FRONTLINE 1974
Creditors voted to put operator 4S Travel, dormant since February after Court Leisure Group decided not to acquire it, into voluntary liquidation. It did not affect the 4S operation carried out by the group as a trading name under Halcyon Horizon. The group acquired the 4S goodwill after Horizon Holidays’ collapse. On the Letters page, Ronald Watson, of Morrisons Travel Agents in Southport, Lancashire, said the greatest problem facing the industry was public confidence in travel arrangements and the credibility of agents and operators due to cancelled bookings. “There can be no doubt the reputation of the industry has deteriorated rapidly this year and we are soon to reach crisis point,” he said. In other news, Britain’s first Novotel opened off the M6 near Coventry and DFDS revealed its passenger-car liner would make its UK debut in July.
This T 1994 week in... We take a look through the
ravel Weekly archives in our 50th year to find out what was making the headlines 10, 25 and 45 years ago . . .
Travel Weekly exclusively reported the closure of Pierre et Vacances’ Touralp UK operation less than two years after the operator took over the business, blaming poor performance. Airtours marketing director Richard Carrick announced “competitive” cruise fares of £399 for a seven-night fly-cruise to the Mediterranean. This compared with £745 for 10 nights on Cunard Princess. Sunset Holidays followed Airtours, Thomson and Owners Abroad by axing reps on the road and training them to be managers. P&O Cruises marketing director David Dingle and managing director Gwyn Hughes showed off a model of new superliner Oriana, due to set sail the following April from Southampton. And Manchester Airport’s general manager of market development, Tim Jeans, outlined plans to become the UK’s number-two airport “within four years”.
British Airways boss Willie Walsh extended calls for the airline’s 40,000 staff to work for nothing to save cash in a “fight for survival”. Staff were urged to take a month’s unpaid leave or switch to part-time contracts. Former Harvey World Travel general manager Andy Tomlinson announced he was using his redundancy to open his own agency, Sutton Travel in Sutton Coldfield, while another 75 HWT staff were made redundant following the closure of the group’s last 12 branches.
2009
New Abta chairman John McEwan dismissed claims his leadership of Advantage would lead to a conflict of interest and outlined his key aim to get the ear of government and end confusion about consumer protection. Meanwhile, the trade was warned it faced a ‘make or break’ period as it entered the lates market. Aito chairman Barry Moxley said: “The next 10 weeks are critical . . . and will probably define the financial situation for travel agents and operators for the rest of this year.”
travelweekly.co.uk
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