September/October 2023
Hays Travel Apprentices are Career-Ready According To Ofsted Inspectors
BETWEEN 4 and 7 July Ofsted inspectors assessed Hays Travel’s apprenticeship programme and again judged it to be ‘good’ overall effectiveness,
and
‘outstanding’ for ‘behaviour and attitudes’ and ‘personal development.’ As
a
provider with a long history of supporting
registered the
learning
education and
development of young people through its apprenticeship programme, the UK’s largest independent travel agent is
HAYS Travel has opened its brand new store in Armagh, taking the total number of branches in Northern Ireland to 24.
A launch event on 16 August
saw Alderman Margaret Tinsley, Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon officially open the branch with a plaque to commemorate her visit.
Stephanie Edgar, Branch
Manager at Unit 7, the Mall Armagh BT61 9AJ, has worked in travel for ten years and will be joined by 3 expert travel agents. Stephanie said:
“We are
extremely excited to be opening the Armagh City store. We look forward to meeting local community needs regarding foreign exchange and travel.
for
subject to regular inspections by Ofsted, the last being in 2016. Apprentices are recruited into most of Hays Travel’s 420 branches nationally or a department within its headquarters in Sunderland. They undertake a rigorous programme of study while earning a salary and gaining valuable on-the- job experience,
achieving a
nationally recognised certificate at either level 2 customer service practitioner standard or level 3 travel consultant standard on completion.
Hays Travel Opens Brand New NI Branch
“There is lots of availability for last-minute summer 2023 getaways with many late August and September booking deals ready for people in Armagh to grab.
Northern Ireland’s first ever Hays Travel branch opened in October 2019 after the takeover of Thomas Cook’s retail portfolio.
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France Moves to BAN Cheap Airfares
FRANCE wants to go one step further in its fight against flights as it seeks to impose a minimum ticket price to end ultra cheap airfares. Transport Minister Clément Beaune plans to propose a minimum price policy to the EU saying the aim is to reduce carbon emissions.
The Minister claims: “€10 cheap airfares isn’t possible anymore. It doesn’t reflect the price for the planet.”
France has already taken some drastic measures, banning short flights where train travel is available. However, European train tickets are often twice as expensive as flights.
France Raises Taxes on Flights
FRANCE will raise taxes on airline tickets as a way to motivate more people to use the train system. France’s Transport Minister Clément Beaune announced
measures as data revealed travel by air is often cheaper than train travel. The changes will be applied to routes between Paris and regional cities like such as Lyon, Nantes and Bordeaux.
easyJet Celebrates Significant Milestone at Belfast City Airport
EASYJET has marked a significant milestone at Belfast City Airport, warmly welcoming its 500,000th passenger since it launched operations in July 2021. To celebrate the momentous occasion, Rock Choir was invited to perform in the terminal while the 500,000th passenger,
Abby
Wood, who arrived on a flight from London Gatwick, was presented with a bouquet of flowers. EasyJet currently
operates
six UK routes from Belfast City Airport including Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Luton and Manchester. Ellie McGimpsey,
Aviation
Development Manager at Belfast City Airport, commented “Reaching the milestone of half a million passengers at Belfast City Airport in under two years is an incredible achievement for easyJet, and we were delighted to join with our airline partner to celebrate this occasion and express our gratitude to all passengers for their continued support.
“EasyJet’s services have been consistently popular with passengers who wish to avail of convenient and affordable air travel options, and the feedback we have received since it began flying from Belfast City Airport has been fantastic.
“EasyJet’s consistent presence at Belfast City Airport forms part of our ongoing commitment to offering
unrivalled convenience
and connectivity to passengers and we look forward to continuing our successful partnership with easyJet and long into the future.” Ali
Gayward,
Country Manager, than
continued easyJet’s 500,000 UK
delighted to celebrate carrying more
growing
to and from Belfast City Airport. We’ve
said “We are passengers our
operations at Belfast City, serving our customers with more domestic connections to a greater range of destinations than ever before. “Whether our customers are connecting with friends and family, exploring more of the fantastic destinations the UK has to offer or travelling for business, we are committed to offering great value and a warm welcome. Thank you to our fantastic customers for choosing to fly with us from Belfast City.”
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