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Thursday 15th November 2012
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Hays pens World Travel Holidays
deal; Port Direct ups commission
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Report puts
Heathrow hub
case forward
H
eathrow Airport’s chief
executive Colin Matthews is to
launch a report today outlining why
the airport needs to become a UK
hub. Matthews is to send the ‘One
Hub or None’ report to Sir Howard
Davies, who is heading an aviation
commission that is not due to be
published until 2015. The report
is expected to say the Heathrow
to Gatwick connection, dubbed
Heathwick, is impractical and outline
Heathrow as the only suitable hub
airport. In a statement Virgin Atlantic
said the report made a “compelling
case for a single hub airport” and
was “sure” Davies would find it
useful. Meanwhile, Mayor Boris
Johnson pushed for his proposal for
an airport in the Thames Estuary or
expansion at Stansted. Click here
for full story
CWT launches
hotel review site
C
WT has launched a hotel
review website for businesses
to share their opinions on properties.
The site, named CWT Hotel Intel,
emails travellers after a trip asking
them to upload a review, which can
then be displayed on a companyspecific page. Availability, rates and
facilities will be displayed alongside
the hotels. “The development of
CWT Hotel Intel is very much
aligned with the current trends we’re
seeing in the industry – travellers
increasingly use peer group
information to make decisions,” said
Patrice Simon, innovation leader at
CWT. Click here for full story
Record BA charters
from Barrhead
B
CRUISE NEWS UK
arrhead Travel has announced
it will operate a record number
of British Airways charter flights
from Scotland next summer. The
travel group will charter flights from
Glasgow and Aberdeen to popular
Spanish and Italian destinations
including Alicante, Barcealon,
Palma, Malaga and Venice. It has
doubled capacity compared to
summer 2012 to offer 20,000 seats
between May and October 2013.
KLM announces Manston-Amsterdam flights
Addition latest in regional expansion...
K
LM has continued its regional
expansion across the UK with
new flights between Manston, Kent
and Amsterdam. The carrier will
launch twice daily flights from 2
April onboard a Fokker 70 aircraft
with business and economy
cabins. The hour-long flight is
the first international departure
from Manston and will be used
for on-going connections into the
Americas, Asia and Africa. “This
step is consistent of our strategy
to provide provincial departures
and hope to develop what we have
done in Norwich,” Henri Hourclade,
general manager UK & Ireland at
Air France/KLM told Travel Daily.
“Kent is a key region with a good
catchment area that is close to the
airport and it is very strategically
placed; we are very confident that
the experience can work here.” This
‘experience’ focuses on airports
within an hour’s drive, hasslefree airports and cheaper airport
parking, which has proved so
Finnair changes
fare structure
popular at Norwich that it will soon
boost its services to Schipol to four
times a day.
Of its connecting flights
Hourclade said North American
routes, Dubai and Bangkok continue
to be popular with Brits, while
its Chinese and south east Asia
(Kuala Lumpur, Philippines) routes
are developing fast particularly as
Heathrow fails to keep up with direct
routes. Click here for full story
Gatwick passenger numbers up
F
innair has
introduced
a new fare
structure with
five ticket
types. The
new tickets all
include a piece of carry-on luggage,
one piece of checked baggage and
a meal or beverage, with others
including various included extras
including added luggage, flexible
rebooking or priority airport services.
BUSINESS and BUSINESS SAVER
are available in business class with
its economy tickets named PRO,
VALUE and BASIC. “We want to
offer clear and understandable
options to customers who come
from all walks of life and who
each have different needs and
priorities when they fly,” said Anssi
Komulainen, SVP customer service
at Finnair.
The carrier also announced
automatic check-in will be available
for all customers from 28 November.
Click here for full story
G
atwick Airport has seen a 2.1% boost in passenger numbers
during October thanks to long-haul routes. More than 60,000
passengers travelled through the airport last month with 39,000 on
long-haul routes and load factors are at an average 82.2%. New routes
in place for 2013 include easyJet’s to Moscow; Norwegian Air Shuttle’s
new base and Vueling’s flights to Barcelona, while Aer Lingus is to pull
its route to Cork and Monarch will stop its Milan service.
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New survey unveils golfers’ habits
QUOTE
OF THE DAY
“We’re proud to
have changed the
B
ritish golf travellers are
more likely to visit resorts
recommended by friends and
prefer half-board over other
accommodation types, a new
survey has revealed. Results from
the International Golf Travel Market
(IGTM) from 9,500 golfers across
the UK & Ireland, Scandinavia,
Germany and France found that
way people think
after recommendations golfers
looked to specialist tour operators
and then golf magazines for
inspiration. However, only 40% book
through an operator, with the rest
booking independently. Half-board
accommodation was the most
popular option (28.3%) while 14.7%
of Brits preferred bed & breakfast.
about travelling
between the UK
and the Continent”
Airlines to sell Amadeus stakes
Nicolas Petrovic,
L
ufthansa Group and Air France-KLM have announced plans to sell their
stakes in Amadeus IT Holding SA. The German airline will offload 16.2
million of its shares in Amadeus in a private placement, cutting its overall
stake in the GDS company from 7.6% to 4.0%. The share sale is being
combined with the placement of 7.4m shares by Air France-KLM, reducing
its stake in Amadeus by 7.3% to 5.6%.
