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People 1st seeks to appoint Travel Apprenticeship Board


Lee Hayhurst lee.hayhurst@travelweekly.co.uk


The travel sector will have its own apprenticeship board from next year and firms are being encouraged to take part.


Sector skills body People 1st is eager to have a diverse membership on the Travel Apprenticeship Board, which will come in along with a new levy-backed government apprenticeship scheme in April. The decision to create the board,


covering business and leisure, was made last month. It will comprise six members, who will have to be nominated by two organisations and will serve two-year terms before seeking re-election. Annette Allmark, strategic policy


director at People 1st, said: “The travel industry is taking ownership of apprenticeship quality. “Joining the board presents a huge opportunity for businesses and individuals that want to have an instrumental role in the future of travel apprenticeships.” The Travel Apprenticeship


“Joining the board is a huge opportunity to have an instrumental role in apprenticeships”


Board will be recognised by government and will seek to ensure the industry’s apprenticeships are fit for purpose. Board nominees will be judged on their experience, knowledge, qualifications and commitment to ensuring apprentices achieve agreed standards.


Out now . . . Take Off in Travel 2017


The fifth annual edition of the prospectus-style magazine T


ake Off in Travel was unveiled at a Travel


Weekly Business Breakfast today (Tuesday). The publication, which showcases careers in the


travel and tourism industry, is published by Travel Weekly Group in association with Abta and headline sponsor dnata Travel. The 2017 edition was unveiled during a special Business Breakfast focusing on the subject of recruitment, training and development in the travel industry and sponsored by Reality Training. The session included a panel discussion featuring Nick Longman, managing director UK & Ireland at Tui


Travel; John Hays, managing director, Hays Travel; Andy Freeth, managing director of Travel 2 and Gold Medal; and Vicki Wolf, partnerships manager (education), Abta. Lucy Huxley, editor-in-chief of Travel Weekly Group, said: “This biggest-ever edition of T


Abta hopes to also have a position on the board. Vicki Wolf, the association’s education partnerships manager, said: “We want to get a good cross-section of the industry, making sure, in particular, that the smaller members are represented.” Wolf said Abta wants to


encourage smaller members to take on apprentices. The association will host an apprenticeships conference in London on November 30. To register your interest in the


Travel Apprenticeship Board, email Annette.Allmark@people1st.co.uk


The Abu Dhabi outpost of The Louvre will open next year, the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority has confirmed. The much-anticipated Louvre Abu Dhabi will be the first branch of the Louvre to open outside France, and will house a permanent collection of more than 600 pieces of art in 23 galleries, alongside 300 works on loan from French institutions. The Louvre is one of a series


of hotels and attractions due to open in Abu Dhabi in the next two years. The $1 billion Warner Bros.


World Abu Dhabi is set to open on Yas Island in 2018, while the Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Residences is due to open at the end of this year, followed by the Fairmont Marina Resort & Residences in 2017. Abu Dhabi’s first Four Seasons


property, the 677-room Bab Al Qasr Hotel, opened in May.


Abu Dhabi to open Louvre and Warner Bros attractions


ake Off in


Travel is testament to the important role it plays. “Industry leaders often speak of the challenges we


face in recruiting and retaining the best young talent, and the first step in that process is ensuring we provide the information they need to understand the wealth of opportunities for a career in travel.” › View the digital edition at takeoffintravel.co.uk


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