Want to know what’s new in touring? Get the lowdown on the latest updates in guided tours, group travel and package trips.
Travel is definitely back! Let the experts guide you in what’s trending in touring news around the world from small-group travel to curated local experiences and brochure releases to whet your wanderlust.
From adrenaline-fulled adventures to niche interests and everything in between, we’ve packaged up what’s on the horizon for touring in Australia and beyond.
Follow the leader: Hop, skip and jump right in with TTC Tour Brands
Meet the hosts with mostest – the leaders in guided travel; TTC Tour Brands with epic brands Contiki, Costsaver, Trafalgar, Insight and Luxury Gold that cover every age and stage from youth trips to value tours and luxury options.
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A&K shares new 2023 Tailor-Made Journey printed brochure – fit for advisors
Abercrombie & Kent has leveraged its 60 years’ experience in delivering bespoke travel to launch the first worldwide Tailor-Made Journeys printed brochure. The hefty book aims to offer your clients endless inspiration for luxury travel with suggested itineraries across six continents from the experts.
Find out more at abercrombiekent.com.au
AAT Kings restarts Sydney and Melbourne Day Tours; launches new booking portal
AAT Kings resumed its Day Tours in Sydney and Melbourne on 20 October 2022, after a pause during the pandemic, along with launching a new Day Tours booking portal for advisors. Options include:
- Blue Mountains All-Inclusive Discovery day tour from AUD$299 per adult and $209 per child
- Great Ocean Road & the Twelve Apostles day tour from AUD$189 per adult and $129 per child
- Phillip Island – Penguins, Koalas & Wildlife day tour from AUD$199 per adult and $139 per child
Find out more at agent.aatkings.com/login
Scenic highlights New Zealand’s wonders in latest collection of land journeys
Scenic has released its 2023/24 ‘Pristine Wonders of New Zealand’ collection of eight luxury land tours, including a new 22-day immersive itinerary from Auckland to Christchurch. The collection launch includes earlybird savings of up to $800 per couple when booked by 31 March 2023. The trips include:
- 22-day New Zealand Revealed journey from Auckland to Christchurch from AUD$11,195pp twin-share, saving up to $800 per couple
- 12-day New Zealand Panorama journey from Auckland to Queenstown from AUD$6,945pp twin-share, saving up to $500 per couple
- 16-day Royal New Zealand journey from Christchurch to Auckland from AUD$7,795pp twin-share, saving up to $600 per couple
Find out more at scenic.com.au
Spicers Scenic Rim Trail 2022 Summer Walks program now available to beat the heat
Spicers Scenic Rim Trails has released its 2022 Summer Walks program, which includes an NYE 2023 departure leaving on 29 December 2022. With three nights’ accommodation on the trail staying at unique eco-camps and 2.5 days of guided hiking with experienced trail guides, plus all meals and select beverages included and luggage transferred daily from camp to camp, hikers can experience the pristine surrounds of ancient rainforest in Queensland’s Scenic Rim from AUD$3,297pp twin-share.
Find out more at scenicrimtrail.com/walks/summer
Save $250pp on group travel: Wendy Wu Tours drops 2023/24 Southeast Asia brochure
Wendy Wu Tours has launched its new 2023/24 Southeast Asia brochure with savings of $250pp across the entire range of featured group tours for travel throughout 2023 and 2024 on bookings made before 30 November 2022. The new refined portfolio includes eight Classic Tours within Indochina and six Go Beyond Tours, which are more adventurous and venture off the beaten track. Flagship tours include:
- 18-day Classic Mekong tour from Siem Reap to Hanoi from AUD$6,930pp
- 21-day Mekong Explorer tour from Hanoi to Siem Rep from AUD$7,730pp
- 27-day Grand Tour of Indochina tour from Saigon to Siem Reap from AUD$9,730pp
Find out more at wendywutours.com.au
A&K opens office in Colombia to expand Latin America offering
A&K Colombia in Bogota takes the company to 57 offices globally and joins the six centres in the region. Theportfolio of handcrafted options brings a fresh selection of culturally immersive experiences that will share Latin America’s most trending destination. The 14-day Colombia Revealed itinerary is a journey into Colombia’s ecological, cultural and gastronomical treasures from AUD$8,995pp.
Find out more at abercrombiekent.com.au
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