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07/11/2024

Discover the difference with Spear Travels Group – where your perfect holiday begins with us.Over 40 years experience of personalised, expert travel planning awaits you.

07/11/2024

❇️❇️❇️ BUISNESS AS USUAL ❇️❇️❇️

After over 40 years unfortunately the time has come for the shop on Anchorsholme Lane to close its doors. Over the past 4 years we have been unable to find any suitable qualified staff. As most of you will be aware Loren starts her Maternity leave in December and we are so excited for her and her family’s future with bringing a new baby into the world.

The prospect of the very busy month in January without Loren would be impossible, so therefore I have decided that I will now take the business home working with Spear Travels www.speartravels.net and, as now, take any new bookings on your behalf via the same telephone number and my new email address is [email protected].

All existing holidays will be transferred to Spear Travels and I will personally continue to manage your bookings. Spear Travels will also be helping to reduce my workload using some of their staff as backup so I can spend more time with my family

Please be assured that all existing bookings are fully financially secure and I will still be working to ensure that you have the holiday experience that you have selected, giving our usual high standard of personal service right up to your date of departure and return.

Thank you for your business and trust over many years, the only thing that will change is I will not be available at the Anchorsholme Lane Office but can be contacted via the same telephone numbers 01253 867886 and 01253 864343 and via email at my new email address [email protected].

Please check out my new page as usual I will be sourcing you all some amazing offers

Discover the difference with Spear Travels Group – where your perfect holiday begins with us.Over 40 years experience of personalised, expert travel planning awaits you.

05/11/2024

💫Upcoming changes for travel to Europe 💫

changes being made by The European Union, in relation of the Entry and Exit System (EES).

For passengers planning to travel later this year or next year, we’ve provided some guidance on what they need to know about the upcoming changes.

The proposed implementation was 10 November 2024, however this has been delayed.

The EES is an electronic system that will track European border crossings, replacing the need for manual checks and physical stamping of passports.

The first time you use the EES they will scan their passport at the automated gates on arrival into Europe and they will have their fingerprint scanned and photograph taken - this will be kept on file so they will not have to do this extra step each time they go to Europe. Irish passport holders are exempt from the EES. If customers are a British passport holder but have EU residency, they are also exempt from the EES.

If you are travelling by Eurostar, the EES system will be in place at St Pancras, and they will not need to be checked again on arrival in Europe.

Our Trading body ABTA have put together some useful information on their website which you can find on https://www.abta.com/tips-and-advice/planning-and-booking-a-holiday/upcoming-changes-travel-europe
Please take some time to review these changes and perhaps pass this link on to your customers.

Whilst eventually the EES will make going through passport control easier, there is the potential for queues and delays when the system is first introduced as the initial registration may mean it takes longer to process passengers. We have been advised that during the first six months border officers will have the flexibility to adapt the application of the EES to manage any queues. For customers who you are due to travel once the EES system has been implemented, we recommend that they allow extra time for airport security as queues are likely for a few months.

The EES should not be confused with the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) which is the planned European visa system, which is due to be launched mid-2025. We will post an update when there is more information to share with you in relation to the ETIAS.

Further details to follow

Best wishes
Strachan Travel

Advice for travellers on two upcoming changes to travel to Europe – the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES), and European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS).

05/11/2024

✨ Brand New Taster River Cruise - On Sale Now! ✨

💛🚢 Rhine Gorge & Cologne Discovery 🚢💛

Sail through the Rhine Gorge, one of the most scenic stretches of river in the world, and visit two historic yet distinctly different German ports: Rüdesheim and Cologne

📅 29 March 2025 | 4 Days
⚓️ 5⭐ Ship

🌟 Standard Suites from £829pp 🌟

✈️ Flights included from Heathrow, Stansted or Manchester ✈️

What's included?
• ✈️ Direct flights from a choice of UK airports, with no regional supplements, and transfers
• ⛴️ 3 nights on board a five-star ship with impeccable on-board service
• 🥂 Free Superior drinks package
• 🍽️ Delicious full board dining, plus the Chef’s Dinner
• 🛏️ Spacious cabin
• 🗺️ 3 included experiences
• 👨‍✈️ Expert Riviera Cruise Director and Concierge looking after you throughout
• 📶 Free on-board Wi-Fi

