Newmarket Holidays has launched a new Scotland tour focused on the Scottish Highlands. It takes in Royal favourites, the cultural capital, historic towns and scenery. ‘Royal Caledonian’ is a seven-night itinerary that starts with an overnight journey from London on the Caledonian Sleeper. The escorted tour offers guided visits to Nairn, Ballater and Inverness. Guests explore an array of attractions that include Balmoral, which has been the Scottish royal holiday home since 1852, and Crathie Kirk Church. The Scotland tour explores the Highlands’ stunning scenery with excursions to the Cairngorms Mountain Visitor Centre, Loch Ness, and on the Strathspey Railway. There are also visits to attractions such as a whisky distillery and the UK’s only working cooperage. The trip ends in Edinburgh, with a guided tour of the capital. Richard Forde, Head of Trade Sales said: “With the King’s coronation approaching, we are seeing lots of interest in tours with Royal links.” “Royal Caledonian is a fantastic addition to our UK range, and a tour that we know is going to be hugely popular.” Royal Caledonian is available for departures through September and October 2023.

Newmarket Holidays has introduced a new category of exclusive tours.  The collection includes group breaks that have activities, hotels or other features not available with any other UK tour operator. They include African safari adventures, Wimbledon tennis breaks, and a Lapland Santa Experience. Richard Forde, Head of Trade Sales said: "Creating the Exclusive Range brings these tours and holidays together in one place to highlight this to agents." Featured exclusive tours include Kruger Safari and South Mozambique Beach, which combines a bush adventure with beach lazing. Another exclusive option is Newmarket Holidays' new Wimbledon Tennis & London Break, a two or three-day sports and sightseeing getaway. Also included is a Lapland Santa Experience Day at Pajala, where Newmarket Holidays is the only operator.

Newmarket Holidays has launched two new European escorted tours It introduced trips to Sardinia and Andalucía. The eight-day Classic Sardinia offers archaeological sites, nature and relaxation. It starts with a visit to Bonifacio on Corsica, before guided tours of Sardinia landmarks There are also museum visits and lots of free time. It starts from £1,107pp (saving £122pp for bookings made before 28 February), with departures from May to October. Explore Andalucía by Little Boats offers waterway tours along the Guadalquivir River, into Doñana National Parkand by catamaran to Rota. It also visits the ancient port city of Cádiz. The eight-day escorted tour starts from £1040pp (saving £115pp for bookings made before 28 February), with departures available from September. Michael Fleetwood, Newmarket Holidays Head of Product said: “These two new tours will help further boost sales for agents.” “Andalucía has been popular with our customers for a number of years.”

Newmarket Holidays launched a new European river cruise brochure for 2023/24 in partnership with A-ROSA River Cruises. Its latest touring collection features itineraries on the contemporary river cruise vessels of the A-ROSA fleet. The new brochure includes three new European river cruise itineraries. These are a Rhine Cruise to Amsterdam; Experience the Rhine Amsterdam-Basel; and Romance on the Moselle. Itineraries encompass sailings from spring through summer, plus autumn and festive escapes. Customers can choose from the Danube, Rhine, Moselle, Rhone and Saône, Seine and Douro rivers. Ships boast spacious cabins, lounges, a sun deck, swimming pool and an on-board SPA-ROSA. The new brochure adopts Newmarket Holidays’ newly-launched branding to celebrate its 40^th anniversary. The new programme also sees the introduction of A-ROSA Sena, the fleet’s first E-Motion ship, offering an environmentally-advanced river cruise experience. It has both diesel and electric propulsion. It arrives in port under battery power, completely emission-free and carries up to 280 guests. The brochures are available to request via Tradegate. Newmarket Holidays and A-ROSA are offering a special discount of up to £400 per person on premium, all-inclusive cruises of seven nights or more.

