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“Customers who go on more-sustainable holidays tend to score the holiday higher in satisfaction surveys” Nikki White, page 30
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Feefo team to ride 2,400 miles for Just a Drop
Tui Travel sets out five-point growth plan for the next UK government
Tui Travel has demanded the next UK government backs a five- point action plan to support travel industry growth and jobs. The five key policy areas cover competition, infrastructure,
sustainability, efficient borders and tourism growth. Travel and tourism is the UK’s fifth-largest industry, accounting
for 9% of GDP – £127 billion – and supporting 3.12 million jobs. The operator, part of Europe’s largest leisure travel group,
called on all political parties to commit to a long-term plan to support the travel and tourism sector. The Thomson and First Choice parent employs 18,000 people in the UK. With the general election less than a year away, Tui Travel
legal director Mike Bowers said: “The UK is lagging behind in sustainable aviation and airport capacity.” ❯ Thomson Airways plans fleet changes, page 10
Virgin Atlantic forced to axe existing Heathrow routes to add new ones
A shortage of operating slots at Heathrow is so acute it is holding back Virgin Atlantic’s expansion, says founder Sir Richard Branson. The limit on slots available at the carrier’s main London hub means the airline must scrap an existing route before it can add a new one, he told Bloomberg. Virgin Atlantic is adding a daily service from Heathrow to
Detroit, and extra daily flights to Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York, but dropping routes to Tokyo, Mumbai, Cape Town and Vancouver, to accommodate its Delta Air Lines partnership.
Craig Davidson,
Belleair Holidays, with Lorna Willis, Tipto
Spielberg to help design Universal Studios in China Hollywood director Steven Spielberg will help design a $3.3 billion Universal Studios theme park in China. The Beijing attraction is being developed with local state firm Beijing Tourism Group. The park will have China- themed attractions as well as well- known brands such as Harry Potter. No opening date has been set but reports suggest it will be in 2019.
Malta specialist Belleair Holidays joins Tipto Belleair Holidays has joined the Truly Independent Professional Travel Organisation (Tipto). The Malta specialist’s sales director, Craig Davidson, said: “We are keen to work closely with Tipto’s network of independent agents, showcasing our specialist product and new developments via interactive and insightful training events.”
The team at Feefo is taking on a 2,400-mile charity bike ride in aid of Just a Drop. Forty members of staff
will cycle the distance from Petersfield, Hampshire, to Niger in North Africa, but they won’t be leaving the office – the challenge will take place during lunch breaks and after work. Sales director Matt Eames said: “We do quite a lot with Just a Drop and we wanted to do a challenge that would be accessible to the whole team. “We started looking at bike challenges and, after researching the health and safety rules, we decided to get a couple of static bikes and do it in the office.” Two exercise bikes have been placed in the Feefo staff room and staff have been split into four teams. “We thought we should
make it a bit competitive; whenever you go into the staff room there is someone on a bike,” Eames added. “It’s a great cause so we’re hoping people support us.”
Eames said he is hoping
to raise £4,000, with each team aiming for £1,000, and the target was to complete the challenge by Christmas. To donate, visit
justgiving.com/ Feefo-Team-31
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