NEWS YOU CAN USE


PAGE 20 CARNIVAL UK TO REVAMP ITS SALES TEAMS


PAGE 22 SEE THE AURORA WITH BEST SERVED SCANDINAVIA


PAGE 24 TRAVEL 2 ADDS NEW HOTELS AND TOURS


CRUISE


NCL claims agents earn 40% more via all-in fares


Lucy Huxley lucy.huxley@travelweekly.co.uk


Norwegian Cruise Line claims agents selling its Premium All Inclusive product are earning between 30% and 40% more commission than they would for a regular cruise.


NCL made all its cruises fully all-inclusive in April. Bookings made in the UK and Ireland across Norwegian’s 14 ships were reclassified Premium All Inclusive. Speaking at a trade appreciation


lunch in London for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ (NCLH) three brands – NCL, Regent and Oceania – Harry Sommer, executive vice-president of international business development, said: “Premium All Inclusive is providing agents with a much higher commission cheque as they earn commission on every element that other cruise lines don’t include. It’s about 30%-40% more, so it’s significant.” Sommer said Premium All


THEME PARKS


Need a hero? Head to Disneyland Paris for Marvel event next year


Disneyland Paris has announced a Marvel Super Heroes season next summer as one of two additions to its 25th anniversary celebrations. From June 10 guests can experience interactive encounters with the likes of Spider-Man, Iron Man,


NEWS IN BRIEF


Cardiff gains Flybe link to Venice from March 2018


Flybe will start flying from Cardiff to Venice from next year. The twice-weekly service will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays from March 27 until September 9. flybe.com


Ontario Tourism unveils agent training scheme


NORWEGIAN JOY: NCL introduced PremiumAll Inclusive in April


Inclusive had helped NCL have a record year in 2017, and had put it in a good position for forward bookings for next year. “Across the group we are 10%


up year-on-year in revenues for 2017, thanks to higher prices, and we are 60% sold for 2018. “We have the highest prices in the industry – higher than Royal Caribbean or Carnival Corp.” NCLH president and chairman


Frank Del Rio said: “We are outperforming the sector on all the important metrics. We have by


far the highest yields, we pay the highest commissions to agents and we have the youngest fleet.” NCL president Andy Stuart said


he would not be drawn on whether NCL was planning to deploy a newer, bigger ship to Southampton for 2019 but said: “I’m smiling and Harry’s smiling, so that should give


you a good idea of what’s to come.” Norwegian Bliss will launch in April and Stuart promised UK agents would join its first sailing,


from Germany to Southampton. ncl.com


Star-Lord, Black Widow and other Marvel heroes and villains, which is a first for a theme park in Europe. The show runs until September 30. The other new experience is the interactive Princesses & Pirates Festival, which starts on March 31 and runs until May 31. Disneyland’s 25th anniversary celebrations, which


will run until September 2018, also include a new parade, new shows, a Star Wars season, reimagined


attractions and a “spectacular finale”. disneytravelagents.co.uk


9 November 2017 travelweekly.co.uk 19


Did you know…? Guests staying at Beaches Turks & Caicos will now be able to enjoy the cheesiest Mac & Cheese and the island’s chilliest ice cream with our new food trucks – ‘Mr Mac’ and ‘Curls & Swirls’.


An online training programme for Ontario has been launched. The Discover Ontario Agent scheme’s six modules include accommodation, excursions and festivals. Complete the training to become an Ontario specialist. The course has been created by the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation. discoverontarioagent.com


Don’t be patronising – Silver Travel teaches you how


Silver Travel Advisor is hosting a one-day training course for agents on ‘how not to patronise older travellers’. The event takes place on March 2 in central London and costs £354. service@silvertraveladvisor.com


Advert


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68