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NICK BRAY Travelport has named Nick Bray as its new chief financial officer. Bray previously held the same role at IT security company Sophos. He will play a part in the execution of Travelport’s technology strategy.
HAYLEY CHILVER Haley Chilver has been appointed to the newly-created role of operations director for De Vere’s portfolio of London properties. Chilver has more than 20 years’ experience in MICE with Crowne Plaza, Marriott and Moat House Hotels.
ANDREW CRAWLEY Amex GBT has appointed Andrew Crawley as its new chief commercial officer. He is currently chairman and chief executive of the Avios Group and a member of the IAG management committee. He joins the London office in April.
CLAIRE HARRINGTON Flight Centre Travel Group has named Claire Harrington as head of corporate marketing in Europe. Harrington spent the last six years in marketing roles at ATPI, most recently as head of UK and group marketing and communications.
FREDRIK PALM Fredrik Palm has been appointed chief technology officer at airfare pricing intelligence company Infare. Palm brings more than 23 years’ experience, including at Qlik, Sony and Ericsson.
ABBY PENSTON Abby Penston is the new managing director of The Focus Travel Partnership. Penston has previously held prominent roles in senior management positions within the business travel industry, as well as running a consultancy.
KIM TIBERIA Key Travel has promoted Kim Tiberia to senior vice- president of account management for US operations. Tiberia joined the TMC in 2018 as managing director of strategic partnerships for New York and Northeast region of the US.
MARK UPHAM Mark Upham has joined Cycas Hospitality in the newly- created role of group director of sales. Upham has 20 years’ experience in the industry, most recently in a variety of leadership positions at IHG over a period of 15 years.
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Tripbam adds new features
TRIPBAM HAS ADDED two new features to its solution offering to allow corporates to monitor last room availability (LRA) performance and add dynamic sourcing to their programme. LRA Enforcement audits real traveller
bookings daily to identify where and when negotiated rates are unavailable. When such an instance is discovered, Tripbam notifies non-compliant hotels to fix the issue and then rebooks the reservation at the corrected rate. All instances of unavailability are documented and measured to capture the savings lost as a result of non-compliance. Meanwhile, the new Smart Sourcing
solution identifies destinations where a negotiated rate is needed based on existing booking volumes and provides clients with a list of Tripbam A-rated properties in the area that meet their criteria. The customer can then opt to have Tripbam send a bid to a hotel, which the property can either accept or reject.
WIZZ AIR TO FORM NEW JOINT VENTURE AIRLINE IN ABU DHABI
WIZZ AIR IS TO launch an airline based in Abu Dhabi, marking its first foray outside of Europe.
The airline has signed an agreement in
principle with Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company PJSC (ADDH) to establish Wizz Air Abu Dhabi. The carrier will be a joint venture, with operations expected to launch in the second half of 2020. Flying a fleet of Airbus A321neo aircraft, the airline says it will focus on routes to markets in which its parent company already has existing operations – Europe, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East. Wizz Air’s UK subsidiary is the largest
carrier at Luton airport and recently launched flights from Southend.
IN ERRATUM: IN OUR RECENT FEATURE on maverick traveller behaviours (“On call”, BBT November/December), the entries for Pinsent Masons and TAG were erroneously swapped. BBT apologises to them for the confusion caused.
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