INDUSTRY COMMENT
KIRSTY KEELING-JONES Branch Manager, Baldwins
Travel Maidstone “I’ve been to Sri Lanka
twice and love the country. It’s a great place for culture, wildlife and beaches and provides great value for money. You can also fi nd great prices on jewellery and precious stones. “I recently made a honeymoon booking to Sri Lanka, which can also be easily combined with the Maldives. I'd recommend hiring a private driver and guide, it works out at a reasonable cost and makes it a bit more special.” See Sri Lanka, Spice & Hot page 22
NATHAN PHILPOT Sales and Marketing
Director, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
“Our Grand Voyages continue to appeal to guests seeking that epic cruise of a lifetime, and we are offering our longest- ever World Cruise in 2013, of 112 nights, with a maiden call to colourful Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. West Africa is a key destination for Fred Olsen in 2013, with the 80-night Around Africa cruise calling in Namibia and The Gambia. “Adventure lovers can also opt for
the excitement of a 35-night Amazon cruise with Fred Olsen in January 2013 – an amazing opportunity to explore the wildlife and scenery of one of the world’s mightiest rivers” See What's hot in 2013, page 16
STEVE HARTRIDGE EDITOR
welcome TO SELLING LONG HAUL A
t the beginning of the year we talked about how recession, unemployment, APD and online competition could all impact the travel industry’s fortunes in 2012. Twelve months on and the reality is that our industry has, as
ever, risen to the occasion and emerged in a healthier state than many might have imagined possible. As you read this year-end edition of Selling Long Haul you’ll
discover a surprising number of destinations reporting positive UK visitor growth as well as plenty of new product to sell. There is good business out there for astute agents as well as scores of companies supplying innovative products for them to sell. Many of these are acknowledged as winners by those same agents in our special Travel Agents Choice Awards section, across both the long-haul and short-haul sectors. Our warmest congratulations go to them all. There’s little doubt that 2013 will prove as challenging as has
been 2012 but there is a definite air of industry optimism out there, a feeling that all of us at BMI Publishing hope will be enhanced by a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year.
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