In celebration of the recently launched dedicated website for the extremely popular region of Scandinavia; www.scandinavia-and-beyond.com.au by destination specialist Beyond Travel, the Australian owned and operated company has released discounts of up to $700 per couple on its ‘Fabulous Scandinavia’ small group package if booked and deposited by January 31.

This 10-day escorted tour is now priced from only $3168 per person twin share, with numerous guaranteed departures in 2020 during May, June, July, August and September.

Explore the best of the region from Copenhagen to Stockholm with a mix of historic capitals and the wild nature of the majestic fjords.  Highlights include the Hanseatic city of Bergen, the stunning Voringfossen Waterfall, travelling across Hardanger Bridge, one of the longest suspension, bridge spans in the world and much more.

Price includes nine nights accommodation in centrally located four star accommodation with daily breakfast, a selection of dinners, services of a tour manager, sightseeing excursions and transport in a private air-conditioned coach, overnight ferry in an outside cabin to Oslo and return airport transfers.

For more information and other offers visit www.scandinavia-and-beyond.com.au or call 1300 363 554 to speak with a Scandinavian specialist.

RUSSIA & SCANDINAVIAN specialist for 25 years, Beyond Travel, have released its most comprehensive product range across the region to date, in its newly titled “2020 Russia, Scandinavia & Beyond” brochure.

The brochure offers 68 pages of tours and services, with over 30 pages of Scandinavian tours, including small groups, tailor-made packages and city stays which is complemented by the recently launched www.scandinavia-and-beyond.com.au website to assist agents in providing the best possible holiday options for their clients.

The Australian owned operators offer more than forty guaranteed escorted and small group tour departures throughout summer and winter 2020 with tours starting in; Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Bergen, Reykjavik and Ivalo- this allows greater flexibility to create a dream itinerary for clients by covering more areas and options to add-on accommodation and sightseeing in other cities.

“Continuing strong interest in Scandinavia for 2020 has been overwhelmingly positive and with fantastic feedback from agents on new products and services introduced in 2019”, says general manager sales and marketing Bryce Crampton.

He added, “This response has encouraged Beyond Travel to offer more variety by introducing land/river and rail options combining Russia with the Nordic countries. Agent feedback has informed us that clients are making the most of their time whilst in the region and are looking to tick off as many “bucket-list” items as possible. Our suggested tailor-made itineraries are a perfect guide for agents building a specialised client holiday”.

The sell-out Grand Tour of Iceland is back for 2020 and is now available with up to $2000 savings per couple when booked and deposited by December 31. This escorted 12-day small group tour has seven guaranteed departures and is now priced from $8480 per person twin share.

There has also been an increase in 2020 departures of premium escorted tours in Russia, all with guaranteed departures staying in four star centrally located properties, which offer fantastic value and inclusions.

Other special offers include $400 Discover More Travel Vouchers per couple on another best seller- the 20-day premium escorted tour from Moscow to Vienna. Covering seven countries in four and five star hotels, this escorted tour is from $5585 per person twin share.

AUSTRALIAN owned and operated destination specialist Beyond Travel, celebrating 25 years of operation this year, have launched a dedicated website for the extremely popular region of Scandinavia; www.scandinavia-and-beyond.com.au

With more than 25 years expertise in Scandinavia the team have been working hard on the new Scandinavia & Beyond website since early in the year, on the back of sales growth for our Scandinavian range of over 30% year on year for the past three years, said general manager of sales and marketing Bryce Crampton.

He adds,” Our aim as long-standing experts is to be a one-stop shop for agents when looking for the perfect Scandinavia experience for their clients. The dedicated website allows us to provide a far more diverse range of tours and experiences then is possible in a brochure including flash sales and hot deals, updated availability, more new tours and many more specialised niche products ”.

In addition to the Scandinavia & Beyond website will the new 2020 Russia, Scandinavia & Beyond brochure is ready to go and features the largest selection to date with over thirty pages of Scandinavian product.

New options for 2020 include more winter tours than ever before with Ice Hotels and Santa in Lapland, Northern Lights small group tours, tailor-made itineraries, more popular small group options than ever before and escorted tours with guaranteed departures.  

For those travelling in summer there is a diverse range of options. Such as, new escorted tours and small group tours in Norway and Sweden, itineraries combining Scandinavia and Russia, tailor-made tours through Norway, Sweden and Finland, self-drive options, plus city stays in Oslo, Bergen, Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen and journeys on the Flam railway.

To celebrate the launch of the new dedicated website, there are some great deals available for agents to offer their clients with savings up to $2000 per couple on select summer 2020 tours.

For all Scandinavian product visit www.scandinavia-and-beyond.com.au  or for more details email info@beyondtravel.com.au

Monday, September 23, 2019

AUSTRALIAN owned and operated destination specialist Beyond Travel wish to offer their sympathies to their colleagues at Bentours and Tempo going through this challenging period and want to extend their help for agent’s current clients and possible future employment.

In light of the current circumstances, Beyond Travel advise agents that a dedicated speciality team of senior consultants has been created to assist with existing bookings and quotes on all destinations that Beyond Travel cover including Scandinavia, Croatia, Russia, Eastern and Central Europe, Turkey, Greece, India and Sri Lanka.

Owner and CEO Michael Lavilles said their top priority at the moment is agents and their clients. Staff will aim to process all requests as quickly as possible and will prioritise by bookings service date.

Lavilles stressed that the company would not be profiteering in any way through this unfortunate situation, “We share several of the same local operators, suppliers and partners as Bentours and Tempo in many destinations and we hope our team can lessen the impact for as many agents and their clients as possible.

“Our team has been inundated with hundreds of calls from affected agents, we recommend emailing clients bookings details to info@beyondtravel.com.au. It is impertinent to include as many details as possible for an efficient processing time of the booking”.

“We ask for agent’s patience as we work as effectually and efficiently through the numerous cases we are currently dealing with”.

Beyond Travel will offer special NETT rates on all existing bookings in the above mentioned destinations and will price match on current quotes.

In addition, Beyond Travel encourage all effected staff from Bentours and Tempo to send their CV’s to jobs@beyondtravel.com.au