NEWS ROUND-UP MOVERS & SHAKERS


 Former Attraction World head of sales Simon Garrido has joined Travelopia as head of trade partnerships. Garrido will manage


trade sales for tailor-made brands Hayes & Jarvis, Citalia, Sovereign and Austravel.


 Sukie Rapal has joined Fred Olsen Travel as head of river cruises to develop its river business. Rapal is a former Midcounties


Co-operative Travel head of digital and Cruise.co.uk marketing director.


 Paul Wait has left his role as chief operations officer at Southall Travel after fewer than two years to set up management


consultancy RedApple 7. He was previously chief executive of the Guild of Travel Management Companies and spent 13 years at Virgin Atlantic.


 Chris Roe has left his role as AccorHotels vice president of sales, distribution and loyalty. Roe said his departure was


for “personal reasons”, citing parental illness and saying that he also needed time to focus on his work for an ADHD charity.


Brunei’s anti-LGBT laws spur travel trade backlash


Phil Davies phil.davies@travelweekly.co.uk


Two leading travel agencies have cut ties with Brunei after the country passed strict Islamic laws that make gay sex punishable by death.


STA Travel has stopped selling


flights with Royal Brunei Airlines, which is wholly owned by the Brunei government. The youth travel specialist said:


“We do not support in any way the laws being introduced in Brunei. Because of this we have stopped selling Royal Brunei Airlines flights. “Anybody who bought Royal


Brunei Airlines tickets through STA Travel and who no longer wants to use them can claim a refund, and we will help those customers to make alternative travel arrangements. “We’ve taken this stance to add


our voice to the calls on Brunei to reverse this change in the law and in support of GBTI people everywhere.” Flight Centre has ended commercial ties with the carrier and will no longer promote hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei, including the Dorchester collection. Staff at the agency have been told to avoid actively promoting


Entries open for Latin America awards at Ela show in June


Entries are open for the ata Achievement Awards 2019, which recognise suppliers and individuals that have contributed the most to atin American travel over the past year. The awards, for which Travel


Weekly is media partner, will be held on June 10 at Chelsea Football Club as part of the three-day Experience atin America Ela trade show. The 10 categories recognise


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airlines, cruise lines, hotels, DMCs, tour operators and tourist boards, as well as new product, marketing and sustainable tourism initiatives. Suppliers should submit entries for the awards, sponsored by


BOYCOTT: Several UK firms have stopped selling Royal Brunei flights 13,000


Annual number of UK visitors to Brunei


Brunei or Royal Brunei Airlines. Meanwhile, operators If Only


and Kuoni confirmed they do not sell any of the luxury hotels owned by the sultanate or Royal Brunei Airlines, or promote Brunei as a destination. Premier Holidays confirmed


that it does not promote any of the luxury hotels or Brunei as a destination. The operator sells


Royal Brunei Airlines in “very small numbers and only to onward destinations”, and this is being reviewed. Around 13,000 British travellers


visit Brunei every year. FCO travel advice says: “In 2014,


Brunei began the introduction of a Sharia criminal code, to run in parallel with the common law. “The final phase will be


introduced in April 2019. It specifies severe punishments, including amputation and death by stoning, for certain crimes, including some that are not illegal in the UK. “Most laws under common law


and the Sharia criminal code apply to all people in Brunei, regardless of nationality or religion.”


Belize, at lata.travel by April 26. ata chairman Colin Stewart


said: “While the awards aim to celebrate the growth of the atin American tourism industry, they also recognise the hard work that individuals and companies dedicate towards raising awareness of the region as an exceptional tourism destination.” To register to attend Ela, visit:


tinyurl.com/elatradeshow


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