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CRUISE
Celebrity will showcase Edge to 140 travel agents
Harry Kemble
harry.kemble@
travelweekly.co.uk
Celebrity Cruises plans to host 100 frontline agents on new ship Celebrity Edge in May 2019 and has beefed up its UK sales team.
The 2,900-passenger ship will
launch in November and sail itineraries from Fort Lauderdale. The hundred agents will have
a chance to see the vessel at a two-night event on May 13, 2019, when Edge visits Southampton, but they will have to “earn” a place. Jo Rzymowska, Celebrity Cruises
vice-president and managing director for the UK, Ireland and Asia, said: “We will be taking more than 100 agents on board. They will all have to earn their way on to the ship.” In addition, 40 senior figures
from leading cruise agencies have been invited to visit the ship at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Nantes, France, on September 13, Rzymowska added.
OPERATOR
Travel 2 partners with Wendy Wu to expand into China and Japan
Travel 2 has partnered with Wendy Wu Tours as it seeks to grow its escorted touring offering to China and Japan. It is the first time Wendy Wu, which specialises in Asia holidays, has sold tours through another operator.
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NEW SUITE CATEGORY: There are six two-storey villas on Celebrity Edge Celebrity has also announced a
$500 million fleetwide makeover, called Celebrity Revolution, starting with Celebrity Millennium in 2019. The programme is due to be completed by 2023. Agents can learn about Celebrity
Revolution through the revamped four-module Cruising for Excellence training programme. Rzymowska said: “It is really important our trade partners have the confidence in the Celebrity proposition and that it’s the same offering across the fleet.
“The level of investment is significant. It is not just a new carpet and a lick of paint.” Meanwhile, Celebrity has
bolstered its UK & Ireland sales team with four appointments: Kat Hulatt, Janna Thomson, Michael Young-Richards and Valerie Murphy. “As Celebrity Cruises continues
to grow and develop, it is really important we take our trade partners with us and look after
them,” Rzymowska said.
cruisingforexcellence.co.uk › Spotlight, page 38
Travel 2 will package up Wendy Wu tours with its
existing product, such as cruise. Wendy Wu Tours will become Travel 2’s preferred partner for tours to Japan and China as a result of the deal, but all Wendy Wu Tours’ programme will be available to Travel 2, including southeast Asia, India and South America. Lisa McAuley, managing director B2B tour operations
of Travel 2 parent dnata Europe, said: “Touring is a particular focus for us going forward and Wendy Wu
has exceptional products that really have a ‘wow’ factor.”
travel2.com
2 August 2018
travelweekly.co.uk 17 NEWS IN BRIEF
BA to start Pittsburgh route from Heathrow next April
British Airways has announced a service from Heathrow to Pittsburgh that will be the only direct route to the city from the UK. Four flights a week will begin on April 2, 2019, taking the number of BA routes from London to the US to 26. Return fares start from £600.
ba.com
EasyJet launches Bordeaux service from Southend
EasyJet’s expansion at Southend has continued with the start of a three-times-a-week service to Bordeaux. The carrier is also starting flights to Prague, Pula and Dubrovnik this summer, taking its number of destinations from the Essex airport to 20.
easyjet.co.uk
Lufthansa to add Edinburgh link to Munich in December
Lufthansa has announced a new route between Edinburgh and Munich this winter. The twice-weekly service will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays from December 1.
lufthansa.com
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