Highlights:
• 💛 Sail along the mighty Rhine River and marvel at views of the magnificent Rhine Gorge
• 💛 Explore the charming town of Rüdesheim on a guided tour through streets lined with traditional timber framed houses and gabled roofs
• 💛 Discover historic Cologne on a guided tour with a local expert

Subject to availability. Based on 2 adults sharing.

☎️ Strachan Travel on 01253 867886

03/11/2024

Some great holiday ideas

02/11/2024

⭐ Ambassador Super Saturday Special⭐

Amsterdam & Antwerp Mini Cruise 🚢⚓

WHO wants a FREE CABIN UPGRADE OUTSIDE CABIN FOR THE PRICE OF INSIDE Prices from £285 pp🤩

Just another example of affordable quality and why we're the best value at sea! 🤩

🚢 Ambition
📆 23 November 2024
🌓 3 Nights
⚓ Sailing from London Cruise Terminal

Discover the vibrant allure of Amsterdam and Antwerp on this captivating voyage. Begin your journey in IJmuiden an hour from Amsterdam, a city renowned for its historic canals, eclectic museums, and energetic atmosphere.

Then, sail to Antwerp, where the iconic cathedral towers over a city rich in world-class museums and a lively cultural scene. These ports provide an opportunity to immerse yourself in the unique charm of the Netherlands and Belgium.

CRUISE HIGHLIGHTS
IJmuiden
This town on the Dutch coast, showcases the comings and goings of a bustling harbour. Explore historic landmarks like the North Sea Canal, visit Felison Cruise Terminal, and experience the unique atmosphere of this Dutch city.
Antwerp
From its historic squares to cutting-edge building designs, elegant Antwerp resonates with cultural richness and artistic spirit in the heart of Flanders.

Ocean view for the price of an Inside - from ONLY £285pp

Making this cruise just £95pp per night for an Ocean View cabin 😍

⏱️BUT HURRY, ONLY LIMITED CABINS AVAILABLE! AND WHEN THEY'RE GONE, THEY'RE GONE!⏱️

Call our friendly reservations team on 01253 867886 to book!

T&C's apply

01/11/2024

🚢🌷 Amsterdam, Kinderdijk, and the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise 🚢🌷

Experience historic maritime cities, where innovation meets the traditions of the past, and take in the authenticity of iconic windmills and the floral masterpiece of the colourful Dutch bulb fields

What's included?
🛳️ 4 nights on board a five-star ship
🥂 Free Superior drinks package
✈️ Return flights & transfers or 🚄 Eurostar from London
🌟 6 included experiences
🍽️ Full board dining

📶 Free on-board Wi-Fi

Cruise Highlights
💛 Enjoy two culture-filled guided tours, including iconic Kinderdijk and innovative Rotterdam
💛 Marvel at the spectacular Keukenhof, the world's largest flower garden covering nearly eighty acres
💛 Visit the Zuiderzee Museum in Enkhuizen, recreating the 19th-century heritage of Holland's inland bay
💛 Experience a classic Amsterdam glass-topped canal cruise

🗓️ 02 April 2026 | From only £1,129pp
✈️ Flights available from Liverpool

📅 03 April 2026 | From only £1,129pp
✈️ Flights available from Manchester

🚄 Prefer not to fly? Eurostar available from from London 🚄

Subject to availability. Based on 2 adults sharing.

