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Christian Club 18-30 holidays

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Written by Henry Brennan

Wednesday, 17 December 2008 14:49

A Kingston travel agency is offering Club 18–30 holidays tailored especially for Christians, restricting drinking, premarital sex and swearing.

Richmond Travel, headquartered in Kingston, decided to create the Christian travel package after spotting a gap in the market.

“Conventionally, there are a lot of people who holiday with their parents until they are 18 and then want to do something different. It’s a very popular age group and not all of them want to do the traditional party holiday,” says Ben Turner, Chief Executive of Richmond Travel. “After talking to guests and parents came the realisation that there was a gap in the market.”

The company offers both a summer deal to Samos, Greece and a winter one to La Rosiere in the Alps. The company claims the holiday contains “free watersports, relevant and inspiring Bible teaching, great praise and fantastic team games and evening entertainments designed just for this age group.”

The Reverend Stan Brown, the chaplain for Kingston University said: “A number of students come to me who just don’t buy into the hard drinking culture. People are often surprised that young people aren’t into the party scene. I think this is a good opportunity for like-minded people to get together and I’m glad people are seeing an alternative route.”

Even if the popularity of faith-based travel continues to rise, Ben Turner claims there are no immediate plans to develop the idea further in the near future.

Click here for more information on the organised holidays.

Picture credit: Charles Boulton/Rex Features

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