Hi Julia,
This sounds intruiging, but I also find this very frustrating! I've booked two holidays for next year (and stretched the budget to breaking point!) but held off till the Sept brochure came out to book the second one so I'd have the full range to choose from. I'm anxious not to miss out on any great holidays that might not be repeated, but it looks like I might - again! For example, the Hawaii and Kerala tours both interest me but it looks like they are not being repeated in the short term at any rate and I might have missed my opportunity.
Does this mean that I should wait until January in future to ensure I have the widest possible choice of destinations? My big problem then is that my work diary is very messy and I need as much notice as possible if I am to block off the necessary dates and January might not give me enough notice. This is why I usually book 9 - 12 months in advance. I know Will is doing his very best to accomodate everyone, but perhaps a way forward would be to even give a hint of likely or possible one off destinations the previous Sept, even if dates weren't finalised until January? In this way, I could at least make the decision to either book in Sept when I have more flexibility regarding dates, or else [/i]wait till the following January in the hope that I can do one of the one-off tours and that I will also be able to travel when it is on? Then again, if I wait till January and either the dates or destinations of any one off tours don't suit, it might be too late for me to book the one I was going to book the previous September (if you know what I mean!).
Sorry to be troublesome, but it's a big world out there and I really want to see as much of it as I can, while I can!
Cheers,
Bob