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P&O causes a flutter Story: P&O Cruises reveals new Union Jack livery Very tacky. Why destroy a livery that has taken years to build this much-loved brand. If P&O really wants to promote Britain, it should build the ships in Britain, employ British crews and register the ships in Southampton. l John Penson on
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I think the new livery is innovative and refreshing, and feedback from my clients has been very positive. Well done, P&O Cruises! l Molly McIntyre on
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Globe Travel Awards Story: Globe Travel Award winners Oh dear, no awards for Tui Travel, what a shame. I guess that by not supporting the trade, with their huge online discounts and lack of brochures, they can’t expect our votes anymore. l Danny Does on
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I was delighted to see Monarch chairman Hugh Morgan (pictured) received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Globes. On behalf of many in our industry, may I congratulate him
on such well-deserved recognition. Anyone close to Hugh will know he has a passion for our industry which, combined with a brilliant (and sometimes wicked) sense of humour, makes him a pleasure to know. Well done, Hugh. l Trevor Davis, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Parents face jail over term-time holiday
Schools of thought Neither myself nor my wife can take time off during the school holidays, so we will have no hesitation in taking our children out of school to spend quality, family time together while also ensuring they get an education in the culture of foreign countries that the classroom cannot give. l Tom on
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One of the children [of the parents facing jail] was 15 and in her GCSE year. I’m all for a rational approach but I think the parents here were irresponsible. l Drake on
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The best balance would be to limit time off to one week outside of school holidays; longer only by asking for permission. l Guest on
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Bermuda, trying
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It seems British Airways is selling holidays to Bermuda at unmatchable prices to put bums on its empty seats, and to cut out the retail market. It’s bad enough for us agents that the only direct airline to this beautiful island is BA, but when that carrier is effectively creating a closed shop, it’s worse still. I recently had an enquiry for Bermuda but found that the best price I could offer was about £500 more than the net price on BA’s website. So I immediately suggested some other destinations to my client and switched them to Mauritius at full commission. My message to Bermuda would be this: unless clients
have no access to the web, the agent is very unlikely to get the booking and many agents like me have already switched off to your destination. And try to persuade another airline to offer services
because, although BA doesn’t think so, there are long-haul passengers north of Watford. l Richard Slater, Personal Travel Agents Travel Weekly would welcome responses from British Airways and Bermuda Tourism Authority
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