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within the new programme, including:


A Beginners Guide to


Travel Law – 8 February Accessible Travel and


Tourism – 22 February Advanced Digital Marketing March


Training – 9


An Essential Guide to the Package Travel Regulations (Manchester) – 20 April Carbon Literacy for Travel


and Tourism – 26 April Celebrating its 25th year,


investing in the development of their staff. ABTA events are open to the whole travel industry with reduced rates available for ABTA Members and Partners. ABTA is also offering a 10% discount on all event bookings made before 3 February 2023 – those wishing to attend can use the code JANUARY23 when booking to get the discount.* The new programme includes a mix of in- depth conferences and training days that will take place in the first half of the year, including:


Conferences Travel Finance Conference – 1 & 2 March Delivering Sustainable Travel Conference


– 15 March Travel Law Seminar – 10 & 11 May Travel Marketing Conference – 17 & 18


May Travel Matters – 14 June ABTA is continuing to respond the feedback and needs of Members by offering more training and development courses


ABTA’s annual flagship two- day Travel Law Seminar returns on 10 & 11 May, with a complete update on the changing landscape of travel regulations. ABTA also offers a range of free events,


training


and resources including its monthly video conference call, where Members can put their questions to ABTA experts and leaders, and the regional business meetings. ABTA’s Knowledge Zone provides free e-learning across a range of topics and numerous guidance documents and resources can be found in ABTA’s Member Zone. ABTA’s Head of Events, Eve Coburn, said: “In the ever-changing landscape of travel, there has been a huge demand for learning and development as the industry continues to evolve and emerge from the pandemic.” “We have taken on board the feedback from Members, and this year, we have introduced a diverse schedule with mix of events and training sessions designed to develop and upskill travel professionals in this new era of travel.”


Further detail on the events, plus registration and rates can be found at abta. com/events.


Celebrity Cruises Celebrates 2023 Travel Agent Appreciation Awards


Celebrity Cruises rewarded the exceptionally hard work of travel partners and celebrated industry icons at its annual Travel Agent Appreciation Awards. The luxury cruise line honoured a host of valued partners in recognition of how their efforts have directly impacted the business’s success over the past 12 months and handed out a special award to Dame Irene Hays DBE DL, of Hays Travel, for her outstanding contribution to travel. Held on 12th January at Searcy’s at The Gherkin, the luxury event saw over 70 travel partners come together and a total of eight awards presented to key groups and individuals to celebrate their commitment to Celebrity Cruises and to the wider industry. The awards were hosted by Celebrity


Vice President & Managing


Cruises’ Director


for EMEA, Jo Rzymowska, and Sales Director for UK & Ireland, Claire Stirrup.


Norwegian Cruise Line Announces New Vice President International


Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has announced the appointment of Jason Krimmel as its head of international business.


In his new role, Krimmel will oversee


NCL’s Sales, Marketing and Communication efforts outside of the United States and Canada to expand the brand’s international footprint. With a specific focus on optimizing collaboration between regions, surfacing new sales opportunities, and driving impactful through-the-line campaigns. In this role, he will report into Todd Hamilton, the


Company’s Senior Vice President of Sales. “During his 19-year tenure at NCL, Jason has championed several roles and headed various departments across the organization,” said Todd Hamilton, NCL’s Senior Vice President of Sales. “His vast experience, international mindset and exceptional leadership make him the right person to strengthen our Brand’s position with international trade and consumers while we’re preparing to welcome five additional ships of our ground-breaking Prima Class and extend our capacity by 40% by 2027.”


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EasyJet Opens First Continental European Maintenance Hangar at BER Airport


easyJet,


Flughafengesellschaft Berlin Brandenburg (FBB) and the Brandenburg state government celebrated the opening of the easyJet maintenance hangar at Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) with a joint opening ceremony. The ceremony was hosted by Prof. Dr.- Ing. Jörg Steinbach, Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour and Energy of the State of Brandenburg, Aletta von Massenbach, Chairwoman of the Management Board of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH, and Thomas Haagensen, Group Markets Director at easyJet and Managing Director of easyJet Europe.


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