☎️Strachan Travel on 01253 867886

31/10/2024

🛳⭐ COURTESY CAR SERVICE ⭐🛳

‼ SUITE OFFER ‼

CUBA & TREASURES OF THE WEST INDIES 🚢⚓🌊

🚢 Ambition

📆 09th January 2025

🌓 45 Nights

⚓ Sailing from London Cruise Terminal

💜 From £2275pp for an inside cabin

UPGRADE to a PREMIUM or DELUXE SUITE and we will pick you up from your home and take you to the port and at the end of your cruise we will get you home.

T&C's apply

☎️ Strachan Travel on 01253 867886

30/10/2024

🇭🇷 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ 🇭🇷 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ 🇭🇷 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣

☀️🌏𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗬🌏☀️

🇭🇷𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐈𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐚 & 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐝🇭🇷
𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 - 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦’𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴.

🔹8 Days
🥘14 Meals
🌟4* Hotel
🎟3 Included Excursions
📆April 2025 - October 2026
❌NO Single Supplement on selected dates

✈️12th October 2025
❌NO Single Supplement❌
📍𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 - £1450pp

✈️10th, 17th May 2026
❌NO Single Supplement❌
📍𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 - £1750pp

⭐️Deposits £250pp

🌱Visit the exquisite, emerald-green Lake Bled, Slovenia’s most charming attraction
🌱Discover Pula's stunning Roman amphitheatre
🌱Witness the waterfalls and breathtaking scenery in Plitvice National Park
🌱Join an optional Krk and Cres islands excursion
🌱Enjoy a week in Lovran, the former retreat of the Viennese elite
🌱Seek out the remarkable Lim Fjord, the one-time hideaway of Captain Morgan
🌱Explore the pretty fishing port of Rovinj
🌱Partake in an optional Postojna Caves and Predjama Castle tour

☎️ Strachan Travel on 01253 867886

Prices are inclusive of the discount, no single supplement subject to availability, correct as at 29th October 2024

30/10/2024

✴️✴️𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 - 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘✴️✴️
🇨🇭2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣🧀2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣🚂2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣🇨🇭

🧀A perfect combination of cheese making coupled with an iconic train journey 🚂

🇨🇭𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧🇨🇭
🗓 Multiple Dates between May 2025 and October 2026
🔹8 Days
🧀12 Meals
🎟3 Included Excursions
❌NO Single Supplement on selected dates

𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 – 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 – 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘺, 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥. 𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘥𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘖𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘹, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺’𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩-𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

🗓️22nd June 2025
❌NO Single Supplement ❌
📍𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 - £1619pp

🗓️3rd, 17th May 2026
❌NO Single Supplement ❌
📍𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 - £1509pp

🌟Deposits £250pp

☎️ Strachan Travel on 01253 867886

🇨🇭Spend a week in the celebrated resort of Chateau d’Oex
🌲Rest and relax in the idyllic surroundings of the Pays d’Enhaut (Upper Country)
🧀Discover medieval gem and cheese-making village Gruyères
🌲Enjoy an included panoramic tour of your stunning Alpine surrounds, including calls at Gstaad and Les Diablerets
🚂Ride the spectacular GoldenPass Train to and from Montreux, with free time to explore the city, located on the shores of Lake Geneva
🏛Explore the fascinating museums of Chateau d’Oex by your own arrangement
🇨🇭The opportunity to visit picture-perfect Swiss capital Bern, Grindelwald and Interlaken on optional excursions

Prices are inclusive of the discount, correct as at 29th October 2024

29/10/2024

❄️Pop to Prague NEXT MONTH from £189pp ❄️

Prague Centre Superior📍
Bed and Breakfast, 3 stars ⭐
Departing on 11th November 2024, 3 nights
Price based on 2 adults
Includes a saving of £120!*

What's included?
🛏 Standard Double or Twin Room
🧳 22kg baggage & 10kg hand luggage
✈️ Return flights to Prague
🍹 1 breakfast buffet
💆 Spa
🏛 1.2km from Wenceslas Square

✈️ Manchester from £189pp (departs 11th November)

Book today 📞 01253 867886

*T&Cs apply. This is subject to availability and correct as of 29th October 2024. Price is based on 2 adults.