Holiday Factory launches its Summer Holidays brochure 2012

Exclusive ‘Istanbul Special’ brochure

 With summer holidays fast approaching, Holiday Factory has today unveiled its new Summer Holidays brochure from May to October 2012, offering a host of attractive ‘worth it’ packages just in time for much needed summer breaks. Besides features like hotel highlights, weather details as per destination and ‘easy to understand’ price panel or recommended combinations, the brochure appears in bilingual text aiming to capture the attention of Arabic and English readers. Whether it is exploring the ancient and rich history in Prague, enjoying the sparkling alps and deep blue lakes in Austria, being amidst the extensive tea gardens in Sri Lanka, soaking in the sun of Goa or escaping for a quick break to the white sand beaches and turquoise seas of Maldives or Seychelles, you’ll be surprised how fun, frivolous and affordable a summer vacation with Holiday Factory is.

The summer brochure, featuring 132 pages of summer holiday ideas, will lure you to shun the blistering heat of UAE for an active and adventurous holiday. It offers a wide variety of tours and tailor-made holidays throughout Europe, Asia, Middle East and Indian Ocean including some exciting itineraries for all ages, budgets and tastes. The brochure features over 20 countries covering beaches, city breaks, wellness, medical treatments and more.

Commenting on the launch, Hakan Bakar, CEO, Holiday Factory, said: “After a successful winter, we are proud to announce the launch of our new summer 2012 brochure which has been adapted and updated to suit the needs of our customers. We kept ourselves busy, researching some great destinations and designing numerous exciting itineraries. We hope you will join us this season to discover and unravel the endless fun opportunities that Holiday Factory has to offer.”

The brochure details trips to Europe including Turkey, Italy, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary. Asia destinations feature India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia whilst Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan are included in the Middle East region. Honeymooners haven’t been left out with the Maldives, Mauritius and the Seychelles featuring in the Indian Ocean section.

Another key milestone for Holiday Factory is the launch of its exclusive ‘Istanbul Special’ brochure. “Experiencing immense demand for Istanbul last year with more and more people wanting to explore the city obliged us to pay heed to them and give Istanbul the credit it is due for. Our 10 outstanding itineraries have been put together with great care and attention to detail and our team consists of dedicated professionals who have been inspired just to be able to serve you and your holiday needs better.”

The ‘Istanbul Special’ brochure promises to touch the hearts of Turkey lovers with its elaborate itineraries below and the prices are all inclusive. (Return airfare, return domestic airfare, accommodation, return airport transfers, sight-seeing and all taxes):

• Istanbul – 3 nights/4 days – starting from AED 1617
• Istanbul- Bursa – 7 nights/8 days – starting from AED 3181
• Istanbul- Bursa- Yalova – 9nights/10 days – starting from AED 3795 and
• Istanbul- Bursa- Yalova- Abant– 14nights/15 days – starting from AED 5760 among others.

Besides, Holiday Factory’s summer brochure also boasts of some striking destinations at unbelievable prices starting from AED 3350 in Bangkok, AED 3134 in Kuala Lumpur, AED 1819 in Sri Lanka, AED 1773 in India, AED 4640 in Maldives, AED 1990 in Egypt, AED 1690 in Jordan, AED 2870 in Prague and AED 3240 in Austria.

All rates include return airfare, 3 night’s accommodation, airport transfers and all taxes. Few rates include sightseeing as well.

Travellers can book their summer holiday packages with Holiday Factory through the travel agents or direct with Holiday Factory on 04 7014000 or visit www.holiday-factory.com

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