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Longman’s departure is very much Tui’s loss
Story: Tui’s Nick Longman to leave business after 20 years Having known Nick for many years, this is really disappointing news. He was a really credible person, honourable and professional. The TUI business is an awful place to work but he was one of the few people who made it tolerable.
JACK TAURUS
Nick is a first-class operator with experience in tour ops, distribution, finance, retail, restructuring and digital. Tui’s loss is someone else’s gain.
RICHARD CALVERT
Nick is the smartest guy I ever worked with. Bright, extremely numerate and good fun. Glad I sold my shares recently!
NIGEL JENKINS
Is there anyone left [at Tui] who really understands the core business about load factors and bums on seats?
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BRIAN COOKE Travel Weekly welcomes a response from Tui
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“Punishing tourists is a pretty drastic reaction. The proposed bed tax penalises people who stay the night,
when that is what we want to encourage.”
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Derek Jones @Degsycom Congratulations to #Jet2 on its 15th anniversary. I remember seeing their logo for the first time (on a truck on the M62) about a decade ago!
The V&A’s exhibition is a coup for cruise
Comment: Operators on land have a new rival – at sea I urge anyone involved in the cruise business to go and see the Ocean Liners: Speed & Style exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. It is a marvellous re-creation of the passenger shipping period 1840-1960 that formed the prelude to the amazing ships Miles Morgan wrote about in his Comment (February 1). The exhibition is a joy to behold, with fabulous ship models, posters and memorabilia, and is a public relations coup for the cruise sector.
PAUL FOSTER, Paul Foster PR
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Tui’s third-party policy is justified
Story: Tui issues third-party suppliers with new directive over store visits I think this is an excellent move by Tui. The reps from these companies do nothing but clutter stores, get in the way of customers and hang around like a bad smell. The stores struggle to get rid of them for fear of seeming rude or unhelpful. These reps add very little value; they are just cheerleaders for a specific brand. And if it’s for a product that doesn’t sell – like some of the smaller, more niche players – it makes store visits just a waste of everyone’s time. MORE KAIN PANE
I see this as a very good way by Tui to manage targets. They are asking third-party suppliers to make up sales for stores that are struggling. Those staff will welcome the extra training and the third party can get more sales. ANONYMOUS Travel Weekly would welcome feedback from third-party suppliers
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