Touring company Back-Roads Touring has expanded its offerings across Europe and the UK after unveiling its biggest ever European program for 2018. The move is designed to take advantage of a growing number of Australians heading to the region. Back-Roads Touring Country manager Australia and New Zealand Dennis Basham said airfares between Australia and the UK and Europe were more affordable than ever, which was shaping travel habits and decisions for 2018.
“We can already see strong interest in UK & Europe tours, and some of this would definitely be due to airfare pricing,” Basham said. To meet this demand, Basham said Back-Roads had added an extra 17% capacity for 2017 tours and would add 11 new itineraries in 2018.
Since launching its 2018 offerings in May, he said that forward bookings for Italy, Spain, Morocco, France, Scotland and Wales were very strong.
“Our 2018 Battlefield Tour bookings have already seen an excess of 20% growth in what is shaping up to be our strongest year yet,” he said.
More than 50% of departures for 2018 Back-Roads tours have already been guaranteed, said Basham.
“Early signs show our new Battle of Britain, Cornwall Food Tour, Royal Tour of Britain, Malta Highlights & Madeira Highlights, Iceland Highlights and Sail the Bay of Naples are set to be particularly popular in 2018.”
