NEWS ROUND-UP
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Z Abercrombie & Kent has appointed Richard Hey as agency sales
manager covering the north. He has previously worked with upmarket operators If Only and, most recently, The Lux Collective. Mark Harris continues in his role as agency sales manager looking after the south. Harris and Hey will work closely with Sarah Turner and Laura Dawson, trade sales managers for Cox & Kings, to promote the brands to agents.
Z Former Royal Caribbean national account manager
Melanie Wood has returned to Cruise1st in a new role. Wood joined the cruise line three years ago after working in the product team at the agency. She takes up the position of head of product and will enable the agency to put together exclusive offers, stopover tours and free hotel add-ons.
Z Tipto has recruited Karan Hopkins of Holiday Elite
to its Agent Ambassador Programme. She aims to use her experience as a homeworker to help Tipto support agents and promote the association to her peers. Hopkins will attend the association’s general meetings to offer advice about roadshows, training events, incentives and Tipto’s social media channels.
Agent diary: “Looking after people in our communities is just one of our many duties as a high street business” Kim Kent, page 50
Emerald’s first ocean yacht Azzurra to set sail in 2021
Lucy Huxley
Emerald Waterways is to enter the ocean cruise market next year with its first “super-yacht”. The 100-passenger Emerald
Azzurra will operate its first sailing on July 31, 2021, from Limassol to Athens, calling at smaller ports and harbours. It will then sail 26 itineraries spanning the Aegean, Mediterranean, Adriatic, and French and Italian rivieras. In winter, Emerald Azzurra
will visit Middle Eastern destinations such as Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Jordan. It will sail only in warm waters and will not visit polar regions. As well as featuring smaller ports
of call that larger ships cannot reach, the yacht will stop in coastal waters so guests can jump off the marina platform to snorkel and paddleboard. Itineraries went on sale on
Saturday and brochures and selling guides are being issued this week. The 110-metre-long yacht will have 50 cabins, all but six of which
will have balconies. They will all be “staterooms or suites”, with two Owner’s Suites, two Yacht Suites and two Terrace Suites. David Winterton, Emerald Cruises’
director of marketing and global brand curator, said Emerald Azzurra would rival SeaDream Yacht Club, Windstar Cruises and Crystal Cruises. “We introduced a new ship on the
Mekong, Emerald Harmony, which is attracting a younger guest, and we think Emerald Azzurra will attract
Emerald Azzurra
even younger customers,” he said. Prices start at £2,965 for an eight-
day French and Italian Riviera sailing, on an early-bird fare. Agents will earn the same
commission as they do selling Emerald Waterways river cruises. All agents making a booking on
Emerald Azzurra in February will be entered into a draw to win a cruise for
two people on the first sailing. iWin a sailing on Emerald Azzurra: Competitions, page 52
Globe Travel Awards raises £5k for Mental Health Foundation
A charity appeal at last month’s Travel Weekly Globe Travel Awards raised more than £5,000 for the Mental Health Foundation, with pledges still being counted. The appeal forms part
of Travel Weekly’s Mental Health Matters series of features and events, which was launched in 2019 and will continue throughout 2020.
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The Mental Health Foundation
has supported the series since its inception and was selected as the charity partner for the Globes to reflect the ongoing partnership. Globes guests heard about
the foundation’s work from head of business development and engagement, Chris O’Sullivan, and watched a video featuring industry figures recounting their stories of dealing with mental health issues. Stuart Parish, managing director
of Travel Weekly, said: “We were delighted to support the Mental Health Foundation as part of a spectacular Globe Travel Awards,
Chris O’Sullivan
and are grateful to Chris and those who took the time to tell their stories for the appeal. “The response to our Mental
Health Matters series has been incredible, and we will continue to play our part in promoting positive
mental health across the industry.” i Mental Health Matters, page 16
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