Riviera Travel has launched eight escorted tours for 2024, including newly-introduced extended beach stays on select itineraries. The tours will go on sale from March 20, 2023, comprising five holidays to Asia or the Middle East that combine Riviera’s traditional tours with several days at a notable coastal location. They
Viking has opened dates for all 2025 European river voyages in response to “an unprecedented level of demand from UK travellers”. As well as opening bookings for 2025, the cruise line has also announced a new Paris & D-Day 80th Anniversary cruisetour for the 2024 European river season. Wendy Atkin-Smith,
Riviera Travel has joined the Association of Women Travel Executives (AWTE). The company is also endorsing the ‘Back in time for bed’ (BITFB) initiative that was the brainchild of one of its team members. The AWTE is a member organisation that offers networking and professional development opportunities to support the
The Scenic Group has made some enhancements to its UK sales team in preparation for a “huge year of ship launches and increased trade activity.” Sales Manager for the North, Jonathan Davies has been promoted to take on a new role as National Key Accounts manager for the region. Colleague
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) UK & Ireland reported a “record number of delegates” at its annual river conference, RiverView in Vienna with almost 400 in attendance. Attendees joined conference sessions, a trade fair, and local excursions, and visited or stayed overnight on a selection of river cruise ships: AmaViola
Cruise.co.uk has revealed that the number of newcomers expected to sail on a cruise in 2023 is more than double last year. A survey carried out by cruise specialists was completed by almost 1200 respondents. Results revealed that, while only 4% of people were new-to-cruise in 2022, over 9% are
