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Thomas Cook Introduce Cape Verde For Winter 2011

Dépèche transmise le 16 février 2011 par PRNewswire

PETERBOROUGH, England, February 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas Cook, the travel experts who offer holidays ( ) worldwide, launched its first edition Wintersun 2011/12 brochure in store on 10th February 2011 and introduced the up and coming destination of Cape Verde for the first time.

Featuring two great properties for Winter 2011/12 - The Iberostar Club and Royal Decameron in the key resort of Boa Vista - Thomas Cook will offer weekly Friday flights from Manchester with the first departing on 4th November 2011.

Richard Calvert, MD Thomas Cook tour operations said "This is an exciting addition to our winter programme providing agents with alternative destination for customers who are keen to try somewhere new. Less that sevens hours flying time, Cape Verde offers a variety of landscapes, amazing beaches, high quality accommodation and year round sunshine and we are confident this will be a popular choice for the coming winter."

This latest brochure will continue to feature the 'More 4 You' promotion that offers 3 for 2 on holiday extras such as extra luggage and in-flight meals. For example, customers who buy 'Choose Your Seat' and take 5kg of extra luggage will receive in-flight meals absolutely free! That's a saving of over GBP35 for a family of four.

Other brochure highlights include: - The new brochure features Thomas Cook's new Lapland programme that now offers three and four night short breaks to resort of Levi alongside the popular one-day trips to the resort of Rovaniemi. - Five new hotels are on offer including the Bahia Principe in Tenerife, Gloria Palace and IFA Faro Hotel both in Gran Canaria, Sitanunku Lodge in Gambia and a new Aquamania property - the Serenity Fun City in Makadi Bay in Egypt. - A number of new activities will be on offer including pre-bookable golf packages at LykiaWORLD, Antalya in Turkey and the new 18 hole golf course designed by Nick Faldo in Paphos, Cyprus. - Fans of Strictly Come Dancing can also look out for the new 'Learn to' panels within the brochure highlighting a number of hotels in Spain, Cyprus and Tunisia that will offer a variety of dance lessons.

Agents can book via or 0871-230-2399.

About Thomas UK & Ireland:

Thomas Cook UK & Ireland is the second largest leisure travel group in the UK with around 19,000 employees. The company has a network of more than 800 high street stores, leading websites, and some of the world's favourite travel brands providing holiday deals.

Thomas Cook UK & Ireland is part of Thomas Cook Group plc. For more information please visit .

CONTACT: Press contact: Press Office, +44(0)1733-417272,; Thomas Cook Group Plc, Group CorporateCommunications, The Thomas Cook Business Park, Coningsby Road,Peterborough, PE3 8SB,