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COMMENT: “There’s no doubt that politicians could learn a lot about how to engage the general public from travel agents” Andy Freeth, page 32
Nominate the women who Shine in the travel sector
Billing returns to Royal after leaving Hays Travel
Vicky Billing has rejoined Royal Caribbean just five months after announcing a move to Hays Travel. Billing (pictured) will join the key account management team. She previously worked for Royal Caribbean for five years and left her role as strategic accounts manager to be head of cruise at Hays Travel.
Princess Cruises to feature in three TV series in 2018
Princess Cruises documentary The Cruise is to return in 2018 with three new series. The ITV show will return for a third year and travel to three destinations. It will follow Royal Princess in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean and Star Princess in Alaska.
Ryanair expects cheaper fares due to weak sterling
Ryanair said it expected fares to fall further in the next financial year, after posting profits after tax of €1.3 billion for 2016. Boss Michael O’Leary predicted prices would drop by 5%-7% due to weaker sterling and extra capacity in Europe.
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Entries have opened for this year’s Shine Awards, which celebrate and promote the achievements of women working in the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors, as well as the businesses that actively support their career progression.
Travel Weekly is once again partnering with the awards along with our sister title The Caterer, and employment and learning organisation People 1st. Now in its 13th year, the 2017
Shine Awards will be presented at a black-tie dinner at venue 8 Northumberland Avenue in London on October 16. The 2017 Shine Awards
categories are: l Rising star l Mentor of the year l Innovator of the year l Ambassador of the year l Best initiative to retain and develop women
l Best place for women to work lApprentice of the year (female nominees only)
lChef of the year (female nominees only)
l Woman of the year
Greek hotel sues Brit couple over ‘fake’ holiday illness claim
A British couple are facing a counterclaim of £170,000 from a Greek hotel that alleges their holiday sickness claim is false. Sean and Caroline Bondarenko
are accused of making a fake £10,000 claim against the five-star Caldera Palace Hotel in Crete after
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SHINE AWARDS: TV presenter Katie Derham hosted last year’s awards
“There is work to be done to encourage, nuture and promote women in business”
lThe Robyn Jones lifetime achievement award Lucy Huxley, editor-in-chief of
Travel Weekly Group, said: “While I believe individuals should be recognised on their merit to be seen as truly equal, there is work to be done to encourage, nurture and promote women in business to see more females taking up top roles. “Travel Weekly Group is
saying the resort’s food and drink made them ill. Faced with losing their home
as a result of the legal action, they are now trying to drop their claim against the hotel, which they booked through Thomson. Atlantica Hotel Management claims the couple from Darlington, in County Durham, did not report any illness during their week-long stay in October 2013, and didn’t make their bid for compensation
honoured to be supporting this year’s Shine Awards, which shows our commitment, as a business, to highlighting the achievements of female leaders.” Chief executive People 1st Simon Tarr said: “The travel industry has a very healthy balance of men and women in senior roles – some of our most inspirational Shine Awards winners have come from the travel industry and we’re looking forward to some strong entries this year.”
Nominations for the Shine
Awards will close on June 16 and can be made now at
theshineawards.co.uk.
until three years later. The hotel group also said it had evidence that the couple ‘consumed large quantities of alcohol’ at the time they claim to have been ill and has a dossier of Facebook posts that showed that the couple enjoyed their holiday illness-free. A Thomson spokeswoman
said: “UK holidaymakers should understand that if they make a fraudulent claim they could face prosecution at home or overseas.”
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