Newmarket Holidays rolled out its new 2023/24 escorted tours brochure. It covers destinations from Northern Europe to South America. Available to request via Tradegate, it features a Mayan Adventure in Mexico. There is a safari adventure to the Victoria Falls and a new tour of Tuscany, Rome and Amalfi. The brochure features destination facts and expert tips from the product team. Tours are organised in new categories that make it easier for agents to navigate. Categories include City Adventures, Coastal Escapes and Best Sellers. Each holiday is highlighted as being best for solos, couples, multi-generational or family. David Sharman, CCO said: “It best showcases the huge range of wishlist holidays we can now offer for every type.” “Our team is already on the road and presenting the new brochure to agents.” It is offering up to 15% off all escorted tours for 2023/24, valid until 28 February 2023.

Newmarket Holidays has launched a rebrand. The new rebrand better reflects its identity in 2023 as it celebrates 40 years. The updated design launched on the company's website and will appear on future brochures. Changes to the logo, fonts and colour palette better express the operator's brand values. It aims to appeal to a target audience looking for curated escorted tours. The new logo provides a visual link to Newmarket Holidays’ heritage. A refreshed colour palette features gold and navy. Kate Liberty, Head of Marketing & Brand said: “We wanted to start 2023 with a fresh new look,.” "It was very important to have a visual link to our heritage.”

Newmarket Holidays is kick starting New Year trade sales with discounted tours. It offers 15% off 27 best-selling escorted tours, and 10% off all other flight-inclusive group tours. It is valid for departures throughout 2023 and 2024. It is available on bookings until 28 February for the most popular trade tours in the UK, Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. Discounted tours include Scottish Highland Railways and Dubrovnik, Montenegro & the Dalmatian Coast. Long haul includes Cape Town, the Garden Route & Big Five Safari and Elvis Presley’s Memphis, New Orleans & Nashville . All other escorted tours have 10% discounts, including Newmarket Holidays' winter sun breaks, safaris, and cultural experiences. David Sharman, Chief Commercial Officer said: "Our new campaign is the perfect way for travel agents to start 2023.”

Newmarket Holidays expects a surge in demand for India holidays. It follows the return of e-Tourist Visa processing for British nationals this week. To capture the demand it launched 10% off for travel agent partners on all India tours booked before 24 December 2022. Prior to the pandemic India was a top-selling destination for the escorted tour specialist. Richard Harrington, Destination Manager – US, Canada & Asia said: "It’s great news that the e-Visa has returned. It’s a far simpler and much cheaper option.” "There is going to be lots of pent up demand from people for India holidays." Newmarket Holidays offers nine escorted tours and has 60 available departure dates for India in 2023 and 2024. India tours include India - Tigers & the Taj Mahal, India’s Rajasthan – Palace and Fort, and Kerala & India's Beautiful South. The 10% discount is available on all India tours with the offer code INDIA10.

Newmarket Holidays’ Head of Trade Sales, Richard Forde is appointed as the new Chair of TIPTO. He replaced Nick Hughes, who recently left TIPTO member Gold Medal to join Princess Cruises. Newmarket Holidays has been a long standing member of TIPTO since 2010. Forde has been part of the TIPTO leadership team since then. Forde has spent the past 24 years in travel, starting as a Royal Caribbean photographer. He worked for Reader Offers, Travelscope and Mistral Holidays before joining Newmarket Holidays 13 years ago. Forde said: “TIPTO is a great body for both agents and suppliers to learn and grow together.” TIPTO announced its 18th member Blue Diamond Resorts, with a further two operators to join in 2023. The group will be holding nationwide events as well as the Annual TIPTO afternoon tea in January.

