NEWS ROUND-UP NEWS IN BRIEF


‘Key issues unresolved’, Abta tells Foreign Office


There are still “significant unresolved issues” for travel firms which the government has to address before Britain leaves the EU, according to Abta. Representatives from the association attended a meeting at the Foreign Office last week along with leading industry figures to lobby the government over preparations for Brexit. › Talk Back, page 17


Travelbag recruits Harvey as head of product


Travelbag has appointed Suzanne Harvey as head of product. Harvey joins from Travelopia where she was head of purchasing and contracting for long-haul tailormade brands.


Royal Caribbean orders its sixth Oasis-class ship


Royal Caribbean International has ordered a sixth Oasis-class ship, for delivery in 2023. Ships in the class can carry 6,680 passengers and are reported to cost $1 billion each to build.


Diamond finance chief Tann banned for 11 years


Jamie Tann, the ex-finance boss of failed coach and rail specialist Diamond Shortbreak Holidays, has been disqualified from being a company director for 11 years after misappropriating £700,000 of company funds.


Agent reports 30% sales rise as he opens first shop


Amie Keeley amie.keeley@travelweekly.co.uk


A former homeworker who invested in bricks and mortar for the first time st month hs seen ses um  er on er.


Richard Slater of Henbury


Travel set up shop in acclesfield, heshire, after 30 years as a travel agent.


Since opening at the beginning


of anuary, Slater has bagged a number of bumper bookings including two 45-night trips to New ealand, one £15,000 multi-centre trip to Sri Lanka and several trips to Canada. Slater, previously a ersonal


Travel Agents consultant with idcounties o-operative, decided to take the plunge when his local area of hestergate in acclesfield was tipped for regeneration. An upmarket food hall is due to open opposite his shop later this year. He said around 65% of sales was


repeat business from his former clients and the rest from new customers. “I’ve had people coming in


showing me a holiday they’ve seen and asing me to boo it, and


We talk cruise, awards and George Michael with Oasis Travel boss Sandra Corkin on the latest episode of the Travel Weekly podcast, out on February 21. Listen and


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Apple Podcasts or Soundcloud, or visit go.


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UK trade moots last orders on all-day booze in Balearics


Abta is calling for a review of the sale of alcohol in shops and bars in a bid to clamp down on boozy holidaymakers in the Balearics. The call for action came during


a summit in aorca last wee at which more than 80 delegates from the UK, Spain and other countries met in alma to discuss the problems of boozing on flights


8travelweekly.co.uk21 February 2019 CHEERS?: Summit talked alcohol


and at airports, hotels and resorts. The Balearics have controversial


plans to ban unlimited all-day alcohol outside of meal times at


NEW STORE: Richard Slater outside his agency in Macclesfield


“People just want somebody independent to give them honest advice on where to book”


others who have heard of me before but now I have a shop have more confidence to come and boo, Slater said. The maority of bookings last Saturday (February 9) were from new customers. An appearance on BBC Breakfast


for a story about the resurgence of the high street and profiles in the local press have helped Slater build awareness of his agency in the local area. eople ust want somebody independent to give them honest advice on where to boo, he said. They want somebody face-to-face. Slater is planning to recruit a member of staff in the next month and has an option to expand next-door in the future. He added: “I wish I had done it sooner but you can’t loo bac, only forward.


all-inclusive properties in aorca, Menorca and Ibiza. UK organisations at the summit included bta, Thomas oo, Tui and Jet2holidays. Nii hite, bta’s director of destinations and sustainability, said: “We discussed the need to look at the sale of alcohol in shops and bars, the evidence around the issues this can cause and what more can be done in this area. “We’re keen to have an ongoing


conversation with the authorities and loo at the evidence available.


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