Cox & Kings Europe 2013 Brochure - Travel Club Elite

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COX & KINGS
HOLIDAYS EXPLAINED
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there are different ways to travel with
cox & kings: escorted group tours, Private
Journeys and tailor-made holidays. below, we
differentiate between them; however, please
bear in mind that almost all escorted group
tour itineraries may also be taken as Private
Journeys and prices for this option are shown
in the bottom sections of the price tables. in
a few cases, an escorted group tour may not
be exclusive to cox & kings’ clients and in
such cases the term ‘non-exclusive escorted
group tour’ will be indicated.
ESCORTED GROUP TOURS
All Cox & Kings Escorted Group Tours benefit
from the following features:
tour manager: Cox & Kings tour managers are
carefully selected for their travel experience
and organisational abilities. Your tour manager
will meet your group on arrival in Europe
and will escort you throughout your journey
(unless otherwise specified).
expert local guides: On some tours, in
addition to the services of the tour manager,
Cox & Kings Escorted Group Tours also
benefit from the knowledge of local guides
who accompany each excursion. In some
cases, where appropriate, the tour manager
will also act as the local guide. Where
possible, your entrance fees are included in
the holiday price.
Airport representatives: For all group
departures where six or more people are
travelling on the same flight from London
Heathrow or Gatwick, a Cox & Kings
representative is available to assist with check
in and any seat requests you may have during
the main check-in period.
flights: Cox & Kings only uses the services
of scheduled airlines for international and
most internal flights. All prices are based on
Economy Class flights; however; Cox & Kings
offers excellent upgrade rates on international
sectors and regional connections, if required,
and details of these are shown on the tour
pages. Flight schedules to, from and within
Europe mean that some early morning
departures or arrivals may be unavoidable.
comfortable land travel: For road journeys,
Cox & Kings uses air-conditioned buses of
a size appropriate to the size of the group
(subject to availability).
first class accommodation: The standard and
style of accommodation varies from place to
place and tour to tour, however, Cox & Kings
generally uses first class 4- or 5-star hotels, or
the best available, on all its tours. Information
about all the hotels used in this brochure can
be found on our website, coxandkings.co.uk.
small group sizes: To enhance your enjoyment
of the tour, we like to keep our groups small
and manageable. Therefore, numbers are
normally restricted to a maximum of 25 people.
PRIVATE JOURNEYS
Some Escorted Group Tours may be taken
as Private Journeys and some of the tours
in this brochure are only available as Private
Journeys. Private Journeys are taken by one
or more passengers on the date of their
choosing, subject to schedules and availability*.
These tours operate exactly as per Escorted
Group Tours except that there is no airport
representation in the UK. Depending on the
destination, travellers may be accompanied
throughout by a guide or locally escorted
in each city / destination. In addition to the
services they have in common with Escorted
Group Tours, Private Journeys offer the
following benefits: