10 nights from £4,699 per person Mardi Gras & Mississippi River Cruise with American Cruise Lines – 12 nights from £6,999 per person Mississippi by Paddlewheeler, Memphis & New Orleans with American Cruise Lines – 12 nights from £5,499 per person The brochure also lists a wide range of Cruise & Stay and Discover Collection holidays. Simon Chambers, Fred. Holidays' Head of Product, said: "We have a huge portfolio of really exciting products and specialisms.” “This new brochure will make it much easier for agents to understand exactly what we offer and hopefully encourage them to use us as a one-stop-shop for any tailor-made holidays."

  Fred. Holidays has unveiled a brand new 2024 cruise and land package exploring the American South. It combines a Thanksgiving stay in New Orleans with a Mississippi cruise. The trip starts off with a three-night stay in New Orleans to include the Thanksgiving Day Parade in the French Quarter. Guests can expect vibrant streets, with festive colours, marching bands and ornate floats. Guests then board the 180-passenger American Symphony for a seven-night Mississippi cruise from New Orleans to Memphis. It explores Houmas House, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg and finishes with an overnight in Memphis. In Memphis it includes a guided tour along Beale. The New Orleans and Mississippi cruise holiday departs London on 26 November 2024 with prices from £6,595 per person. It is inclusive of flights from London (regional flights available), accommodation in New Orleans and Memphis, Beale Street guided walking tour and the seven-night Mississippi cruise. Fred. Holidays also offers optional land experiences at an additional cost such as a Graceland, Memphis tour, New Orleans Food and History Walking Tour and a Swamp Tour boat ride.

  Fred.\Holidays has launched its first ever Authentic River Cruises brochure featuring bucket list journeys along the world’s most enchanting waterways including the Mekong, Nile, Ganges, Mississippi, Rhine and Danube. Highlights include:  

• A brand new eight-night cruise and land package combining a Nile cruise on an authentic luxury dahabiya with stays and sightseeing tours in Cairo, Aswan and Abu Simbel. Departures between October 2023 and April 2024 with prices from £3,499 per person.

 

• A 17-night cruise and land package taking in the highlights of India combining a seven-night Pandaw cruise on the Lower Ganges with stays and sightseeing tours in Kolkata, Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. Departures between November 2023 and March 2025 with prices from £6,299 per person.

 

• A 14-night cruise and land package combining a Pandaw classic Mekong cruise with stays and sightseeing tours in Saigon and Siem Reap. Departures between October 2023 and March 2025 with prices from £4,999 per person.

 

• A 12-night cruise and land package combining a seven-night Mississippi cruise on an authentic paddlewheel ship with stays and sightseeing tours in Memphis and New Orleans. Departures between October 2023 and June 2025 with prices from £5,699 per person.

 

• A six-night Amadeus River Cruises Magic of Advent on the Danube cruise between Vienna and Nuremberg visiting Vienna, Melk, Emmersdorf, Passau, Regensburg and Roth and taking in some of the best Christmas markets and traditions of the pre-Christmas period. Departures in November and December 2023 and 2024 with prices from £1,399 per person.

 

• A seven-night Christmas on the Rhine cruise round trip from Cologne visiting Koblenz, Speyer, Strasbourg and Mainz. The cruise takes place onboard one of Amadeus River Cruises’ festively decorated ships and includes local Christmas markets, a gourmet Christmas dinner and the chance to attend midnight mass. Departs 22^nd December 2023 and 2024 with prices from £1,399 per person.

  The new brochure is available in digital format here.

Fred. Holidays has unveiled a brand new eight-night Egypt cruise and land package. It combines a Nile cruise on an authentic dahabiya with land stays and sightseeing tours in Cairo, Aswan and Abu Simbel. This Egypt cruise and stay starts with two nights in Cairo at the Nile Kempinski with visits to the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum. On day three, guests take a short flight from Cairo to Aswan and enjoy a tour. Later that day another short flight arrives at Abu Simbel for a two-hour tour before an overnight hotel stay. The itinerary returns to Aswan and the next day begins a two-night Nile cruise on a Dahabiya sailing towards Luxor. There are stops at the Temple of Kom Ombo, the village of El Ramady Edfu, El Hegz and the Temple of Esna. The cruise concludes in Luxor where guests will have a full day and spend a night. There is an evening flight to Cairo for an overnight stay before flying back to the UK. Various dates are available on request with prices from £3,499 per person include a two-night Egypt cruise onboard Queen Farida Dahabiya.  

