New additions include seven resorts in Italy, Austria and Norway, seven new multi-centre holidays combining destinations in Italy, Norway, Slovenia, Austria and Switzerland, and a brand new programme to Portugal and Madeira.
To mark the launch of the new brochure, Inghams has also launched a new Lakes & Mountains video, to visually showcase its summer product in Europe. Simon McIntyre, Head of Sales, says: “We’re absolutely committed to offering choice, flexibility, excellent service and value for money and we’re therefore extremely excited to launch our Summer 2018 main edition brochure, with its wealth of new products including Portugal & Madeira! We strive to enhance our guests’ holidays, ensuring they get the most out of their experiences with Inghams, and we’re confident that, with the continued support of our valued trade partners, Summer 2018 will be a huge success!”
Inghams Lakes & Mountains’ most highly-anticipated new product for Summer 2018 is Portugal and Madeira. The company’s summer guests can look forward to experiencing an unrivalled range of guaranteed excursions and guided walks, as well as delicious and affordable cuisine, a pleasant climate and interesting cities.
Holiday options are flexible, from short city breaks to 10-night getaways. Explore Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, or discover the island of Madeira from Funchal. Its 800km of ‘Levada’ walks, which follow the original irrigation channels built to carry water down the mountains, are a must for any visitor.
Seven nights on a bed and breakfast basis in Funchal start from £609 per person including flights, transfers and a free half-day excursion. Three, four, 10, 11 and 14 nights are also available and a half board option can be pre-booked.
Inghams has also extended its range of multi-centre holiday options to include New escorted group tours and unescorted two-centre holidays. In Italy, guests can discover the highlights and delights of two of Italy’s most stunning lakes on the Maggiore & Como Medley and Lake Como Highlights two-centre holidays (with included excursions). In Norway, guests can combine fantastic fjords and staggering scenery with urban culture on the Journey to the Fjords escorted group tour, or the Coastal Cities and Glaciers & Coast multi-centre options.
The 10-night Journey to the Fjords escorted group tour starts from £1,549 per person including three and four-star accommodation on a bed and breakfast or half board basis in Oslo, Ulvik, Bergen and Stavanger, as well as return flights, airport transfers, a scenic rail transfer on the Bergen Railway from Oslo to Voss (with reserved seating and a light lunch served), a guided walk with the Inghams guide in Ulvik, and a scenic coastal ferry cruise transfer from Bergen to Stavanger (with buffet dinner included on board).
Another eagerly-anticipated product for Summer 2018 is a two-country holiday to Slovenia and Austria: guests can visit Slovenia’s charming mountain resort of Kranjska Gora, its stunning Lake Bled or tranquil Lake Bohinj, followed by one of Austria’s popular resorts served by Salzburg flights (for example, Kitzbühel, Zell am See or Saalbach & Hinterglemm . The 10-night two-country holiday starts from £1,119 per person including flights to Salzburg and airport transfers.
Guests can also experience a new two-country holiday combination on the beautiful Lake Maggiore: stay in Locarno or Ascona on the Swiss side of the lake in colourful Ticino, followed by a visit to stylish Stresa in Italy. The 14-night two-country holiday starts from £1,788 per person including flights to Milan and airport transfers.
Ingham’s has a number of new options for Summer 2018 in Norway, Italy and Austria with an extensive range of what it calls Added Value complimentary extras included in the price of many holidays, meaning couples can save up to £800. These include free excursions in Portugal, free guided walks in selected resorts, free bike hire in many hotels, free packed lunches and afternoon tea in partner hotels, free use of cable cars, chairlifts and public transport in four countries, free pocket guidebooks for selected destinations, half price travel throughout Switzerland.