CEO of Eurostar on
its 18th birthday
Eurostar celebrates 18th birthday
Designing
Shopping
Breaks
A blend of flavour and style
Nicolas Petrovic, CEO of Eurostar (far left) with secretary of state for transport Patrick McLoughlin
MP (far right) and Eurostar staff to mark the Euros
E
urostar celebrated its 18th
birthday yesterday with
celebrations at St Pancras
International station. Patrick
McLoughlin, secretary of state for
transport joined Eurostar staff to
cut a cake to mark the occasion,
which also marked the fifth year of
HS1. Eurostar carries an average
of 830,000 passengers a month
and more than 130 million since
its launch 18 years ago. “This is
a very special day in our history
and we’re proud to have changed
the way people think about
travelling between the UK and the
Continent,” said Nicolas Petrovic,
CEO of Eurostar.
Extra Leeds Bradford-Aberdeen
service added
A
new Sunday flight from Leeds
Bradford to Aberdeen is to
be introduced this weekend. The
new service from Eastern Airways
will also see its northbound
flight retimed to provide a more
convenient return time for
business travellers.
“Flights on Sundays will not
only appeal to leisure travellers
visiting Yorkshire or north east
Scotland but also those travelling
ready for business on a Monday
morning,” added Tony Hallwood,
commercial director at Leeds
Bradford Airport.
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Walk around the
aisles of the World
Travel Market and you
would never guess that
shopping is one of the
top two tourist activities
in every market in
Europe.
“We work hard to
weave our shopping
destinations into the
local tourism fabric, in
terms of working with the local tourism industry, and getting
the right look and feel, and offer at our centres,” says Anthony
Rippingale, McArthurGlen’s Head of Tourism.
McArthurGlen’s La Reggia Designer Outlet is 25 minutes
north of Naples, and reached by car or shuttle bus. As well
as the likes of Prada and Valentino, the centre offers many
Neapolitan brands, reflecting the importance of tailoring in a
city once known as the Paris of the Mediterranean. And for a
place to eat, world-renowned Rossopomodoro offers authentic
Neapolitan cuisine.
The architecture at La Reggia is inspired by the Byzantine
domes of the Amalfi coast, and the water fountains echo the
sound of the sea on the rocks at Naples or the beaches of
Sorrento and the island of Capri. And if you are taken by the
classically inspired bronze horse’s head at the main entrance,
a visit to the Naples National Archaeological Museum is a
must.
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Daily flights KLM will
operate from Kent
next year
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Fares offered by
Finnair
20,000
Chartered BA seats
Barrhead will offer in
summer 2013
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Midlands agent
joins Micounties
Co-op
S
olihull Lodge-based travel
agent BT Travel has joined
The Midcounties Co-op Travel.
The agency, run by Lisa Whiston
and Leigh Simmonds, has
recently moved premises after
taking on the business from
John Waterhouse after his wife
and BT owner Pip Waterhouse
passed away in April. Whiston and
Simmonds wanted the backing
of a consortium as they make the
business their own.
Warner gives away
£25 vouchers
W
arner Leisure Hotels is giving
away a £25 Love2Shop
voucher for every 2012 booking
made until 25 November. The
incentive cannot combined with
other incentives and claims must be
sent by 28 November.
APPOINTMENTS
Simon Trengove-Jones has
been made regional director of
sales, Europe at Dusit
International. He joins the hotel
group from the Café Royal Hotel
where he was director of sales –
pre-opening team. Marie-Rose Vesterling has also joined
Dusit as senior sales manager, Europe. Her previous roles
include group coordinator at InterContinental/Crowne Plaza
Dubai Festival City and sales manager at Traders Hotel
Shenyang.
Andy Foulds has been appointed commercial
director at Durham Tees Valley Airport. Foulds
joins the airport from the Port of Tyne Authority,
where he has been commercial director for two
years. He also spent 18 years at the APMollerMaersk group.
Miguel Reinoso has been
made sales manager for the
Mediterranean and North African
region at Iberostar. His move
comes as the hotel group boosts
its commercial strategy in Tunisia,
Greece,
Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Montenegro and Turkey. Carlos González has become head
of sales for urban hotels I Spain and Portugal to develop and
promote sales, while Iciar Gatell joins Iberostar as head of
sales for Andalusia and Morocco.
Ann Marie Meaney has joined UKinbound as events and
commercial manager. Meaney will handle its workshops,
seminars, fam trips and the annual convention in February and
previously worked at VisitScotland. Stephanie BlackwellGraham has also joined the association as marketing and
communications manager. She joins from Visit Kent.
Niki Leondakis has been named as the new CEO of
Commune Hotels & Resorts. Leondakis joins the hotel group
from Kimpton where she was most recently president and chief
operating officer.
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Hays Travel pens deal with World
Travel Holdings
Hays Travel has
announced a
multi-million
pound partnership
with cruise agent
World Travel
Holdings.
