Buffet waste offers food for thought A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
The conversation around sustainability in travel unsurprisingly often focuses on the headline issues such as carbon emissions, water and plastic use, and animal welfare. But like so many areas where change is sought, it is often the small things that help to make a big difference to the overall picture. As we report in this week’s Responsible Travel themed edition, food waste from the much-loved hotel or cruise ship buffet is one area where travel firms can make a significant difference, with Tui once again leading the way with its efforts to reduce waste and ensure its food is responsibly sourced across its portfolio (pages 4 and 12). And with research from YouGov showing a growing willingness on the part of consumers to adjust their lifestyle to help the environment,
these sort of efforts will increasingly become a factor in customers’ holiday choices. Next week, I will be moderating the third Association of Touring & Adventure Suppliers
Conference in Manchester, and I know that sustainability will be a hot topic for our panellists, speakers and throughout the immersive trade fair. I can’t wait to hear more from the supplier members, and also from the many agents who are embracing this rapidly expanding sector. And given the growing importance of the sector to our readers, it is fitting that it has been chosen alongside cruise to showcase a bright new look and content for Travel Weekly’s themed supplements this week and next. As always, we’d love to hear what you think.
WHAT LUCY DID THIS WEEK
OCaptained the T
ravel Weekly team at White Hart Associates’ ‘It’s a Knockout’ charity afternoon – climbing foamy walls and wrestling penguins.
OJoined operator and cruise line reps, dressed as superheroes and villains, for the Baldwins Travel dragon boat race day in Tonbridge.
Lucy Huxley, editor-in-chief, Travel Weekly Group L
NEWS SPECIAL EDITION News
Special Report Comment
Your Stories
Mystery Shopper Destinations
4
12 14 30 40
58-64 Business News 70, 72
Agent sacrifices own cruise for client 4 Hotel buffets ‘waste food’ – Tui survey 4 Customers ‘still booking’ despite Brexit 5 Enlarged Magnifica to sail ex-UK
6
BA ‘ready and willing’ to talk to Balpa 6 Royal leads hurricane Dorian relief effort 8
First Aspire Awards honours agents 10 Special report
Comment Ian Corbett, Tui sustainability manager 14
Tui Care Foundation champions sourcing local food
NEWS YOU CAN USE Product
Cosmos, Scenic, Legoland, Ajman Operator
Travelsphere, Collette, Adagio Cox & Kings, Crusader Holidays
CRUISE
Celestyal, Amadeus River, Oceania, APT, Heritage River Journeys
FOLLOW US:
travelweekly.co.uk @travelweekly 19 20 24 12
OWatched-on proudly as Aspire editor Hollie-Rae Brader hosted the fabulous first Aspire Awards.
CONTENTS
FRONTLINE Get Social
New agents, Brexit, Barrhead, Inghams 29 Your Stories
John Spencer-Ades, The Scuba Place 30 Agent diary
Sarah Reeves: high street hopes competitions
34
Win a CMV cruise for two to France 38 Mystery Shopper Somerset agents set Borneo brief
41
DESTINATIONS THE US
San Francisco: neighbourhoods Colorado: Rocky Mountain NP Las Vegas: keeping fit in spin city Portland: snapshot of Oregon city
Responsible tourism
42 49 51 56
Zambia: South Luangwa National Park 58 Projects: five ethical initiatives
64 BUSINESS NEWS
Q&A: Dawn Wilson; Heywood, NDC 71 Tanzer tips convention to ‘stir industry’ 72
travelweeklyuk @travelweeklyuk 12 SEPTEMBER 2019 3
M
R
E
S
P
O
N
S
E I
B
T
O
U
R
I
S
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 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76
