Luxury agent backs charity with book about his career
Josie Klein
The owner of luxury agency Never a Wasted Journey has published a book in a bid to attract new customers and raise money for the hospital that provided care for his daughter. Dan Salmon’s 86-page book,
titled Never a Wasted Life, is an autobiography explaining how he got into the travel industry and sharing tales from his career. Salmon, who has won two
awards from Travel Weekly’s sister title Aspire, will donate £1 from each book sold to Great Ormond Street Hospital as a thank you for the care they gave his 18-month-old daughter after she was born. “My daughter, who has now fully
recovered, was born with a hole in her heart, which meant she had to have a six-hour operation when she was three months old,” he said. “I was in complete panic mode
at the time, but the hospital was so good with her and it made me want to give something back to them.” He hopes the book, which
includes some itineraries he has sold, will also help him expand his client list and “stanwd out from the crowd”. “I have built up so many stories
in my life and I wanted to share them with other people to try to drum
Dan Salmon and daughter; above, the book he hopes will raise his profile and funds for Great Ormond St Hospital
My daughter was born with a hole in her heart but the hospital was so good – I wanted to give something back
up some business,” he said. “About 70% of my bookings come from repeat customers, so I thought this would be a great way to get my name out to some new clients. “I regularly get people coming to
me and asking why they should use me, so I want to be able to give them a copy of my book and say ‘this is why’,
Roberts to quit Seabourn to take up new role at Warner Leisure
Tony Roberts is to leave Seabourn in April to join Warner Leisure Hotels. The line’s vice-president global commercial operations, guest services and head of UK and Europe is leaving after 23 years in the cruise sector to take up the newly created role of chief commercial officer at Warner. Lynn Narraway, Seabourn vice-president UK and Europe, will continue to lead the line in the UK.
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with the hope that by the time they have finished reading they won’t want to book a holiday with anyone else. “A lot of agents have business
cards or brochures, but I thought a book would be a great way to stand out from the crowd. It will give customers the chance to get to know more about me, from when I started my career as a Mark Warner rep, to my time working in sales at Kuoni and my concierge work as a manager at Ten Lifestyle Group, to when I launched my business a decade ago.” The self-published book is
available on Amazon as a Kindle e-book and will also be available as a paperback by the end of this week.
Holland-Kaye to step down as Heathrow chief this year
Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye is to stand down later this year after nine years in charge. The selection process for his replacement has begun and he will remain as chief executive until his successor starts. Holland-Kaye steered the London hub through the Covid-19 crisis and recovery, and developed plans for expansion.
Travel Weekly People Summit to be held on July 5
Travel Weekly is to hold its second annual People Summit on July 5. The conference will be hosted at the offices of Grant Thornton in central London and follows a highly successful inaugural event at the same venue in autumn 2022.
The half-day summit will again focus on the industry’s efforts and ch
c allenges around recruitment and retention and the perception of the sector as a career choice, and will ffeature discussions, debates and presentations from a range of experts. The event will be held in
partnership with headline sponsor Jet2holidays, premium sponsor C&M Recruitment and sponsors Best Workplaces in Travel, The Travel Network Group and Travlaw. Lucy Huxley, Travel Weekly
Group editor-in-chief, said: “Alongside our prospectus-style publication and website Take Off in Travel, the conference forms a key part of Travel Weekly’s efforts to support our readers and partners by showcasing the incredible opportunities a career in the sector can offer and sharing best practice and advice from leaders in the field.”
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BA and Virgin to restart London services to Shanghai and Beijing
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will resume operations to mainland China this spring with their first flights since the start of the pandemic. BA will start a daily service from Heathrow to Shanghai from April 23, followed by Virgin Atlantic on the same route from May 1. From June 3, BA will also start operating four flights a week between Heathrow and Beijing.
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