Tour Operators Offer New Year Promotions

After the winter holidays department stores put their stock on sale and some tour operators are offering special deals to kickstart business in the dead of January.

General Tours World Traveler is offering $500 off of all Small Groups, Small Ships and Private Journeys for trips booked and paid in full by Jan. 31 for travel through April 2015. After Feb. 1, the offer will be modified and prices will be reduced $250 per person for paid-in-full bookings.

Central Holidays has reduced prices on its Italy programs up to 10 percent. That puts its nine-day Italy’s Northern Highlights program, including Rome, Florence and Venice, at $2,200. Its 12-day Magnificent Italy and the Amalfi Coast is priced from $2,983. The offer is good for bookings made through Jan. 31.

Wendy Wu Tours is giving away a free two-night stay in Hong Kong with sightseeing and airport transfers included with any booking of a Wendy Wu Classic, Premier, Private or Indochina and Japan Tour. Call 877-993-6399 for information. 

Blue Sky Tours is paying a $40 cash bonus, what it calls Mahalo Money, for bookings made electronically in January. All Mahalo Money is deposited on a Visa prepaid debit card. The booking window for the special offer is through Jan. 31 for travel through Dec. 31. Bookings can be made electronically via the company’s website or a VaxVacationAccess.com.

Journese, Curators of Fine Travel, the luxury brand of Pleasant Holidays, is running a Life’s Epic Journeys promotion that will give clients a credit up to $500 on a future trip with the booking of new trips by Feb. 15 at any of 25 participating resorts and villas. At the end of the promotion, Journese will donate a free to a trip to a family via a partnership with Make-A-Wish.

Trafalgar is offering a 10 percent early payment discount on bookings made by Jan. 15. Savings run up to $1,700, or $2,550 with the Frequent Traveler Discount. The savings apply to any of 140 Trafalgar or Brendan packages.