A fresh competitor has today joined Australia’s cruise sphere with HOOT Holidays’ introducing HOOT Cruise in Australia.
Chairman and director of House of Travel Australia, Barry Mayo told CW the launch enabled customers to “take advantage of wonderful cruises in the South Pacific and Asia, destinations they already know and love through Hoot’s beach holidays, as well as being able to book amazing Hoot Cruises deals for New Zealand, Europe, Alaska, South America and the Caribbean”.
The consumer-facing product is a new category for HOOT Holidays in this market, which has been operating in Australia for 30 years and is part of the Australasian House of Travel Group.
On its website, HOOT Cruises promised to find “the best cruise deals for the best price” & “make sure your trip is safe, stress-free and totally tailored to you.”
The company has been operating Hoot Cruises in the New Zealand market for over a year and has a cruise team of 20.
Hoot Holidays rebanded from Holiday Specialists in 2013.
House of Travel owns TravelManagers in Australia and also a majority stake in Orbit World Travel.
