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Cruise Division of MSC Group to Offer Both Explora Journeys and MSC Cruises Under Same In-Market Structure for UK & Ireland
THE Cruise Division of MSC Group is enhancing support to trade partners in UK & Ireland, by bringing sales functions and other brand-dedicated resources for Explora Journeys, under the same umbrella. Antonio Paradiso, Managing Director for MSC Cruises UK & Ireland, will now assume in-market responsibility for Explora Journeys, creating greater synergies which will benefit the travel trade community.
Commercial agreements in place with trade partners will be unchanged. Similarly,
commercial conditions for the two brands will remain distinct and unchanged also going forward.
Accelya and
American Airlines Look to boost NDC Adoption with Breakthrough Ticket Exchange Solution
ACCELYA, a global provider of software and technology solutions to the travel industry, has announced it will now enable American Airlines to make unused EDIFACT tickets exchangeable through New Distribution Capability- based connections.
The pioneering initiative responds to a commonly reported challenge from travel management
companies
Incredible Journeys
Announce New Partnership
with Wendy Wu Tours
Cruise Line Celebrates 35th Anniversary with Record Year
AS Fred. Olsen Travel celebrated its 35th anniversary on 1st June, the company has announced that turnover is expected to break through £100 million by the end of the year with further growth planned. Over 135 guests comprising Fred. Olsen Travel staff as well as some key operator partners
attended a commemorative
dinner at the Belstead Brook Hotel in Ipswich. During the event there was a prize draw with money raised going towards the purchase of two defibrillators which will be sited in locations where there are Fred. Olsen Travel agencies. Steve Williams, Managing Director of Fred. Olsen Travel, comments: “It was such a very special occasion. It’s always fantastic to bring all parts of the business together and celebrate as only the travel industry knows how. It’s been a roller coaster journey and it was incredible to
share such a positive evening with the people that helped support the company through some dark days. It was a time to reflect on the journey we have been on but also to look to the future as we are on track to deliver a record year and have some ambitious plans to take the business forward.” When Fred. Olsen Travel opened its doors in Ipswich in June 1988 it comprised one retail outlet in Ipswich which also handled business travel, as well as some general sales agencies for companies including Norwegian Coastal Voyages (now Hurtigruten) and Peter Deilmann River Cruises. Over the next few years, the company became a UK sales agent for Star Clipper and expanded its portfolio of retail outlets in East Anglia.
NI Travel News Enjoy An ICONIC Evening with Royal Caribbean
NI TRAVEL News was delighted to attend a night with the Royal Caribbean Team Ireland in Belfast. Attending the travel agency dinner hosted by Vice President EMEA RCL Ben Bouldin, agents received a Royal update and a thank you for their hard work thus far in 2023. The relaxing night was held in James Street,Belfast.
A huge thanks to Team Ireland for a wonderful night!
SPECIALIST
(TMCs), many of which are still dependent on Global Distribution Systems (GDS) that use the legacy EDIFACT messaging standard for information exchange. Until now, the inability to
touring and adventure
brand of dnata Travel Group B2B, Incredible Journeys, have announced their new partnership with the UK tour specialist, Wendy Wu Tours. Wendy Wu Tours, who offer fully inclusive, escorted tours to China, Vietnam, Japan, India, South America and more, are a great fit for the sister brand of Gold Medal, who relaunched earlier this year and have since been building their impressive portfolio of suppliers. Agents will be happy to learn that the extensive range of exciting tours that Wendy Wu offers can now be packaged by Incredible Journeys to make fully inclusive holidays. The new partnership allows agents to offer customers a wider range of bucket list experiences with plenty of support from Incredible Journeys experienced sales team. A comprehensive training plan between
Wendy Wu Tours and Incredible Journeys, kick started on 27th June, with training sessions in person and virtual training sessions for homeworkers.
exchange unused GDS EDIFACT tickets has been a key barrier for TMCs wanting to leverage the benefits of NDC-based distribution.
In turn, the
lack of this functionality has complicated NDC adoption across the industry.
Following rigorous testing,
Accelya’s solution was able to obtain access to tickets issued via EDIFACT through the GDS using the airline’s API, as well as submit the extracted fare information to its shopping provider in order to obtain a price for the exchange.
The new functionality can be implemented for any other NDC-enabled carrier, as long as they are able to provide access to GDS-issued legacy tickets from their host system. This will allow travel sellers to conveniently exchange unused EDIFACT tickets and will in turn help airlines accelerate their transition to NDC.
CV Villas Announces New Managing Director
July/August 2023
CV VILLAS, has announced the promotion of Pete Brudenell to the role of Managing Director, effective from the 1st of June 2023.
Having started at CV Villas over
four years ago, Pete joined as Head of Marketing, driving the marketing function forward, spearheading a rebrand, digital transformation project and the launch of their first TV campaign. In 2022 Pete was promoted to General Manager, leading the CV Villas team in conjunction with Francis Torrilla. Prior to his role at CV Villas, Pete held positions at British Airways Holidays, Kenwood Travel and James Villa Holidays. Francis Torrilla, Managing Director of the Specialist Businesses, Der Touristiksaid: “Since joining CV Villas in 2018, Pete has consistently shown that he has the skills and dedication to take CV Villas to the next level. I wish him every success in his new role and look forward to seeing how he’ll continue to help the company grow.” Since joining the company, CV Villas has been going from strength to strength through Pete’s dedication and leadership skills and last year reported record sales with a 29% increase on 2019. Pete Brudenell, Managing Director, CV
Villas, added: “I’m hugely proud and excited to be able to lead this great brand. I look forward to working closely with the fantastic team here in building on our recent success and continuing to drive the business forward.”
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