With Christmas just a month away, people are starting to book trips abroad in a big way. Velissarios Chorinos, co-owner of a travel agency in Thessaloniki, spoke in detail about the available holiday offers.
Select destination: Paris, Vienna and Prague
Are you considering heading to the special and glamorous Paris, or considering the Paris-Bruges or Paris-Brussels combo packages? Perhaps you are interested in luxury Vienna or combined tours Vienna – Budapest? Or maybe you are attracted to medieval Prague, or larger programs such as Prague – Berlin or Prague – Munich? Or perhaps you are attracted to Basel-Alsace with the cities of Stassburg and Heidelberg, or Basel-Switzerland with Zurich?
“This year we are at peak sales during the holiday season. Our company has planned five charter flights to destinations such as Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, Paris and Basel, with local and combined programs,” says Velissarios, owner of Mentor Travel Specialists.
As he explains, sales of tours for the holiday season are at a satisfactory level. This happens due to the fact that holiday programs, now organized into packages, enter the market well in advance. “Imagine that already at the beginning of August we started selling the first tour packages. After all, then you can get a better price!” he emphasizes.
Most popular destinations
Popular destinations in Central and Northern Europe are already decorated for Christmas, with festive New Year's markets attracting hundreds of visitors, creating an upbeat and joyful mood.
According to Velissarios, The most popular destinations during the holiday season are Paris, Vienna and Prague. Prices remain at last year's level, which is due to the emergence of charter flights, which did not exist last year. “As a result prices have become more competitive and attractive“, he emphasizes.
However In addition to European destinations, there are also more economical Balkan road trip destinations such as Bucharest, Belgrade, Sofia and Istanbul.
As part of an organized travel package, the interested party receives a number of guarantees: transport from/to the airport, an accompanying person, travel insurance, choice of a hotel with which the agency cooperates, and so on.
Velissarios Horinos is optimistic, saying: “The public is starting to get used to the idea, and the bottom line is that tour operators, by pre-purchasing airline seats and booking hotel rooms in advance, can offer much more competitive prices approximately two months before the interested party's trip“
He explains that It is important for the client to compare prices: “He will see that if he books a package directly with us, it will be more economical than if he booked it individually,” he emphasizes.
The programs prepared by the tourism organization Mentor Travel Specialists are of a “touring” nature. Some packages include excursions and tours, for example, in Paris the price includes an excursion to Versailles, in Prague – to Karlovy Vary, and in Vienna – to Schönbrunn Palace.
Starting today, from Wednesday November 27th to Monday December 2nd, there will be “live” Black Friday sales on select dates and destinations.
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