Fred. Holidays Discover has a new travel agent incentive to celebrate the launch of the 2024/25 Cruise & Stay brochure. It is offering agents the chance to win a £100 restaurant voucher of their choice by guessing 'Where In The World' is the image on the front cover. Agents have to visit agentfred.co.uk, answer the question and fill out their details. All correct entries will be entered into the draw to win a voucher of their choice. The competition closes on 30 September 2023. The winner will be announced on Fred. Holidays agent FB page by 31 October 2023. The new brochure spans an entire range of cruise line partners, destinations and itineraries with extended stays and day tours. It features 22 cruise and stay itineraries. As part of the ongoing travel agent incentive, bookings from the new brochure will earn £25. This incentive is valid through 31 December 2023. Trade partners can request printed copies of the new brochure at [email protected] Marketing assets including window posters and social media assets for focus products are available for agents to download at www.agentfred.co.uk and via trade FB page Agent.\Fred.  

Fred.\Holidays Discover has launched a brand new 2024/25 Cruise & Stay brochure. It covers an entire range of cruise line partners, itineraries and global destinations. There are itineraries with extended stays in towns and cities plus immersive tours. It has been created to meet the latest consumer trends and insights. The brochure has 22 cruise and stay itineraries. Highlights include a 14-day Svalbard Odyssey featuring a nine-night Artic expedition with overnight stays in Oslo and Longyearbyen. Customers can also book a 16-day Thanksgiving & Black Friday in New York trip. It features three nights in New York for the Thanksgiving Parade and Black Friday events, and an 11-night Caribbean cruise. Asia itineraries include an 18-day Singapore, with a three-night stay in Singapore and a 12-night cruise from to Hong Kong onboard Celebrity Solstice. Travel agents booking itineraries from the new brochure will earn £25 per booking. This agent incentive is valid through 31 December 2023 and vouchers will be automatically sent to agents. Trade partners can request printed copies of the new brochure by emailing [email protected] It is accompanied with marketing assets including window posters and social media assets for focus products.

  To celebrate the return to service of Eastern & Oriental Express, a Belmond Train, Fred. Holidays has launched two new and exclusive itineraries combining the Wild Malaysia rail journey with land stays and a Mekong river cruise.   The three-night Wild Malaysia rail journey departs from Singapore and travels up north through the lush jungles of Malaysia. During the journey, there are a number of excursion options available including a wildlife discovery in Taman Negara National Park and a Peranakan cookery class in Penang. The train itself features a signature cream and green exterior, polished wood-panelled corridors and silken furnishings with a hint of multiple Asian designs. Travellers can enjoy champagne and signature cocktails in the Bar Car, sumptuous South East Asian cuisine in the elegant dining carriages and cosy sleeping quarters with wonderful views of the ever-changing Malaysian landscape.   The 18- and 19-night Pandaw Authentic Mekong & Eastern & Oriental Express, A Belmond Train itinerary combines the three-night Wild Malaysia rail journey with a seven-night Pandaw Classic Mekong expedition cruise between Saigon and Siem Reap exploring the vibrant delta of Vietnam and the serene countryside of Cambodia as well as the awe-inspiring Angkor temples. Also included is a two-night stay in Singapore with city tour, a two-night stay in Saigon with a guided tour of the Cu Chi tunnels, a three-night stay in Siem Reap with guided sightseeing of Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, the Roulous Group and other iconic, sacred sites (a two-night stay with guided sightseeing of Angkor Wat on the 18-night itinerary), a cruise on Tonle Sap Lake (19-night itinerary only) and a visit to Angkor night market. Departures on 8^th March, 27^th September and 4^th October 2024 with prices from £8,695 per person for return flights from London Heathrow (regional flights available on request), overseas transfers, the three-night rail journey on a full board basis, the seven-night cruise on a full board basis plus gratuities, all visits as mentioned and all local taxes and port charges.   The eight-night Eastern & Oriental Express, A Belmond Train itinerary combines the three-night Wild Malaysia rail journey with a two-night pre-train stay in a five-star hotel in Singapore, a half day Singapore city tour and an overnight post-train stay in Singapore in a five star hotel. 2024 departures available on request with prices from £4,999 per person for return flights from London Heathrow (regional flights available on request), overseas transfers, the three-night rail journey on a full board basis with included excursions programme, three nights’ accommodation in Singapore with breakfast and half-day city tour.