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NEWS Hot Stories
Agents urged not to refer clients to law firms; Kuoni takes store partnership ‘up a gear’; VisitEngland launches campaign; Ryanair website will target groups; US visa-waiver programme ‘at risk’
Round-up WIN!
Hoseasons, Bridget Keevil, Etihad, dnata Special Report
Hundreds of tickets and help to celebrate 10 years of Attraction World page 36
Domestic tourism defies predictions Special Report
Royal launches Ovation of the Seas Talk Back
SuperBreak, Tui, All Leisure, Hawke
NEWS YOU CAN USE Product Crystal, Agent Champion Chef 21
Operator Latin Routes, SuperBreak Cruise Princess Cruises, Hurtigruten
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Supplier Minor, Efteling, Jewel Resorts 28
FRONTLINE Comment Sally Balcombe: £40m fund 32 Readers’ Lives Janet Pywell, author
40 Mystery Shopper Merthyr Tydfil, Wales 42 DESTINATIONS
UK & Ireland Guernsey: Calm and charming Perran Sands: Haven family holiday British Pullman: Murder mystery
WTTC SUMMIT Security expert warns global tourism leaders of a new era of cyber threats
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Turkey Three ways: Beaches for water babies
BUSINESS NEWS WTTC Summit 2016, Dallas: Aviation
subsidies; Obama exit; cruise emissions
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LUCY DID THISWEEK
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Lucy Huxley Editor-in-chief @Lucy_Huxley
Spent days reading through the hundreds of entries for the Agent Achievement Awards and shortlisting the best in each category
Looked on enviously at all noise on social media as Royal Caribbean showcased its newest ship Ovation of the Seas to the trade
Enjoyed the excellent, friendly service on board Virgin Atlantic on the way home from my Easter holiday in Orlando
14 April 2016
travelweekly.co.uk 3 08 12 15 19 04 A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Best of British is hard to beat A
fter waxing lyrical last week about the quality of the tourism product on offer in the US, attention this week turns much closer to home. This special UK & Ireland edition of Travel Weekly
celebrates tourism on the home front which, as you will read on page 12, has defied predictions of a downturn. And the good news for travel agents is that this enduring so-called staycation trend isn’t coming at the expense of outbound travel. The other good news appears to be that the coming
together of VisitEngland and VisitBritain (page 32) hasn’t dampened those two organisations’ enthusiasm for working with the trade. The tourism boards are partnering with some of the biggest names in the UK travel sector on its new ‘memorable moments’ campaign supported by its #OMGB social media hashtag. In addition, a £40 million fund to boost inbound tourism
could help tackle the UK’s ‘tourism deficit’ and encourage a more sanguine attitude towards outbound travel in government. That money will go towards making some of the amazing
attractions the UK has to offer fully bookable online for overseas and domestic visitors. One of the recurring themes for Travel Weekly readers is to what extent they can take advantage of demand for domestic holidays, which are often booked direct. Enabling agents to package all the elements
of great British holidays for their clients could be the key to them grabbing a slice of this vibrant sector. As my colleague Lee Hayhurst was telling all who’d listen this week after an Easter break in Keswick, it’s hard to beat the best of British.
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