Leading independent tour operator Premier Holidays will launch a selection of contemporary new brochures this month to highlight its 2014 programme. Bookings for Premier Holidays' Faraway Collection have risen by 34 percent year-on-year, proving clients are keen to invest in long-haul holidays. 

Due to agent demand, Premier Holidays has introduced tailor-made cruising to its 2014 Faraway brochure. Agents booking with Premier Holidays can benefit from tailor-made, fully bonded packages including flights and pre and post nights. Provided by Celebrity Cruise line, the new Premier Holidays cruise offers cover a broad range of destinations throughout Asia; from Benoa in Bali to Boracay in The Philippines. The new selection of voyages is designed to provide variety, value for money and to cater for a wide range of customer requirements. Prices start at £2,149 per person and include full board throughout each cruise. 

The new section also features cruises to Myanmar with Orient Express ships Orcaella and The Road to Mandalay; prices start from £2,889 for seven nights on board The Road to Mandalay. Premier Holidays' cruises are not limited to those in the brochure, the tour operator can now offer any cruising throughout Asia as part of a tailor-made package for clients.

A brand new Philippines section will feature the Traders Hotel and the Shangri-La Hotel in Manila, as well as Maribago Blue Water Beach Resort and Shagri-La Hotel on Mactan Island; providing clients with the option of either a single centre or combined trip when travelling to the Philippines.

Premier Holidays has also added a new island in Thailand, Khao Yao Yai, to its product portfolio. Boasting a rich culture, tropical jungles and stunning beaches, Thailand is a firm favourite with Premier Holidays' clients. New Thailand hotels featured will include Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas, Aloft Bangkok, Khao Yao Yai Village, Regent Cha Am Hua Hin Beach Resort & Spa, Hotel de la Paix Cha-Am, Holiday Inn Pataya and Centara Grand Modus Resort Pattaya.

Vietnam is one of Premier Holidays' emerging destinations, identified on their 2013 watch list, with bookings to the destination up 17 percent year-on-year. Hotels will include the AVANI QUY NHON Resort & Spa in Vietnam, launching on 1 August 2013, which has undergone a complete takeover and rebrand, and the brand new Banyan Tree Lang Co and Angsana Lang Co in Hue, opened in May 2013.

Also new for the 2014 brochure are Anantara The Dubai Palm Jumeriah, which will officially open on 15 September 2013, the four-star all-inclusive Centara Fushi Resort in the Maldives, which opened in March 2013, and an expanded Sri Lanka section which will include brand new East Coast beach hotels. 

Travel Agents can benefit from Premier Holidays' agent incentive on any Faraway booking; earning between £25-£150 per booking dependent on booking value.

For more information or to book with Premier Holidays please visit www.trade.premierholidays.co.uk or call 08444 937 444.

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For further information:
Felicity Thompson
Rooster PR
Email: premierholidays@rooster.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 3440 8924

About Premier Holidays
Premier Holidays (www.premierholidays.co.uk) is a privately-owned, independent tour operator with 75 years experience in organising tailor-made holidays. The company's expert reservations staff have first-hand knowledge on all featured destinations and offer an individual and personalised service to travel agents and consumers. All travellers receive a personalised quotation including itinerary information, destination overview and images.

The company is the market leader for holidays to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, and positions itself as a leading independent specialist for its vast array of long haul products.