G Adventures has introduced a new travel concept –‘Book Your Bubble’ – offering private travel benefits for groups of family and friends. The new ‘Book Your Bubble Collection’ gives travellers the opportunity to reconnect with their loved ones and their love of travel at the same time, while feeling safe and comfortable in the company of the people joining them in their ‘private bubble’ during their adventure.
A recent G Adventures panel survey looking at travel trends post-pandemic has indicated that 35% of travellers* intend to take their next trip with multiple friends and or family members. In response to this growing trend for travellers wanting to travel with people they know, G Adventures’ new program of 80 tours provide additional benefits over and above those they would normally receive when booking private small group travel.
To support the launch of the Book Your Bubble Collection, G Adventures is running three brief (15-20 mins) Zoom educational sessions for agents, where they can learn all about the Book Your Bubble Collection, plus incentives and benefits of being involved.
Agents may register below to join:
Wednesday 12 August @ 11:30 AM (AEST) – Registration link HERE
Thursday 13 August @ 07.30AM (AEST) – Registration link HERE (For NZ agents)
Thursday 13 August @ 09:30 AM (AEST) – Registration link HERE
G Adventures has also added more flexible booking conditions and incentives such as discounted tours for trip organisers, which can also be shared between the group of travellers. On all tours travellers will also experience the added health and safety measures of G Adventures’ new Travel with Confidence policy.
“We want to ensure travelling is made as attractive as possible following this pandemic. The Book Your Bubble Collection makes booking a private tour more flexible and affordable than ever before. G Adventures is a company built on changing lives through travel, and there are local people who need our support, so we’re doing all we can to encourage travellers to get back out there and start making a difference again as soon as it is safe to do so,” says Bruce Poon Tip, founder of G Adventures.
Benefits of the Book Your Bubble Collection* include:
– Book Your Bubble with eight people and the eighth spot is discounted by 50% – perfect for a bubble of two families, a group of friends, or even four couples, or Book Your Bubble with 12 people and the 12th spot is complimentary.
– Groups can divide discounts across individuals in the group if they prefer.
– Groups can combine the private tour price with current G Adventures’ sales for added discounts – including the current 15% off sale which runs up to August 31st, 2020***.
– Flexible ‘cancel and rebook’ options in case a trip needs to change departure date.
– All groups are led by a local chief experience officer (CEO) to provide additional local knowledge and safety recommendations.
Tours that feature in the new Book Your Bubble Collection include:
– An eight-day 18-to-Thirtysomething Northern Thailand: Hilltribes & Villages trip perfect for a group of friends aged 18 – 39, is priced from AUD$749pp, departing from and returning to Bangkok.
– Or get an active crew together to hike the Inca Trail on this eight-day Inca Discovery trip which is priced from AUD$1,679pp departing from Lima and finishing in Cusco.
– A seven-day Classic Highlights of Portugal trip is perfect for couples, and priced from AUD$1,499pp travelling from Lisbon to Porto.
– Bring the family together for some quality time on the Maldives Dhoni Cruise tour. Priced from AUD$1,499pp for a seven-day Marine trip from Male return.
Travellers can also book Book Your Bubble with Private Travel outside the 80 trips in the Book Your Bubble Collection via G Adventures ‘Off-the-rack’ options or by customising a trip using the TailorMade service. Departures outside of the collection will be subject to the standard Private Travel terms specific to their tour.
To book or find out more information, travellers and agents can submit a request via Book Your Bubble with Private Travel, or by emailing groups@gadventures.com.
T&Cs
* Results are based on 4,236 responses from G Adventures global consumer panel, of which two thirds are former travellers. The survey was in-field from April 22-27, 2020.
** Applies to new bookings up to December 31, 2020 for travel before December 31, 2021.
*** Book by August 31, 2020.
IMAGE: G Adventures Maldives Dhoni cruise boat
