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The best of your letters, comments and social media this week TTNG: Excellent takeover


Story: The Travel Network Group to acquire Global Travel Group Excellent decision again by [The Travel Network Group chief executive] Gary Lewis. With the right management in place, the Global Travel Group will be a good addition to TTNG, and will help the strength-in-numbers strategy. Matthew Steadman


Mark Duguid @markduguid Carrier And we’re off! Our first clients to depart since lockdown head off today with @carrierholidays. A family heading to stunning Puglia. It feels incredible to have clients travelling again.


Wotton Travel @WottonTravel We are so pleased and excited to be back open. We are expecting a busy few weeks due the expected announcement surrounding air corridors and the lifting of quarantine.


Andy Freeth @Andy_Freeth If Only We could be set for a perfect storm this week. The government set to open air bridges, hopefully FCO advice changes, and it looks like a full week of rain ahead.


Shane Lewis-Riley @ShaneRileyVV Virgin Voyages I do think a shift towards appointment-based business may help to elevate the value of travel professionals to the public. There aren’t many industries where you can just walk in and talk to an expert without pre-booking.


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GET SOCIAL: travelweekly.co.uk @travelweekly travelweeklyuk @travelweeklyuk 2 JULY 2020 21 Travel 2: dnata knows


merger is the right thing Story: Loss of Travel 2 could be ‘opportunity’ for rival operators The staff at both brands [Travel 2 and Gold Medal] are amazing. However, dnata will know the right thing to do for them. If both brands are kept, they could both go under, and we agents need as many to stay as possible. A terrible time for travel. Northern Agent


Sad the Travel 2 brand is going – it’s always been my go-to operator for piecing together one-off itineraries. Maybe Gold Medal should merge with Travel 2, not the other way around. Mike Frank


tuiuk Before she returns to life at 30,000 feet, TUI Airways cabin crew member Jacqui is delivering medication to vulnerable locals, and packing food parcels for St John Ambulance.


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