NZ Traveltrade October 2012

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Tailor-made freedom Top destination choice for mature travellers, the United Kingdom is small enough to explore in a short amount of time and large enough to offer a diverse range of experiences. DriveAway Holidays offers the freedom of specially adapted rental vehicles for drivers with disabilities in the UK. With collection and drop-off options at London, Manchester, Luton and Stansted rentals can be tailor-made to suit specific drive requirements. Modifications include pedal extensions, hand controls, swivel seats, wheelchair transportation, top boxes and wheelchair ramps. A range of vehicle sizes are available ranging from the Nissan Micra to the VW Transporter. Rental prices include unlimited kilometres, 24-hour roadside assistance, collision and loss damage waiver, theft protection, additional liability insurance and tax. Note: Depending upon the supplier, there may not be any upper age restrictions although drivers could possibly be subject to an insurance surcharge at the time of collection. Meet the new BDMs DriveAway Holidays, New Zealand recently introduced its new sales team. For the North Island, Candace Swale possesses almost 10 years travel industry experience. Swale joins DriveAway Holidays from Contiki where she spent several years working in

Driveaway Holidays’ pedal extension option

the role of sales rep and sales support; with previous experience with Holiday Shoppe, Tokoroa as a travel consultant. Looking to move away from the youth market, she jumped at the opportunity to promote self-drive holidays. In the South Island, meet Sue Mitchell who joins DriveAway after many years specialising in Adventure Travel. Her travel industry career commenced at the age of 21 years in London managing an adventure overland company after having travelled with them for 12 months through Africa. Based in Christchurch, Mitchell is enjoying developing relationships with the South Island trade. Seeing the devastation first hand from the recent earthquakes, Mitchell has proactively joined the Red Cross Emergency Response Team. Her dream is to take a road trip across Africa. ➌ driveaway.co.nz

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