agreement should be revealed this week, with the partnership due to commence on December 1.
Graham Sadler
Norwegian shuffles bosses after buying Prestige Cruises Norwegian Cruise Line has reshuffled its senior management following its acquisition of Prestige Cruises International, owner of Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Oceania Cruises. Francis Riley has been appointed senior vice- president international across the three brands. Graham Sadler, managing director of Regent
“Anecdotally, wages are going up a lot more than official data suggests”
Economic expert Louise Cooper assesses the UK economy at this week’s Travolution Summit
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Seven Sea Cruises in the UK, will now take on that role for all three brands. Bernie Carter will remain responsible for Oceania Cruises’ UK and European business. ❯ Norwegian seals deal, page 79
Qwerty Travel and Travel Interaction join Broadway Online travel brands Qwerty Travel and Travel Interaction are to become part of the Broadway Travel Group. Matt Somers, owner of both agencies, said the move to Broadway would “open opportunities” to build on a number of years of profitable growth under independent ownership. Exact details of the
Royal to switch Majesty of the Seas to Pullmantur One of Royal Caribbean’s oldest ships is to be transferred to Spanish sister line Pullmantur Cruises. Majesty of the Seas’ final sailing for Royal Caribbean will be a three-night cruise from Florida on April 29, 2016. The ship will then enter drydock to be tailored to Pullmantur’s brand standards and offerings.
JTA recruits Diane Court to increase support for trade Diane Court has left upmarket tour operator Destinology to join JTA Travel Group as it looks to increase its support for the trade. Court has been appointed head of business development across all markets. JTA has revealed plans to launch a trade website and aims to increase trade sales for its new tour operating brands Needacruise and MedSun, launched in the past year. It said it is likely to make more “senior appointments” early next year.
Neilson’s Tyler twins receive honorary business degrees Neilson Active Holidays managing director Pete Tyler and overseas director Pip Tyler have been awarded honorary degrees in business from Southampton Solent University. The twin brothers were honoured in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the tourism industry.
Gold Medal hosts 40 top sellers on
megafam to Asia Gold Medal took 40 top-selling agents to Shanghai, Bangkok, Sri Lanka and Singapore on its latest MegaFam. After three days, the groups, who flew
from four UK regional airports, met at Atlantis The Palm in Dubai for the Access all Areas conference. Gold Medal’s Claire Hills (fourth right)
led Team Claire, pictured, which visited Singapore. The group stayed at Shangri- La Singapore, Hotel Jen Orchardgateway and Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa, one of Singapore’s few beach resorts. The group visited Chinatown, Little India and Universal Studios, and enjoyed a river cruise, the Skyline Luge Sentosa and a Singapore sling at Raffles Hotel.
Aito reveals speakers for conference in Istanbul Stewart Baird, Richard Carrick and Manuel Mascarenhas are among the high-profile speakers at the Association of Independent Tour Operator’s 30th overseas conference. The industry
heavyweights will join a raft of speakers at this weekend’s three-day conference in Istanbul, Turkey, which has the theme ‘The future isn’t what it used to be’. Baird, former sales director
Aito is holding 30
of Virgin Holidays, is the founder of Pebble Travel: Investors, which invests in travel companies. Manuel Mascarenhas, head of
Pete Tyler, left, and Pip Tyler
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corporate partnerships and travel at the Royal Horticultural Society, was most recently managing director of Wendy Wu Tours but has also worked for Thomson, Thomas Cook and Kuoni. Industry veteran Carrick, who owns Richard Carrick Consulting,
its 30th overseas conference this weekend
is former managing director of Hoseasons and previously chief executive of global development for MyTravel. Other speakers include: Charles Davis, director at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, an economics consultancy; journalist David Stevenson, City Insider columnist for Travel Weekly; Andrew McMillan, consultant for
Engaging Services; Bruce Wynn, a
consultant on cyber crime;
and Rohit Talwar, chief executive of Fast Future Research. Conference topics include
the state of the economy, the ‘Googlification’ of travel, how to deliver a brand-defining customer experience, maximising industry partnerships, and how travel firms should prepare for the future.
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