NEWS ROUND-UP IN THE PICTURE: Cassie funeral
Hundreds of friends and family gathered for the funeral of Tui agent Cassie Hayes, who was killed last month. Cassie, 28, was attacked on January 13 while working
at Tui’s Southport branch in Merseyside. Her funeral was held in her home town of Alnwick,
Northumberland, last Friday. The mother of one was buried alongside her father, Michael, who died of cancer in 2004. Mourners all wore an item of yellow clothing, her favourite colour. After a private ceremony the procession followed
on to a celebration of Cassie’s life at Alnwick Gardens. Cassie’s Tui colleagues made an emotional tribute. An industry fundraising campaign in memory of
Cassie has reached £7,480. The money will go to her family. Andrew Burke, 30, of St Helens, Merseyside, has been charged with her murder.
Advantage to manage the Consort Travel Group
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Advantage Travel Partnership has taken over the management of Northern Ireland-based Consort Travel Group.
Advantage will organise training
events, tailor-make commercial deals with suppliers, offer one-to- one business support and arrange meetings for agency members. Consort was formed in 1985 and is made up of 16 independent travel agency businesses with 31 shops across Northern Ireland. All agencies are existing
individual members of Advantage Travel Partnership. The Consort group became an Advantage member in its own right in 2012, but the management was overseen by its board members. The decision to hand over management to Advantage, which has been agreed for an initial five-year term, was prompted by members needing to focus more on their own businesses. Sandra Corkin, managing
director and owner of Oasis Travel and a Consort member, said: “All of the board members have their own businesses to run, plus there is more to do now with all the new
Pure Luxury reports soaring sales for Caribbean in best-ever week
Pure Luxury has reported the best sales week in its history, with the Caribbean its top seller. The luxury arm of Gold Medal saw bookings to the Caribbean increase by more than 100% for the week of January 8-14 compared with last year.
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legislation coming in. Organising meetings and dinners takes time so it’s great that it will all now be taken care of.” Advantage business
development consultant Sarah Miller will be the main point of contact for Consort and has been tasked with identifying members’ requirements and putting together a programme of activity. Advantage’s in-house events
team will oversee bespoke training days, and workshops on social media and developing product knowledge. The Consort board will remain in place as an advisory board.
The record sales come less than six months
after hurricanes battered parts of the Caribbean and follow the launch of the operator’s peak sales campaign. Lisa McAuley, managing director of dnata Travel B2B Europe, said: “It is incredibly reassuring to see [these] figures for the Caribbean.” Demand was up by 38% year on year for Africa and 36% for the Oceania region. Pure Luxury also reported agent sales were up by more than 20%.
Tipto seeks 15 Agent Ambassadors to help shape group’s future
Supplier marketing organisation Tipto is looking for up to 15 agents to join its first Agent Ambassador Programme. Ambassadors will have their
say on the organisation’s strategic direction and join the leadership team at its general meetings. They will receive invites to
Tipto Ambassador and VIP events such as Ladies’ Day at the races, its afternoon tea at London’s Ham Yard Hotel and lunch at The Ivy. They will also be invited to
take part in discussions and focus groups, and get the chance to act as a spokesperson at events. Interested agents should email Tipto at
tipto@fore-uk.com, stating their case for becoming an ambassador and outlining their skills that could help shape Tipto’s future.
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