NEWS ROUND-UP IN THE PICTURE: Harry’s all Gold


Travel Counsellors hosted its top-performing ‘Gold’ homeworkers at a special event at Harry Potter Studios. More than 150 people attended the event near


Watford, which was sponsored by Carnival Corporation. Managing director Steve Byrne said: “It’s important


that we congratulate our Gold travel counsellors for the vital role they play in the company’s success. “They are the cream of the industry, providing an


unrivalled and exceptional service for all their clients.” Travel Counsellors has 185 Gold agents globally, of


which 155 are in the UK, partly due to an increase in use of the company’s Phenix in-house booking system. Pictured receiving certificates as new Gold travel


counsellors are Debbie Johnson (left) and Sarah Smith, with head of sales promotions Mike Graham.


Liverpool floats plan for a bigger cruise terminal


Hollie-Rae Merrick hollie@travelweekly.co.uk


A Liverpool cruise agency has welcomed the city council’s proposal to open a larger cruise terminal, claiming it would open up opportunities to target a wider audience.


Nick Belger, general manager at


Vision Cruise, formerly Liverpool Cruise Club, said a bigger terminal, able to handle ships from the more mainstream lines, would have a “substantial impact” on the business. Liverpool City Council is looking


at locations for a bigger cruise terminal, as it seeks to grow the number of cruise lines and passengers visiting the port. Belger said: “There is definitely demand among our customers for bigger cruise lines to sail from Liverpool. And it wouldn’t just benefit Merseyside: we have customers from Birmingham and Yorkshire who have been asking for this for years. “A new terminal would allow us to reach a new customer base,


MOVERS SHAKERS


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✪ Celebrity Cruises has recruited SHAUN LYONS as strategic account manager. He was formerly UK sales general manager at Costa Cruises before being made redundant.


✪ Kuoni has appointed DEAN HARVEY as marketing director. Harvey joins from advertising agency


LIVERPOOL: A new terminal could open up sailings for the family market


such as families wanting to sail from Liverpool on a bigger ship.” Liverpool’s current cruise facility


is limited to offering departures by the likes of Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and Cruise & Maritime Voyages. Other lines with larger vessels make port calls but are unable to embark passengers. Liverpool council is assessing the cost of building a terminal capable of handling 3,600 departing passengers – twice as many as the existing facility.


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Cunard director Angus Struthers said the line would consider incorporating Liverpool into its Queen Mary 2 transatlantic voyages. The number of vessels visiting the city since it became a turnaround port in 2012 has almost doubled from 31 to 61, and Liverpool is forecast to handle 86,300 cruise passengers this year. The current terminal is estimated to have generated £7 million for


the city’s economy last year. › Talk Back, page 18


Designate where he was digital development director. Derek Jones, managing director of Kuoni, said: “Its essential our brand continues to evolve and Dean’s role will be pivotal to the business as we develop in the UK market.” Harvey’s appointment follows the departure of STEVEN SEDDON who left to join river line Scenic.


✪ Tui Group marketing director DAN ROBB is to leave the company to join Rentalcars. Robb, who was


appointed by the travel giant in March 2014 having worked at Google, will become chief marketing officer at the Manchester-based company.


COMMENT: “Travel can learn a lot from astronaut Chris Hadfield” Giles Hawke, page 36


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