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WEEK Contents
NEWS Hot Stories
Industry pays tribute to ‘icon’ Goodman; ‘Older, poorer sector shouldn’t be forgotten’ National Geographic seeks sales via trade; Airline bosses debate impact of Brexit; New long-haul fares ‘will cause a headache’
Obituary Hot Stories 5
News You Can Use
Readers’ Lives
Mystery Shopper
21 Comment 32 34 42 Destinations 44
NEWS YOU CAN USE Product Saga, Club Med, Visit Brazil
Operator Intrepid, If Only, Newmarket 21 22
Aviation British Airways, Ryanair, Flybe 25 Cruise Royal, P&O, Azamara, Ponant
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FRONTLINE Comment Debbie Marshall: Silver Travel 32
Readers’ Lives Ruth Thompson, Inghams 34 Mystery Shopper South Manchester
42 DESTINATIONS
Mature Travel Music Holidays: Score a hit with clients 44 Epic Asia: Trips for those seeking high life 50 Yorkshire: Sell a staycation to retirees
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ITB 2018 News from Qatar and
Booking.com from Europe’s biggest travel show in Berlin
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Middle East 8 of the Best: Most amazing properties 62
BUSINESS
A4E Summit Airline chiefs seek EC curbs 71 ITB 2018 City bosses tackle overtourism 72
WHAT
LUCY DID THISWEEK
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Lucy Huxley Editor-in-chief @Lucy_Huxley
Welcomed several travel companies to our fantastic new offices, including Shearings, Saga, CroisiEurope and more
Started to look through some amazing Agent Achievement Awards entries – don’t worry, you’ve still got three weeks to enter
Was spoilt with a foot massage, hand-painted pottery, a lovely walk around a lake, and afternoon tea for Mother’s Day!
15 March 2018
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Harry Goodman, 1938-2018 Round-up
Uniworld axes age limit; Silversea stretch Special Report
Hall of Fame to induct two pioneers Talk Back
Fake claims, BA, Thomas Cook, O’Leary 08 10 12 17 04
A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR Harry’s legacy will live on M
ore than 15 years ago, Harry Goodman told me that if he ever got around to putting his memoirs down on
paper, he’d like me to write his biography. We were at a travel function and Harry was on sparkling
form as ever, buying shots for the table, and I thought he was kidding. But three months ago, he called me out of the blue, and said it was time for him to tell his story. Knowing Harry’s background, his remarkable achievements and his long-lasting legacy in the travel industry, penning his biography would have been a writer’s dream. It would also have been a blast, listening to Harry recount some of the many tales of when he broke down barriers, bent the rules and courted controversy. I didn’t meet Harry until he had set up TV Travel Shop but, of course, his reputation preceded him, and I was in awe when we were introduced. And he didn’t disappoint: a brilliant (chain-smoking) raconteur who seemed to know everyone and everything about travel. He put everything into such great context and I learned so much. It is no exaggeration to say Harry truly was a visionary. And so many of the people running travel companies after him – and still today – owe a huge deal to this brilliant, charismatic, brave man. Unfortunately, writing a biography is a
full-time project, so regretfully I had to pass the honour on to another journalist, and sadly, it was never written. It’s such a shame – it would have been
a bestseller.
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