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Follow on Google News | AITO Know-It-All - news from AITO membersIn 2014, AITO will be 38 years old. Its 120-plus specialist operators continue to innovate, as will be clear from the selection of fascinating holiday ideas below.
By: Travel PR Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours is introducing a brand-new range of exciting independent cycling holidays - Loire Cycling & Wine Holiday - to its 2014 wine touring programme. Explore the famous wine regions of the Loire for six nights, staying in small character auberges and sumptuous four-star and five-star châteaux in the heart of the wine growing areas. www.winetours.co.uk Ciceroni Travel is to host a visit to Rome to coincide with the newly-opened exhibition ‘AUGUSTO’. This stunning array of sculptures, jewels and other artefacts has returned to Rome to celebrate the life of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus, who died in 14 AD. Guided by eminent archaeologist, Christopher Smith, Director of The British School at Rome, the visit (departing 24-27 January) will include access to sites not open to the public plus a guided tour. www.ciceroni.co.uk Classic Tours has launched Nightrider™ 2014 - a thrilling 100km night ride past London’s iconic landmarks. While the capital sleeps 4000 cyclists will raise over £2 million for charity in one night (7/8 June). www.classictours.co.uk Corsican Places has launched its new-look, re-branded 2014 holiday brochure, featuring new properties and a selection of its own charter flights. The new brochure also incorporates ‘Augmented Reality’ and ‘QR codes’ for the first time, allowing customers instantly to bring the brochure to life. www.corsica.co.uk Cox & Kings has launched a brand-new range of culinary tours, including Souks & Spices of Marrakech tour (departing 25 March), in partnership with MasterChef. The tours feature local culinary experts and many also include time with popular contestants who have appeared on MasterChef programmes. www.coxandkings.co.uk Discover has opened registration for the 2014 Marrakech Atlas Etape. The cyclosportive event - 60km and 140km - starts in Marrakech at 495m and climbs to the ski station of Oukaimeden at 2,624. In support of girls’ education, the trip is suitable for the serious amateur, as well as the passionate and determined rider. www.efamorocco.org Discover the World has launched a new programme of Northern Lights holidays including an Icelandic Odyssey, where you can explore the fascinating volcanic, glacial and geothermal landscape of Iceland during the day, whilst keeping watch for the Aurora Borealis at night. Departures are offered Feb-Mar 2014 and include an 8WD trip into the stunning valley of Thorsmork and a flight over the magnificent, snow-capped central Highlands. www.discover- Discover Adventure has launched a cycle trip that takes in the 120-mile route of the first stage of the Tour de France 2014 - from Leeds to Harrogate. Participants witness the start of the actual Tour the next day too (5 July 2014), cheering the world’s best cyclists as they embark on the same route. www.discoveradventure.com Kirker Holidays has launched a brand-new, stand-alone Morocco brochure, featuring an expanded range of properties in Marrakech and Fes as well as the coast, desert and Atlas Mountains. Also just out are the latest editions of Kirker’s popular France, Italy and Spain brochures. www.kirkerholidays.com. Kudu Travel has a brand new cultural walking tour to Norway in May, with walking along the fjords, boat trips including the famous Hurtig Ruten, a concert at the Bergen Festival and Wagner's ‘Flying Dutchman’ at the new Oslo Opera house - all set in some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world. www.kudutravel.com Peter Sommer Travels has added four exciting new land-based tours for 2014. New trips include the expert-led tours Exploring Athens, Exploring Macedonia, Exploring Sicily and Walking Cappadocia and Exploring the Land of the Hittites. (www.petersommer.com) Prestige Holidays has launched its biggest-ever programme to Croatia, with 84 hotels in 32 resorts. New for 2014 are naturist holidays in the Istria region and naturist cruises through the Kvarner Bay islands from Opatija and through the Dalmatian islands from Split. www.prestigeholidays.co.uk Sunvil Traveller is offering the opportunity to learn about Peruvian cooking in southern Lima. The hands-on and uncomplicated classes are taught by Penelope Alzamora, who studied in Boston and worked with South America’s number one chef, Peruvian Gastón Acurio. www.sunvil.co.uk Visions of Africa has added a new destination to its programme - Zimbabwe. Combine a stay at the mighty Victoria Falls with a safari in Hwange or Mana Pools National parks. www.visionsofafrica.co.uk News from AITO-affiliated Tourist Board members Saint Lucia has become more accessible for those situated in the north of England, with new flights launched from Manchester. Flights have also been launched from a selection of regional hubs, including Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Inverness, Isle of Man, Norwich and Southampton. www.stlucia.org The Malta Tourism Authority has revealed the fact that the Maltese Archipelago is now more accessible than ever with the launch of direct flights with British Airways from London Gatwick to Malta International Airport. This new service will commence on 30 March 2014, with flights up to seven days a week in advance of the peak summer holiday season. www.visitmalta.com The West Sweden Tourist Board has unveiled a new initiative - www.meettheswedes.com - which enables Swedes living locally to hire out accommodation to visitors, including their summer houses. It’s an enriching and very affordable way for visitors to fully immerse themselves in the enviable Swedish lifestyle and benefit from in-depth local knowledge about what’s good to see and do in the region. www.westsweden.com. For further information on AITO, please contact Travel PR on 020 8891 4440 or email Stephanie Reed (s.reed@travelpr.co.uk) Issued: 2 December 2013 On behalf of: AITO, 133A St Margaret’s Road, Twickenham, Greater London TW1 1RG Telephone: +44 (0)20 8744 9280 http://www.aito.com End
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