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In response to the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, Ffestiniog Travel has cancelled all holidays until the end of July 2020.

Please read below for the reasons for this decision in a letter from General Manager Maria Cook. Ffestiniog Travel will help all customers to rebook as soon as the situation returns to normal. In the meantime, Ffestiniog Travel is reaching out to all affected customers and dealing with the cancellations effectively and sympathetically.

From wellness holidays to micro-cations, most of the major travel trends for mature, more discerning travellers emerging in 2020 are underpinned by a common theme: sustainability and growing eco-awareness. For progressive tour operators, this means offering smaller sized tour groups and keeping itineraries and experiences traditional, giving their travellers authentic experiences they can not only savour but also feel good about, both during and after their adventure.

The 15-day rail odyssey includes an afternoon at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest concentration camp in occupied Europe during 1940-1945. With the liberation taking place in January 1945, 75 years ago, visiting the Memorial in commemoration for those lost in the Holocaust is of particular interest for travellers this year.

Poland: Steam, Trams & History, from £2,420pp, also includes time in Aachen, Szczecin, Wolsztyn, Leszno, Warsaw, Easter Sunday in UNESCO Krakow, and Berlin, and excursions to the Warsaw Railway Museum, the Wieliczka Salt Mine, and the Berlin Technology Museum. A key highlight of the trip is the 4-day award-winning Wolsztyn Steam Experience. Maria Cook, General Manager of Ffestiniog Travel said “we are also pleased to announce today’s news that all customers joining the tour on April 1 2020 will be able to enjoy a day travelling by scheduled steam, as these are expected to cease from May 2020 onwards. Additionally, a limited number of footplate rides are available to book on a first-come first-served basis, at no extra charge. This is the last time the footplate rides will be available”.

The escorted tour itinerary includes outbound rail, a 4-day tour with the Wolsztyn Experience, 14-nights hotel accommodation with breakfast, internal travel as per the itinerary, excursions as per the itinerary, and the services of a tour leader throughout.

As people become more aware of their personal carbon footprint and general impact on the environment a change in holiday habits is fast becoming apparent as individuals develop a more mindful approach when choosing where they go and how. Rail tour operator Ffestiniog Travel (www.ffestiniogtravel.com / 01766 512 400) is already ahead of the game and has been offering its clients a choice of ‘Eco-Friendly’, ‘Sustainable’, and ‘Authentic’ tours for many years.;