Stay resilient and have a happy Christmas A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
It would be easy for agents and operators alike to feel downbeat heading towards a festive period set to be blighted by strikes and with numerous other challenges on the horizon (page 5). Yet despite this understandable sense of frustration and caution, it is worth taking solace from the ghosts of Christmas past. Looking back at my final editor’s letters of the year from recent years shows us an industry in the depths of travel lockdown in 2020 and then battling with the heavy-handed response to the Omicron variant in 2021. Even in December 2019, when coronavirus was a word barely
registering for most, I wrote about the fallout from the collapses of Thomas Cook and Super Break, in addition to the ongoing uncertainty around the impact of Brexit.
If there was any doubt, these letters from the past show our industry is rarely one to benefit from nothing but tailwinds, with multiple global factors influencing its trajectory. But as I wrote last week, it is also an industry that has always shown great resilience and is one
that provides a product beloved and cherished by the vast majority of consumers. It seems unlikely anyone in the industry will be permitted a truly restful Christmas and new year, but all will be united in hoping disruption is minimised and the peaks start strongly. As always, you can keep abreast of the latest news on
travelweekly.co.uk until we return in print on January 5.
Until then, the entire Travel Weekly team joins me in wishing you a safe and peaceful Christmas. Lucy Huxley, editor-in-chief, Travel Weekly Group CONTENTS NEWS
Abta forex move; CAA call for evidence 4 Airlines plan full schedules despite strikes 5 Advantage; Rzymowska leaves Miles Morgan positive about 2023
Singapore
Expanding networks allow cyclists to discover the city-state’s green spaces page 48
Special Report Classic Collection Conference, Cyprus 10 Clia Cruise Forum, Cirencester
comment Miles Morgan: Let’s go for it
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NEWS YOU CAN USE Product Australia, Secret Tours, Fred Holidays 18 TTC, Run by Singers, Brightwater Disney, Princess, P&O Cruises
FRONTLINE agent diary
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Helen Parry: I’m going back to basics 28 Your Stories Denise O’Connor on thriving as a homeworker 29
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WHAT LUCY DID THIS WEEK
ORan 5k in the Clia Rudolph Run in aid of the Family Holiday Charity shortly before moderating Clia’s Cruise Forum and Winter Ball in the Cotswolds
OHad a wonderful night at the Aspire Awards in London, celebrating the best in luxury travel
OHad the kids off school for two days after a huge snowstorm hit the southeast and everything ground to a halt!
ANNUAL INSIGHT REPORT Business Breakfast: Report launch
competitions
Win Sri Lanka stay, Aruba fam, vouchers 36 Get Social Strikes, India e-visa, Althams, Hotelplan 39
DESTINATIONS ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL Beaches: A wave of improvements are making sun and sand accessible to wheelchair users
5 of the best: Top city destinations ASIA
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Singapore: A growing network of cycle lanes is turning the ‘garden city’ into a cyclist’s paradise 48
BUSINESS NEWS
‘Aggressive’ rate rises will continue 54 BA faces setback after aircraft delay 54 Aviation sector criticises new scheme 55 Cuts to corporate travel set for 2023 56
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