BA starts London City links to Channel isles


British Airways will start flying new routes to Jersey and Gibraltar from London City airport on June 25. The carrer will start with summer-only BA CityFlyer services to both destinations on Mondays and Fridays aboard Embraer E190s. One-way fares start at £42 to Jersey and £43 to Gibraltar. ba.com


TRAINING


Travel safety specialist offers risk assessment course for the trade


Agents and operators are being offered an online risk and safety training course which covers Covid-related topics. Travel safety and risk manage-


ment consultant Sanderson Phillips has launched the course, developed by travel and lifestyle specialists Atkin Jones and online travel training specialists Travilearn, for the travel industry. It is aimed at staff in sales,


product, operations and management, and covers risk areas such as building safety, transport, excursions and activities. It can be upgraded with tailored videos and extra modules by consultants on specific safety topics. The £50, 60-minute course


includes case studies for each module. A certificate upon completion can be used on email signatures and social media. Sanderson Phillips managing


director David Atkin said: “Never has the topic of travel risk and safety been so important to our industry and the travelling public, who trust us to deliver the safest holiday experience.” sandersonphillips.co.uk


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Travelport+ is said to offer a ‘simplified marketplace for travel retailing’


TECHNOLOGY


Travelport trumpets launch of ‘next-generation’ platform


Lee Hayhurst


Travelport has unveiled its “next-generation” retailing platform, Travelport+, which replaces legacy brands Galileo, Apollo and Worldspan. The technology provider says its “multi-source


content distribution” platform will “accelerate industry innovation” by offering “a simplified, capability-rich marketplace for travel retailing”. Travelport+ brings together flight options from


low-cost carriers, airlines with New Distribution Capability (NDC) and fares available on consolidator ATPCO in one place along with Travelport’s car, hotel and rail content. There is a “trip manager” and “enhanced airline ticket exchange tools”. It stores all components of a traveller’s journey


in one place so they can be retrieved, modified and combined “in any manner possible” by agents – and


Silversea to restart in June with Silver Moon cruises from Greece


Silversea Cruises is to resume services on June 18 and will require all passengers and crew to be fully vaccinated. Ten-day round-trip itineraries from Greece on new flagship Silver Moon will call at Santorini, Paros, Mykonos and Crete, as well as Israel and Cyprus. The vaccination requirement will apply to all Silversea sailings, except for those departing Australia. silversea.com


promises to “reduce pain points with exchanges, refunds and order management”. Merchandising tools include cross-sell and upsell


options to “maximise revenue and customer loyalty for travel retailers and suppliers”, and builds on Travelport’s existing range of offers. Built-in artificial intelligence will enable retailers and


suppliers to “continually optimise their offers”. Travelport chief executive Greg Webb said: “Travel


hasn’t kept up with the evolution of modern digital retail and, today, the buying and selling of travel is more complex than it needs to be. “Travelport+ truly changes the game in the


speed of delivery of modern travel retail and offers a fundamental upgrade to travel technology.” A number of agency partners are taking part in the


initial upgrade ahead of a global rollout. travelport.com/plus


Jet2 unveils flights to Innsbruck from three UK airports for 2022


Jet2.com has introduced services to Innsbruck from Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol for summer 2022. It will operate weekly flights from Birmingham and Bristol and a twice-weekly service from Manchester. Jet2 said the services would open up a range of sporting activities including hiking, mountain biking, cycling and golf in addition to the city itself. jet2.com


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