EDITOR’S COMMENTS
NEWS Hot Stories
04 – Indies seek Kuoni status quo; Tui to replace Thomson within three years; ‘ATT needs a bigger surplus’; Royal Caribbean to sell Cruise1st; business flyers slate Lufthansa fee
News Digest
08 – Abta bolsters line-up for Travel Convention; operators reintroduce Kenya; Vietnam shelves visas; Tui cuts commission; Barrhead in Sandals tie-up; WTM opens pre-registration
Special Report 10 – German firm snaps up Kuoni
Conference Report 12 – Kuoni Summit, Sri Lanka
Awards Preview 14 – Agent Achievement Awards
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Product News 17 – Tauck installs first UK team
Operator News JOBS AND CLASSIFIED
18 – Carrier boosts trade facilities 19 – Insight introduces Peru tour
Cruise News 22 – Crystal adds foodie excursions
Aviation News 24 – Montreal unveils security slots
67 – Vacancies and business services TRAVELWEEKLY BUSINESS
News
68-72 – Equality in Travel: Expert speakers assess trade’s performance at Travel Weekly Business Breakfast
ALL ABOUT YOU
Letters 28 – Tourist tax; Cook; Flightstore
Comment 30 – Andy Harmer: Fathom it out
All For You 32 – Win luxury break in Maldives
Readers’ Lives 34 – Emma Wilby, Thomson
Mystery Shopper 40 – Wolverhampton wonders
DESTINATIONS Africa
43 – Victoria Falls: how to see it, where to stay and adding a safari 47 – 48 hours in Johannesburg
UK & Ireland
53 – Wales: your guide to family fun, rail tours and cultural highlights 59 – We review Legoland Windsor
LUCY Editor-in-chief HUXLEY
Promoting equality is not just for show
W
e recently held a Travel Weekly Business Breakfast on the subject of equality in travel – why holidaymakers should
be accepted and feel welcomed regardless of their gender, sexuality, ethnicity or ability (pages 68-72). It was, without question, one of the most lively and engaging discussions we’ve held, thanks to an excellent panel and passionate contributions from the floor – and the debate widened to include the importance of diversity in the workplace. But one guest made an interesting observation. A regular
attendee, she noted that for the first time in the four years that we have been holding such sessions, women were in the majority in the audience. “Does this mean women care more about equality?” she asked. I hope it was coincidence, but if it did reflect the views of some in our industry, then it was pretty damning. Another notable aspect was the relatively small proportion of guests who run consumer-facing travel companies – again, a change from our regular breakfasts. There were plenty of representatives from associations and service providers, but not as many MDs and HR directors of operators and retailers as you might have hoped or expected. If, as was suggested, it is the industry’s responsibility to
educate travellers about the obstacles and risks they may face when travelling, then it would have been good to see more big travel brands represented in the audience. Not just because it would have ‘ticked a box’ but because
embracing and catering for all consumers in an equal way would, without question, improve their bottom lines.
lucy.huxley@
travelweekly.co.uk WHAT LUCY DID THISWEEK 1
2 3
Travelled to Glasgow and ‘funked it up’ with the Travel 2 team on a tour of its offices.
Was honoured to attend Barrhead Travel’s 40th anniversary party, alongside Britain’s Got Talent winner Susan Boyle.
Held a crazy swimming party for my daughter’s sixth birthday – with 20 of her friends!
25 June 2015 —
travelweekly.co.uk • 3
CONTENTS Inside your number-one industry mag!
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76