THE FOUNDER FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE collapsed small-ship operator Cruise West, Dick West, has told media of his new venture, Explor Tours. The new company will offer customers small-ship cruise options as well as land tours, and may start to take enquiries and bookings as early as the end of...
THE FOUNDER FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE
collapsed small-ship operator Cruise West,
Dick West, has told media of his new
venture, Explor Tours.
The new company will offer customers
small-ship cruise options as well as land
tours, and may start to take enquiries and
bookings as early as the end of the year.
Primarily aimed at the American market,
West said Explor Tours will begin selling
cruises and tours which take passengers
through South America (including Ecuador,
Peru and Chile) and to the Galapagos
Islands.
“In the last three years [before the
collapse] Cruise West began offering tours
and cruises with other operators around the
world,” said West.
“We found there are a number of very
good operators who are virtually unknown,
offering our kind of up-close, casual and
personal experiences in great destinations –
and our guests really enjoyed these
programs and the new destinations,” he
added.
West also told reporters that he aimed to
stave off industry and consumer wariness by
only taking payment for holidays on credit
card, which will not be deducted until the
completion of travel.
