42 TRAVEL TRADE NEWS
Agents sign up for City’s Fam Fridays
EARLIER this year, George Best Belfast City Airport launched a new travel trade familiarisation programme to ensure Travel Agencies and Tour Operators are kept up to date with activity at the airport which would be of benefit to their customers. The first three ‘Fam Friday’ events, which will continue to run throughout 2014, have been fully booked.
Lasting around three hours, the event includes a full tour of the airport including a drinks reception to the newly opened British Airways lounge, a presentation with information about routes, airlines, offers and airport facilities, and lunch with the management team.
Ellie McGimpsey, Business Development Manager at Belfast City Airport, said: “Since the ‘Fam Friday’ initiative was launched, we have engaged with over 20 major Northern Ireland agencies and have received really positive feedback. “The events are a fantastic way for agents to familiarise themselves with the airport and the facilities we have here, whilst learning about the latest offers on car parking, fast track security and even within our commercial outlets.
“At our latest ‘Fam Friday’ event, held on April 25, we were able to share details with attendees about the new Flybe flight to London City Airport and of new airline, LinksAir, and their connection to Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The agents also viewed the new £300k British Airways lounge and browsed the newly opened Boots store in the departures area.
“By finishing off with lunch with members of the airport’s management team, the agents can ask questions about all areas of the business that will further support the service they provide to their own customers.
“The sessions also provide us with feedback from the perspective of both the agent and the customer, allowing us to enhance our own product and processes to the benefit of passengers.” Those interested in attending a ‘Fam Friday’ event should contact Ellie McGimpsey –
ellie.mcgimpsey@
belfastcityairport.com
June 2014 Travel News
Ellie McGimpsey of Belfast City Airport with Rosemary McLaughlin of Travel Solutions
Andrea Doree, Travel Solutions with Sharon Fleming and Caroline McCavanagh of Thompson Travel International
Thriftway Consol and Corporate Travel come under one umbrella
THRIFTWAY Consol and Corporate Travel have just announced that they are joining forces and will from now on be merged together under the umbrella of World Travel Centre.
The two brands will remain for the immediate future and all staff will continue to serve important industry partners and travel clients.
Wendy Kennedy and Charlotte Barbour-Black from Travel Solutions with Robert Newberry, Selective Travel
All contact numbers, email addresses and personnel remain unchanged. Said a Press statement: “This is an important step in the future of both organisations and intended to ensure that the long term advantages of their growth will give partners and clients the benefit of further improved, more competitive and an even more efficient
service.” * TONY Collins, Chairman of the Topflight Travel Group outlined the consolidation of companies under the Topflight banner, and their positioning in the Irish and UK marketplaces at the recent opening of the new Topflight Head Office on the 5th Floor of Jervis House, Jervis St. Dublin 1.
Guests heard that the company's ski bookings are up 25 per cent on the year, and bookings for the Italian market, for which Topflight are the leading tour operator, are also up, year on year. Worldwide bookings are also above last year's - indeed all Travel Trade bookings have shown an increase. NI ski bookings are also up on last year.
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