Dublin Port plans expansion to host biggest cruise ships
Dublin Port is seeking €108 million in funding to build new cruise berths that could accommodate the world’s largest cruise ships. Te port operator said expanding
facilities could treble the number of cruise ship visitors to 619,000. Currently, the biggest cruise ship
the port has been able to host has been the 4,500-berth MSC Meraviglia. Dublin Port’s plan is to be able
to accommodate ships such as Royal Caribbean International’s 5,518-berth Symphony of the Seas. Te port operator said it was
“prepared to proceed with the development on the basis of a concession agreement with a private sector operator which would provide funding of €108 million upfront”. Earlier this year, Dublin Port
announced plans to handle more cargo business by halving the number of cruise calls and stopping turnaround cruises altogether from 2021, before upping them in 2024-25.
Dublin Port
Dnata plans short-haul charter flying programme
Amie Keeley
Dnata Travel Group is planning to launch a short-haul charter flying programme by next summer to fill a void leſt by the collapse of Tomas Cook. Te group has snapped up Henry
Sunley, formerly of Tomas Cook, to lead the project as director of air supply. Sunley was previously Tomas Cook Airlines’ digital, UK & international sales director. Chief executive John Bevan said
the initial plan was to have the new air capacity available across all of its B2B and B2C brands and more details would be confirmed soon. Dnata owns trade-only brands
Gold Medal and Travel 2 and consumer brands Travelbag, Travel Republic and Netflights. “Our B2B brands are long-haul
but there could be some [short-haul] destinations that come into the mix,” Bevan said. “We definitely want routes up
and running for some of summer 2020. We’ve got to look at gaps where Tomas Cook was. “We are interested in filling
areas that Cook leſt behind because we don’t want to leſt only [using] low-cost airlines and nothing else.” Bevan said dnata had received a
Matt Harding takes on new
role at Travel Counsellors Matt Harding, a former head of Freedom Travel Group, has been appointed as head of strategy for travel agency owners at Travel Counsellors. He will be tasked with attracting more agents to join Travel Counsellors and managing existing members. Harding started in the role this week.
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Henry Sunley, inset,
will lead charter flying programme
We want routes up and running for some of summer 2020. We’ve got to look at gaps where Cook was
lot of interest from agents since the announcement on Monday. He promised that short-haul
products made available through its trade-only brands would offer price parity if they were also available through consumer channels. A new technology platform is due
to be built that will make airline seats available to all its brands. Currently,
Ross Matthews to join Awaze UK as chief marketing officer
Hoseasons parent Awaze UK has appointed Ross Matthews as chief marketing officer. He is to join in January 2020 from
Icelolly.com where he holds the same role. He will be responsible for marketing and partnerships at Awaze.
only the hotel stock the group buys is available to all brands. Sunley worked at Tomas Cook
for 24 years, starting at the tour operation and moving to Tomas Cook Airlines in 2012. He became digital, UK &
international sales director in 2017, leading a team of 70 people in the UK, Germany and Spain. “I’m excited by the opportunity
to build a charter proposition for the group, using my expertise in this area to maximise what we see as being a market with considerable potential,” he said. Sunley will report into Bevan and
be based at the company’s offices in Leyland, Lancashire.
British Airways recruits Mark
Muren as head of global sales British Airways has appointed Mark Muren as head of global sales. Muren (pictured), previously of United Airlines, will take up the role later this year and oversee BA’s relationships with agents, TMCs and corporates. Earlier this month, head of UK & Ireland sales and marketing Stephen Humphreys left BA after five years.
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