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■ Derek Jones to head up distribution at Kuoni
Former Tui distribution director and TTG columnist Agents battle on
Derek Jones is to join Kuoni as distribution director.
The appointment follows the departure of Manuel
Mascarenhas. Jones said: “I’m really excited to be
joining the best long-haul brand in the UK.”
despite blizzards
■ Fontenla-Novoa pockets £7m from Cook
Thomas Cook chief executive Manny Fontenla-
Novoa’s earnings more than doubled in 2008,
Lee Hayhurst.
high street there was some evidence customers
thanks to a £5m bonus for exceeding savings AGENTS battled the snowy weather to get their had turned to other channels.
targets after the MyTravel merger. He took shops open this week, including one who fought The Co-operative Travel’s homeworking
home £7m last year, up from £2.89m in 2007. a blizzard for two hours to get his First Choice division, Future Travel, claimed it saw a 20% rise
Read the full story at ttglive.com shop open – on his day off. in bookings early this week, particularly for lates,
Mark Davies was hailed by colleagues after he and trips to the Caribbean and Egypt.
■ Jonathan Hinkles takes up role at Loganair braved the cold, walking from his home to open Sheena Darby, head of Future Travel, said
Former Zoom UK boss Jonathan Hinkles has the store in Truro, Cornwall, on Tuesday. research suggested people stranded at home
joined Scottish airline Loganair as commercial Leah Merrifield said: “He’s very committed. used the time to book a holiday.
director. Loganair was this week accused of Many of us did not turn up to work because we “Many Future staff used the chance to contact
“potentially predatory competition” by Isle of drive and couldn’t get here, but Mark is closer by.” customers at home and got a positive response,”
Man carrier Manx2.com after it announced new Both Thomas Cook and Tui Travel said the she said.
services from the island to Blackpool and Belfast. snow, which swept the country and brought Only half the staff at Beachcomber, the
London to a standstill, caused minimal disruption Guildford-based operator, could get in to work
■ Travel 2 offers double discounts with just a handful of shops forced to close, on Monday as no buses or trains were running.
Travel 2 has launched a “double discount” sale although many did shut early on Monday and Senior reservations consultant Karen Smith
for February, with agents able to earn extra Tuesday to allow staff to get home. said Monday was extremely busy and the team
commission when clients book both a hotel and The weather caused widespread disruption battled to keep up with the volume of calls.
flight with Travel 2. Deals will be updated weekly. to airports, with all of London’s airports closed Lowcosttravelgroup said it had its best day
0800 022 4182 or travel2.com briefly early on Monday, when Heathrow of the year on Tuesday. Director Laurence Hunt
operated with one runway. said: “It seems a lot of people stayed at home
London City, Gatwick, Luton, Southampton, and booked a holiday.”
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As the snow kept shoppers away from the ■ Co-op backs TTG’s Fair Fares campaign, p9
Cadogan cuts
10% of its staff
CADOGAN Holidays is making about a tenth of its
55-strong Southampton workforce redundant.
The staff in line to go are likely to be new
recruits who are still on probation, and employees
in back-office roles, said Doug Mathieson, the
operator’s product and commercial director.
Cadogan’s forward sales are 10% down on last
year, and Mathieson said it had to make cuts to
ensure it was “fit for the future”.
“It is so tough at the moment that, like a lot of
people, we are having to cut back a bit. It’s not
of our choosing but we have to make some tough
decisions,” he said.
One long-standing member of staff, who asked
not to be named, said: “There have been a lot of NOEL’S TREAT: Although struggling with the recession, Cadogan Holidays grabbed some
tears at Cadogan House. We knew that it was on prime-time profile by rewarding cystic fibrosis sufferer Kelli Gallacher and her family
the cards, but for some it has been a shock.” with a trip to Italy. The 15-year-old was given the prize on Sky One show Noel’s HQ
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