Reopening of US is another step forward A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
The roadmap to recovery continues to be complex, with positive momentum shadowed by uncertainty around fluid global restrictions and the potential for new variants to derail progress. The reopening of the US border this week felt pivotal nonetheless, with many businesses that have been hamstrung for so long finally able to generate forward bookings and some tangible revenue from travelling customers (page 4). At the same time, the urgency of the need to address climate change and the sector’s role in doing so was driven home by the continuing Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow (page 5). Discussions between the industry and governments at home and abroad must continue to be productive to ensure these hard-earned
freedoms are not undermined (page 7). But as Virgin Atlantic and British Airways took off from Heathrow on Monday, many in the
trade will have felt a huge sense of relief and hope that stability is returning. The feeling of an industry getting back on track has also been reflected in the return of
in-person trade events, from our own Agent Achievement Awards and Future of Travel Conference to the Atas and Clia summits (page 8) and an array of fam trips and training events. The biggest of them all, of course, is the Globe Travel Awards, which will return in January.
Today we reveal the shortlists based on your nominations (page 27). Please vote for the suppliers who have supported you and have their agent partners firmly at the heart of their recovery plans.
Lucy Huxley, editor-in-chief, Travel Weekly Group CONTENTS NEWS VOTE NOW!
Cast your votes for the suppliers you think deserve
to win a Globe Travel Award pages 27-63
Sustainability ‘still low priority’ for clients 4 US specialists report bookings upturn 4 Travel leaders unveil ‘net zero’ pledges 5 Trust comments countered; Gold Medal 6 Booster jabs latest; Bevan on Ryanair 7 Clia Selling Cruise Day: full report
CommenT Gordon McCreadie: Let’s pull together 10
NEWS YOU CAN USE Product
Egypt, Barbados, Jamaica, Florida
Just Go! Holidays, Gold Medal, Insight 14 P&O, Princess, Viking, Tui, Scenic
FRONTLINE agent diary
THE QUEEN’S AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE:
INTERNATIONAL TRADE 2020
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Kim Kent: Travel confidence is returning 18 Your Stories David Watts-Davies on winning the Agent Support award at the AAAs
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WHAT LUCY DID THIS WEEK
OJoined Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Voyages at their WTM party ahead of this week’s momentous reopening of the US border to travellers.
OModerated the Clia Selling Cruise Day in Southampton, getting to interview blind adventurer Amar Latif, mental health ambassador Dr Alex George and Holland America Group’s Jan Swartz.
OHelped stir my mum’s Xmas pudding mix – seems all in the family must do so for luck!
competitions
Thailand, vouchers, Rocky Mountaineer 22 Get Social Trust accounts, uniforms, ‘jabs to travel’ 24
DESTINATIONS caribbean
Jamaica: The food, the music, the culture – Bond is not the only reason to visit the home of Bob Marley 64
Aruba: Q&A with Ewald Biemans, owner of Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort 71 villa holidays
Weddings: Three experts’ tips on choosing a property for customers’ nuptials 72
Sicily: Chill out in a historic rural villa 74 19
BUSINESS NEWS Walsh warns of fares hike as costs rise 78 NCL forecasts full recovery in 2022 78 IAG targets return to profit next year 79 Wizz Air reports €121m half-year loss 79 Merits of sustainable air fuel disputed 80
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