NEWS ROUND-UP NEWS IN BRIEF
Government issues no-deal Brexit passport advice
The government has urged travel professionals to remind customers that they will need at least six months on their passports to travel to the EU after Brexit in a no-deal scenario. Currently, UK citizens can travel to EU destinations with passports valid for the length of their stay.
Consultation starts into Heathrow’s third runway
A major new public consultation into Heathrow’s third runway plans started this week. The Airspace and Future Operations consultation runs until March 4 and covers issues including flight paths, runway usage and noise management.
Stansted’s new terminal set to open in autumn
Work on Stansted’s new £150 million arrivals terminal is scheduled to be completed by the autumn. The airport this week appointed Mace as the main contractor to carry out the work, which starts this spring and is the flagship project in a £600 million transformation.
Thai resorts begin clean-up after tropical storm Pabuk
Resorts in southern Thailand this week began the clean-up operation after the Pabuk storm, which led to six deaths. Tourist hotspots such as Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao were reportedly free of casualties.
Clia appoints Goldstein as chairman for second time
Clia has appointed Royal Caribbean Cruises vice-president Adam Goldstein as its global chairman for the second time. He replaced Carnival Corporation’s president Arnold Donald in the role on January 1. Goldstein was Clia president in 2015 and 2016.
Cruise Village targets P&O sales with revamped site
Harry Kemble
harry.kemble@
travelweekly.co.uk
An agency hopes to increase its sales of P&O Cruises by 20% after revamping its dedicated website for the line.
The Cruise Village has enhanced its
podeals.com site, relaunched last week, to work on mobiles and believes this will help generate more enquiries. The website was launched 10
years ago but has been revamped by technology provider Traveltek. Agents at The Cruise Village, in
Blackpool, receive enquiries from potential customers via the site and call them back. The website is not currently bookable. Nuttall, who bought the domain name
podeals.com in 2003, said: “We want more people to talk to us about P&O Cruises. More people are searching on their phones, so we want to ensure we are maximising our P&O Cruises business.” Nuttall will review the site in six months after monitoring its performance.
Pandaw ships await clearance to depart Myanmar for India
Two Pandaw river ships scheduled to sail in India have been prevented from relocating from Myanmar. Katha Pandaw and Orient
Pandaw were stopped due to “shipping policy changes” introduced in Myanmar, Pandaw Group founder and chief executive Paul Strachan said. The line had planned to
launch Orient Pandaw on the 8
travelweekly.co.uk10 January 2019
NUTTALL: ‘We want more people to talk to us about P&O Cruises’
f e do not see significant online booking enquiries, we will consider all our options,” he added. P&O Cruises, which is due to
increase its capacity by 50% over the next four years, welcomed the move. Alex Delamere-White, the line’s sales and marketing vice-president, said: “We have a long history working with Phil and his business. “We welcome any new initiatives
to sell P&O Cruises and bring the P&O Cruises ship and shore experience to new audiences.
“Travel agents are critical to our business and, with our capacity growth from 2020, it is great to see agents investing in P&O Cruises.” Last September, senior
vice-president Paul Ludlow said the line, which sells direct through
pocruises.com, wanted to “remove barriers” for new-to- cruise passengers. Last August, P&O announced
plans to ditch a discretionary £7 daily service charge. Nuttall said The Cruise Village
website, its “main brand”, would undergo a revamp before July.
by Myanmar’s government. Pandaw told Travel Weekly that passengers booked on the three cancelled sailings had been fully refunded or offered land or water alternatives. Orient Pandaw’s India sailings
Lower Ganges on December 23 but has had to cancel three India sailings. Strachan said the issue was
being resolved at ministerial level and that tug boats were ready to assist the ships once they have been given clearance
were announced last May, followed in July by plans to launch Katha Pandawon the Upper Ganges in October 2019. A Pandaw spokesperson told
Travel Weekly that planned sailings in October 2019 were on track and nearly fully booked. Pandaw has appointed Fred River Cruises as its UK general sales agent.
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