Top speakers join Future of Travel forum line-up
Travel Weekly reporters
The chief political commentator of The Sunday Times, Tim Shipman, has joined a stellar line-up of speakers who will appear at Travel Weekly’s Future of Travel Conference this month. Shipman will address delegates
on the political and geopolitical outlook for the UK, with the event coinciding with the conclusion of the Labour Party Conference. Confirmed industry speakers
include Jet2 chief executive Steve Heapy, easyJet holidays chief executive Garry Wilson, TTC Tour Brands managing director Kelly Jackson, Royal Caribbean EMEA vice-president Gerard Nolan, loveholidays chief executive Donat Rétif and Virgin Atlantic chief commercial officer Juha Järvinen. The outlook for travel retail will
be discussed in a session featuring The Advantage Travel Partnership chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said, Travel Village Group chief executive Phil Nuttall, Oasis Travel managing director Sandra Corkin and InteleTravel UK managing director Tricia Handley-Hughes. In another session, the regulatory and legal landscape will be discussed
The Sunday Times’ Tim Shipman
by experts including White Hart Associates head of travel and leisure Chris Photi, Abta director of legal affairs Simon Bunce, Themis Advisory founder Joanna Kolatsis and Travel Trade Consultancy director Martin Alcock. The impact of AI on the travel
sector will be considered by Google industry managers Jayan Chauhan and Ailish O’Brien, alongside Inspiretec chief executive Simon Powell. The 2024 Future of Travel
Conference will once again take place in partnership with Google and will be hosted at its office near Tottenham Court Road in central London on Wednesday, September 25. Lucy Huxley, editor-in-chief of
Caribtours plans wider range of
trips as ID merger takes effect Luxury operator Caribtours has completed a merger with ID Travel Group, the company that bought a stake in it two years ago, in a bid to offer a wider range of trips, better customer service and “enhanced buying power”. The businesses struck the deal in January, but it has now come into force and Caribtours chief executive Paul Cleary has joined the ID Travel Group board as chief commercial officer.
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Travel Weekly, said: “We are delighted to have another outstanding line-up of expert speakers as we continue our partnership with Google on the Future of Travel portfolio. “Our speakers will be able to assess
challenges and opportunities facing the industry as we finish the summer season, and I have no doubt Tim Shipman will offer real insight on the political landscape as he joins us fresh from the Labour Party Conference.” The conference will be supported
by premium sponsors Inspiretec, TMU Management, Travel & General and WeTravel, in addition to destination partner Visit Gibraltar and sponsors A-Rosa, Seabourn, Stuba, Themis Advisory, Travelzoo and Tui.
Nash leaves Aman to become
president of Explora Journeys Explora Journeys has appointed Anna Nash as its new president. Nash joined the upmarket MSC Group cruise line last week from Aman, where she had worked for a decade in a number of senior roles, most recently as chief commercial officer. She reports to MSC Group executive chairman Pierfrancesco Vago.
Classic Collection adds Ryanair to package options
Classic Collection has added Ryanair flights as a component of its package holidays. The 100% trade-focused
operator said it would start selling Ryanair flights through its network of more than 3,000 travel agent partners in the coming weeks. Si Morris-Green, B2B director
at Classic Collection, said: “We’re really looking forward to working with the UK’s largest airline group. “This development comes as a
direct result of Classic Collection being able to leverage part of the Ryanair agreement with our parent company On the Beach. “It will allow our trade partners
to offer their customers a much wider selection of regional departures and thousands of new package holidays. “These will be available with
the highly competitively priced airfares that are associated with the Ryanair brand.” A new dedicated contact
centre team will service the operator’s bookings with a Ryanair component to ensure that agents and their customers are up to date with the information they need in real time. Following extensive testing,
it will be possible to make bookings via Classic Collection’s agent-only booking portal in the next few weeks.
Minister predicts airfare rises
will be minimal in SAF switch Airfare price rises caused by the adoption of green aviation fuel will be “negligible”, MPs have been told. The claim was made by aviation minister Mike Kane, MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East, as the government’s mandate for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was debated in Parliament. Kane insisted the Labour government had “absolutely no plans” to stop people flying.
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