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Cricket fans stranded as
Whitehall Leisure folds
Michael Lane.
could no longer continue to finance the company company’s workforce due to go after all
A CARIBBEAN specialist tour operator collapsed as a going concern. customers have been contacted.
this week stranding England cricket fans abroad. “We approached several investors, but due The collapse of the operator is being handled
Whitehall Leisure went into liquidation on to the general global downturn they were not by chartered accountants UHY Hacker Young LLP.
Monday leaving an estimated several hundred forthcoming.” The failure is the second time in two years a
holidaymakers in the Caribbean. The CAA was making arrangements this week tour operator with English cricket fan customers
The majority of these were cricket fans to repatriate Whitehall’s customers. has failed while supporters were in the
following England’s Test series against the West About 100 people were due to travel with Caribbean. Travel and Tours Anywhere, the
Indies. Whitehall next week. official operator of the Barmy Army supporters’
Managing director Norman Auld said: “Due Auld also expressed his gratitude to all those club, failed during the Cricket World Cup.
to a continued difficult market, a weak pound, who had supported the company during its 22 The poor performance of the England team was
large losses from the collapse of Freedom/ years of operation. thought to be partly responsible for that collapse.
XL Airways and others, and being forced on a At least two members of Whitehall’s staff were
42-day deferment by our credit card supplier, we made redundant last week, with the rest of the ■ Caribbean PMs put pressure on APD, p10
Travel 2 touts ‘£4m pay’
TRAVEL 2 has claimed it wants to pay out more like nothing more than to pay out additional
commission in the next six months after commission to all our retail partners in 2009.
calculating agents missed out on a potential “We’re aware these figures assume agents can
£4 million in the second half of 2008. convert all flight-only bookings to packages,
The operator said retailers could make more which may not always be the case.
money by adding accommodation and tour sales “However, the important element is that this
to flight-only bookings. illustration highlights the huge untapped potential
The £4 million figure of “missed” earnings was in the long-haul sector that is there for the taking.”
TFT over the moon
arrived at by comparing the average commission Travel 2 is launching a Double Discount sale
paid to an agent making a flight-and-ground sale this month, during which agents can earn extra
with top accolade
with the commission paid for a flight-only sale. commission by enticing clients to book both a
Travel 2 sales director Andy Freeth said: “We’d hotel and flight. TRAINING for Travel has been awarded three-star
status by the Best Companies accreditation
scheme for 2009 for its high level of employee
satisfaction.
The Manchester-based travel trade training
specialist was one of only 55 UK organisations
to receive Best Companies’ top award this year.
Training for Travel has also been listed in The
Sunday Times Best 100 Companies To Work For
2009 list, to be published on February 27.
Commercial director Beverly Platt (pictured)
said: “We are over the moon after receiving
this award, especially as we have gained it by
developing a happy workforce, in line with our
vision and values.
SHIRT WORK: KLM is to start a three-times-a-day service from Liverpool John Lennon “Our people are our biggest asset and so we
airport to Amsterdam Schiphol on March 29. Marking the launch are Christine Ourmieres, are both proud and pleased to have been
the airline’s UK general manager, pictured receiving a Liverpool FC shirt from the club’s awarded the three-star status, the highest
Ian Ayre. The flights will link Liverpool with more than 105 destinations on KLM’s network. accolade possible.”
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