DESTINATION


New Africa Hub site offers training and resources for agents


A new Africa training website aims to make it easier for agents and operators to source information about the continent. The Africa Hub has been set


up by Anita Powell, founder and managing director of specialist Africa representation company Small World Marketing and a former chair of the African Travel & Tourism Association. She said: “The industry


anticipates unprecedented demand for Africa when people are able to travel again, and The Africa Hub helps open up the opportunities of the whole incredible continent.” The site hosts webinars by


destination marketing companies and other partners, including suggested itineraries, maps and fact files. It soft-launched in late 2020 as a sub-brand of Small World Marketing. The site currently features six


destinations, with five more ready to join. It will cover southern and eastern Africa by the end of the first quarter of 2021. The hub will also highlight


themed options, such as ‘Family Travel’ and ‘Most Intrepid’. theafricahub.co.uk


CRUISE


Virgin Voyages unveils trade incentive for latest ‘ship tease’


Travel Weekly reporters


Virgin Voyages is to give away ‘swag bags’ and a Caribbean cruise in an agent incentive to celebrate an exclusive announcement to be made next month. The line has teamed up with Travel Weekly for


a special virtual trade event to be broadcast on Facebook on Monday, March 8. It will include interviews and updates alongside the announcement of the prizewinners. Shane Riley, associate vice-president for


international sales, said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with Travel Weekly for our latest ‘Ship Tease’. Over the last six months, we have been busy making ship happen with the construction of our very own terminal in Miami, increasing our commission to a sweet 16% and launching a brand-new First Mates e-learning platform, Seacademy.


Stansted set to gain flights to Atlantic isles with Sata Azores Airlines in June


The Africa Hub travelweekly.co.uk


Sata Azores Airlines plans to resume UK flights on June 3 with three flights a week to the Portuguese archipelago from Stansted until September 30. It last operated, from Gatwick, in 2019. The carrier is working with operators such as Sunvil and Saga and also promoting two-centre trips linking the Azores with Toronto, Montreal, Boston and Bermuda. Return fares on the UK route start at £189. azoresairlines.pt


“As we gear up for our latest reveal, we’re giving you


the chance to win one of five exclusive Virgin Voyages swag bags, and one lucky winner will bag a Caribbean voyage for two. We hope you’ll join us on March 8 to hear the next exciting step in our ‘Epic Sea Change’.” Lucy Huxley, editor-in-chief of Travel Weekly, said:


“Virgin Voyages has underlined its commitment to the travel trade since its launch, and we are excited to be working with the team on this event. “The pandemic continues to cause challenges for the industry, so it will be fantastic to celebrate the latest news and give away some brilliant prizes


to readers as we look to a brighter future with a supplier that has the trade firmly at the core of its strategy.” The deadline for entries is 5pm on March 3. To


register to attend the event and enter the draw to win one of the swag bags or the Caribbean cruise, head to: comp.travelweekly.co.uk/VirginVoyages


Scarlet Lady


Riviera Travel reveals new tour of


Jersey in British Isles 2022 range Riviera Travel features a new six-day tour of Jersey among 12 itineraries in its 2022 British Isles programme. Other destinations include Norfolk, Devon, Oxford, the Scottish Highlands and the Peak District. All tours are five or six days and cost from £519. The escorted tours firm began offering domestic breaks last year.


rivieratravel.co.uk i Destinations, page 20


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