The holiday market is a battlefield!

Leading Battlefield tour specialist, Leger Holidays, has launched five brand new WWI and WWII tours for 2010 – including a special look at the Great War poets and a tour dedicated to the occupation of Jersey.

With the popularity of historical and educational holidays continuing to rise, Leger has increased its range of its specialist Battlefield itineraries further to offer customers the opportunity to experience a number of new WWI and WWII experiences.

New tours for 2010 include:

Poets on the Somme (four days from just £259 per person) – a journey into the lives and deaths of the Great War poets including Wilfred Owen, Tom Kettle and Siegfried Sassoon.

Included – specialist Battlefield guide, two Battlefield visits, three nights’ accommodation with continental breakfast and travel by executive coach with upgrade to Silver Service available.

Champagne, Marne and Verdun (five days from £339 per person) – this new itinerary for 2010 looks at three key battlefields of the Great War – the Champagne, scene of terrific fighting involving the French in 1915 and 1917 and the Americans in 1918; the Marne, scene of the ‘Miracle of the Marne’ in 1914 and Verdun, site of the great French defence in 1916 and the American Meuse-Argonne Offensive in 1918.

Included - specialist Battlefield guide, three full day Battlefield visits, four nights’ accommodation with continental breakfast and travel by executive coach with upgrade to Silver Service available.

Walking the Ypres Salient (five days from only £349 per person) – this leisurely walking tour over the Battlefields covers brand new locations for 2010 as well as old favourites including The Hills of Flanders, Messines Ridge and Broodseinde Ridge.

Included - specialist Battlefield guide, five Battlefield walks, four nights’ accommodation with continental breakfast and travel by executive coach.

Jersey Occupation and Liberation (five days from only £449) – a journey into the occupation of Jersey by the Germans during the Second World War. Special Liberation Day and Battle of Britain itineraries also available.

Included – Specialist occupation guide, four nights accommodation with breakfast and evening meal, a number of excursions and visits, return scheduled flights to Jersey, airport transfers, welcome drink and Leger representative on hand during the stay.

Five day 65th Anniversary of the Liberation tour departs 7th May 2010 and eight day Battle of Britain Air Display tour departs 5th September 2010.

The Cold War, the Stasi and the Fall of the Berlin Wall (seven days from £399 per person) – discover the revelations of the Cold War and celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall with visits to Möhne Dam, Berlin, Potsdam and Leipzig included.

Included – Specialist historical guide, a number of visits and excursions, six nights accommodation with continental breakfast, travel by executive coach with upgrade to Silver Service available.

Ashley Dellow, Head of Retail Sales at Leger Holidays, said: “Year on year interest in our specialist Battlefield offering continues to rise with more and more people opting to take an educational break to learn more about historical conflicts.

“For 2010 we have responded to consumer demand for our Battlefield tours and extended our offering even further to offer even more choice and new itineraries for regular travellers.

“We are confident that these new tours are going to be an extremely popular addition to our range of Battlefield holidays.”

Leger Holidays offers the option to upgrade to Luxury Silver Service coach travel on a number of its tours. The benefits of Silver Service include specially designed deluxe reclining seats with extra leg room, on-board climate control, and a spacious rear lounge. Silver Service also offers the convenience of on-board washroom and servery with a range of refreshments, porterage in all hotels and a smaller more personal group.

With over 25 years industry experience, Leger Holidays offers total financial security with ABTA and ATOL protection.

For further information about Leger Holidays, log on to leger.co.uk.