FRONTLINE 1974
Talks were held about forming a new chain of independent retail travel agencies, along the lines of the Spar grocery stores. A group of about 20 agents met to discuss a plan put forward by Frank Maidment, of Studio One Travel, in which each agency would invest about £500. The first of North Sea Ferries’ jumbo passenger freight vessels, the Norland, was pictured in service on the Hull-Rotterdam route. It claimed to be one of Europe’s biggest ferries, with capacity for 1,243 passengers. Clarksons announced it had appointed Ian Champness as brand manager for its Summer, Winterbreaks and Caribbean programmes. Champness had worked for Clarksons for five years as a head overseas representative, passenger relations manager and in contracting and quality control roles.
This T 1994 week in... We take a look through the
ravel Weekly archives in our 50th year to find out what was making the headlines 10, 25 and 45 years ago . . .
Ausbound group marketing director Ed Sims joined Unijet as marketing general manager, with a view to being a director within a year. Airtours announced it would buy a new cruise ship the following year if its inaugural programme on newly acquired Southward, to be renamed Seawing, was successful. Going Places announced plans to expand to match Lunn Poly by adding 150 shops to its network of 545 in the following two years. Lunn Poly had 700 outlets. Thomas Cook opened in a Debenhams in London as part of plans to open 100 new shops this year to add to its 340 outlets. The Institute of Travel & Tourism faced severe criticism from members after its 1993 report revealed a deficit of nearly £40,000 – and yet its staff salaries increased by more than 50%.
Virgin Atlantic celebrated 25 years of flying this week with a party in New York and a dig at British Airways. Founder Sir Richard Branson announced a $2.1 billion order for 10 aircraft, while declaring BA “practically worthless”. Jane Atkins was appointed managing director of the combined Freedom Travel Group and Future Travel and planned a “fundamental review” of the business. Tui Travel announced it would more than double its Travelmood shops to 10, with the rebrand of Austravel’s stores, and would close
2009
the brands’ head offices, with roles relocated to Tui’s Crawley offices and 26 potential job losses. Meanwhile, Complete Cruise Solution sales director Giles Hawke told the Association of Cruise Experts’ UK Cruise Convention there was a commission pot of £270 million a year, rising to £400 million by 2012, as new ships launched. He said: “It’s up to agents. How much of that do you want?” Referring to CCS’s commission and discounting tactics, he said: “No one said it would be easy. Life isn’t fair, get used to it.”
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