The escorted tour company has reported a 250% rise in bookings to Canada following the broadcast of the award-winning TV series, Race Across the World, where couples competed to race across the vast country.
Richard Harrington, destination manager US, Canada, Middle East & Indian subcontinent for Newmarket Holidays, said: “The Race Across the World series has been superb in showing the diversity of a Canadian holiday, including its stunning landscapes, fabulous wildlife and vibrant cities.
“Canada is such a beautiful country and our customers have definitely got it on their wish lists.”
For travellers wishing to complete their own cross-country adventure, Newmarket Holidays is offering discounts of up to 15% on holidays booked before June 9th, including group adventures to Niagara Falls, the Rockies and an array of Canada’s most eye-catching cities.
‘Canada’s Rocky Mountaineer’ is an 11-day escorted tour that starts in the capital of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, before heading along the glacier-dotted Icefields Parkway to Jasper National Park, where guests will board the legendary Rocky Mountaineer as it takes them across the vast landscape to Kamloops. During the journey, travellers will experience the picturesque surroundings of Mount Robson, Pyramid Falls, Yellowhead Pass, the Fraser River, and Hell’s Gate in Fraser Canyon, before arriving in Vancouver to end the journey. Prices start at £3,460 per person, with the 15% discount available until June 9th.
Newmarket’s 10-day itinerary ‘The Maple Lead Trail’ starts with a cruise to the foot of Niagara Falls before travellers have the opportunity to explore four of Canada’s eastern cities. Guests will begin by experiencing the vast array of cultures present in Toronto with visits to Chinatown, Greektown, Little India and Little Italy, before following the Maple Leaf Trail to the country’s elegant capital of Ottawa, followed by Quebec City before ending the tour in Montreal. Prices start from £2,016 per person, featuring a 10% discount available until June 9th.