Hays, the
UK’s largest
independent
travel agent, will have its cruise business, outside of the
Hays Travel Independence Group, managed by World
Travel Holdings – including the company’s website, call
centres and cruise representation in the company’s 43
stores.
James Cole will be charged with heading up World Travel
Holdings (UK) Ltd and the cruise division of Hays Travel.
The deal will also see the creation of a joint venture –
managed by Mal Barritt – specialising in long haul travel,
SixStarHolidays.co.uk. Click here for full story
Ports Direct raises agent commission
Ports Direct has
announced that it
is to increase its
travel agent
commission to
15% on all ex-UK
cruises.
The increase
will come with
immediate effect
on the firm’s cruise transfer service.
“In increasing our commission we are looking to build
stronger working relationships with travel agents across
the UK,” said Karl Lapage managing director of Ports
Direct. “This additional incentive is a great opportunity for
agents to increase their profits and we want to encourage
them to recommend and book our service for their clients.
We are also looking to collaborate with more cruise lines
to extend the number of shared services we offer. We
are 100% committed to continue to offer value for money
cruise transfer services and support the UK travel trade in
growing cruise sales.” Click here for full story
Carnival Sunshine details released
Carnival
Corporation has
released details of
the upcoming
renovation of its
2,640-passenger
Carnival Destiny.
The new ship,
which will be
called Carnival
Sunshine, is due to go for a 49-day dry dock in Italy before
re-entering service in April 2013.
The works are estimated to cost in the region of US$155
million (GBP97m) and will include the features which
are being rolled out across the firm’s ‘Fun Ship 2.0’
enhancement programme plus other specific upgrades.
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new Isle of Wight destination
management organisation
(DMO) was launched earlier
this week under the name Visit
Isle of Wight (VIOW). The DMO
will be led by newly-appointed
CEO David Thornton and will
initially see the board drop into
tourism providers across the
island to provide training. “We
will announce a list of immediate
actions to ensure that the Isle
of Wight stands out as a mustsee place to visit in 2013 and
beyond,” said Thornton. “It¹s been
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Hotel prices fall in
Europe
H
otel prices in Europe dropped
by up to 41% in Europe this
month, according to trivago’s
latest index. Rates have dropped
an average 18% in the last two
months and at their cheapest since
January 2012. Venice saw the
largest decrease of 41% to GBP112
(although it is colder and there are
less events in November), while
Rome saw prices down 31% this
month and Budapest decreased
26%. A night in the UK is expected
to cost an average GBP111 in
November compared to GBP130
last year. Cardiff and Liverpool
posted rate increases.
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ILTM Japan announced
Reed Travel Exhibitions is continuing its expansion into the emerging
markets with the launch of ILTM Japan. Following the success of ILTM
Americas, Asia and Africa, the Japan event will be held in Tokyo from
11-13 March 2013. Japan was chosen for its number of high-end
travellers and net worth, with the country the biggest Asian outbound
market.
“We have been increasingly aware of the demand from ILTM clients to
focus on Japan as a key source market of high-spending discerning
travellers,” said Alison Gilmore, exhibition director at ILTM. “Whereas
ILTM Asia has a seven-year proven track record in providing access
to a range of buyers from over 20 countries across the burgeoning
and diverse Asia Pacific, ILTM Japan will venture further, providing a
direct opportunity for a selection of the world’s elite travel products and
experiences to reach the most discerning of Japanese luxury travel
agents and specialists.”
Fairmont to debut in Changsha
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has announced plans
to open a new hotel and conference centre in
Changsha, the capital of China's Hunan province.
Scheduled to open in 2016, Fairmont Changsha
will feature 350 rooms, plus several F&B outlets,
a spa, fitness centre and swimming pool. It will be
located adjacent to the new 40,000m² conference
centre, which will also be managed by Fairmont. Both developments will
be located in Taksin City - a new development zone including 14 office
towers, shopping centres, pedestrian areas, an ice-skating rink, IMAX
cinema, theatre, high-end residential developments and an international
school. Click here for full story
Air China flies B777 to Frankfurt
Air China will put its new Boeing 777-300ER into service on its Frankfurt
route this month. From 22 November, the Beijing-based carrier will
fly its B777 to the German financial capital, replacing the B747-400
that currently operates the route. The new B777-300ER offers 311
seats - eight in first class, 42 in business class and 261 in economy.
All the three classes of service are equipped with personal in-flight
entertainment units.
Raffles announces Manila hotel
Raffles Hotels & Resorts is to open a hotel in Makati City, Manila next
month. The all-suite hotel is due to be fully operational in February 2013
and is the first luxury hotel to open in this area of the Philippines capital
in 18 years. One hundred and 10 Raffles Residences are also available
with between one and four rooms.
J
et Airways held its annual dinner earlier this week to award its travel agent partners. Southall Travel scooped the award
for Best Overall Agent 2011/12. Pictured here is Jaymin Borkhatria, sales director of Southall Travel (second from right)
with Lydia Nazareth , general manager for Jet Airways, UK & Ireland (far left); Anita Goyal, EVP network planning and
revenue management at Jet and a Dame Edna Everage look-a-like.
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