  Interesting to learn what did well in 2022 for Newmarket, in product, markets and marketing. Neil reveals Newmarket Holidays’ current 2023 advance booking levels and their new destinations and product types. [yotuwp type="videos" id="2N1oFHt86aM" ]

Escorted tours specialist Newmarket Holidays launched its Lapland Santa Experience Day Trips for 2023. With sales for Lapland in 2022 having proved popular, and with Christmas fast approaching, the operator has put on sale 18 new dates for 2023. They depart from several regional airports, including Belfast, Cardiff and Norwich, as well as new options from Bristol and Luton. Newmarket Holidays’ 2023 Lapland Santa Experience Day trips will offer the only specially chartered flights to Santa’s airport (Pajala) on the 18 departure days. With group sizes strictly limited, customers will have plenty of time to enjoy all the activities throughout the day. The new day tours include exclusive thermal clothing; a private family meeting with Father Christmas; a token Christmas gift, snowmobile ride; a traditional reindeer sleigh ride; a husky sled ride through the snowy countryside and lunch. Head of Trade Sales, Richard Forde, said: “The demand for 2022 dates has been particularly strong. We’ve been encouraged by the number of enquiries from our agent partners for 2023, and we’re delighted to be launching with even more regional flights.” During the last 10 years of operating tours to Lapland, Newmarket Holidays has specially chartered flights from 13 regional airports and hosts more than 2,500 customers each year.

 

Operator explains why Autumn is the perfect time to get away on an escorted tour

  Newmarket Holidays, the escorted tour operator, has recommended its top ten trips for Autumn as well as its tips on why Autumn makes the ideal time for an escorted tour. In addition, the award-winning operator has extended its offer of up to 15% off a wide range of its escorted tours until the end of August, making this the perfect time to book an Autumn break.   For those who are not yet ready to embrace the shorter daylight hours and fading temperatures, Newmarket Holidays recommends prolonging the summer sunshine in destinations such as India and South Africa, with escorted tours such as India – Tigers and the Taj Mahal; Kerala and India’s Beautiful South; On Safari in the Kruger National Park; and Cape Town, the Garden Route and Big Safari 2022.   For customers who are keen to welcome the cooler temperatures, Autumn is the most picturesque time to travel around the USA and Canada with autumnal colours sweeping the countries as the seasons change. And with the USA now having dropped pre-testing requirements, travelling in Autumn will be easier and more affordable than before. Newmarket Holidays recommends tours such as: New England in the Fall; Fall Colours of New England and Canada; Washington, New York and Boston in the Fall; and Canada’s Maple Leaf Fall.   Newmarket Holidays’ Product Director, Richard Harrington, explains the benefits of Autumn breaks: “We find the Autumn season is very popular with our customers as many prefer to avoid the school holiday rush and summer crowds and our wide range of options for regional airport departures makes it even easier to beat the queues. Fewer crowds also enable more interaction with the locals and Autumn is a great time to relax between the busier summer and festive seasons.  It is also one of the cheapest times to travel with lower prices”   For customers wishing to stay closer to home, off-season in Europe also means fewer crowds with temperatures slightly cooler, but still warm, making this an ideal time to partake in activities such as cycling and hiking around the Italian lakes. Newmarket Holidays recommends: Lake Molveno and The Italian Dolomites and The Italian Lakes.   Newmarket Holidays’ latest campaign, ‘Dream It. See it. Share it.’ has been extended until 31 August 2022 and offers up to 15% off escorted tours and holidays in 2022, 2023 and 2024. For full details on these offers and the tours mention above, see www.newmarketholidays.co.uk   Newmarket Holidays Top Ten for Autumn  

1. New England in the Fall - Available dates: September 2022 – October 2023
2. Fall Colours of New England and Canada  - Available dates: September 2022 – October 2023
3. Washington, New York, and Boston in the Fall  - Available dates: September 2022 – October 2023
4. Canada’s Maple Leaf Trail - Available dates:  September 2022 – November 2023
5. Lake Molveno & The Italian Dolomites  - Available dates: September 2022
6. The Italian Lakes - Available dates: August – September 2022
7. India – Tigers & the Taj Mahal  - Available dates: September 2022 – November 2023
8. Kerala & India’s Beautiful South  - Available dates: September 2022 – November 2023
9. On Safari in the Kruger National Park  - Available dates: October 2022 – December 2024
10. Cape Town, the Garden Route & Big Five Safari 2022 - Available dates: September 2022 – Nov 2022