Voting opens for Globe Travel Awards 2023
Travel Weekly reporters
The shortlists for the 2023 Globe Travel Awards have been unveiled, with travel agents invited to vote for their top suppliers in a range of categories by Friday, December 9. The Globes are the most
prestigious awards in the UK travel industry, and the winners will be unveiled at a glittering ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House hotel on Thursday, January 12. The shortlists were created based
on nominations from travel agents during September and October and are revealed in a special 68-page supplement published with this edition of Travel Weekly. Voting is now open to
all bona fide travel sellers at
globetravelawards.co.uk. Writing in the supplement, Travel
Weekly Group editor-in-chief Lucy Huxley said: “After years of disruption due to the pandemic, it feels great to be planning for a return to the Globes’ traditional date in January. “The industry continues to face
multiple challenges as it plots its route to recovery, but it has proven its resilience time and again, and agents and operators alike will be united in hoping the fantastic rebound we saw this summer can be maintained.”
Greece, Spain and Italy top
pre-pandemic visitor numbers CAA data revealed Greece surpassed its 2019 summer performance, achieving 114% of levels recorded three years ago (4.6 million visitors). Spain was the top post-pandemic overseas destination with more than 13 million passengers flying to the country between July and September, while Italy was third, attracting 4.1 million passengers.
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Heapy: Flight costs will increase to meet green targets
Jet2holidays chief executive Steve Heapy has warned flight prices will continue to rise for the foreseeable future due to government taxation, which he labelled “the biggest risk facing our industry today”. Speaking during opening
sessions at the company’s eighth annual conference in Faro, Portugal, on Tuesday, Heapy said he feels politicians have set themselves unachievable sustainability targets and will punish the aviation industry as they get “more desperate”. “As politicians get closer to
Our industry is built
on relationships and partnerships – and it is these we celebrate at the Globes each year
She added: “Our industry is built
on relationships and partnerships – between people, between brands and between companies and destinations across the world. “It is this spirt of partnership we
look to celebrate at the Globes each year, and the incredible support we
receive from our travel agent readers during the nomination and voting process is a testament to a desire to support us in that aim.” In addition to categories voted for
by agents, four special awards will be handed out on the evening. These include new categories
recognising companies’ commitment to sustainability and staff wellbeing, in addition to established awards celebrating outstanding contribution to the industry and an unsung hero who has gone out of their way to
support colleagues and customers. i Vote now for your favourite suppliers this year at:
globetravelawards.co.uk
Ice Travel Group hires Steve
Seddon in marketing role Ice Travel Group has appointed Steve Seddon as chief marketing officer as the travel comparison and deals group targets further growth for its brands, TravelSupermarket and
Icelolly.com. Seddon joins in January having worked for companies including On the Beach, Tui, Shearings and Kuoni.
their sustainability target dates and see they’re nowhere near reaching them, they will get more desperate and they will use the one tool they have in their arsenal to reduce greenhouse gases: taxation,” he added. Heapy urged agents to see the
global push towards sustainability as an opportunity for tapping into a growing market. “People want sustainable
holidays and this should be seen as an opportunity. We will find the sustainable hotels and work with them to get accredited and then we will bring that product to you,”
he said. i See next week’s edition for full coverage of the Jet2 Conference
FCDO alters advice after Venice
imposes tourist tax of up to €10 The Foreign Office has urged visitors to check with operators before travelling to Venice next year as the Italian city will impose an entry fee for visits. In the update to its advice for Italy, the advisory says: “Visitors to Venice and the surrounding islands for less than two nights are planned to be subject to an entry fee between €3 and €10 from summer 2023.”
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