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Royal’s Spectrum plan is another snub for UK
Story: Royal Caribbean will not base Spectrum of the Seas in UK This news is very depressing to me. After years of bringing brand-new ships to Southampton, this is the second snub by Royal under Michael Bayley’s watch.
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Story: Tunisia recovery ‘to be fuelled by low prices’ Let us hope all will go well with Tunisia back on the tourist map. I am sure the Tunisian and British governments are working hard behind the scenes in regard to security. Tunisia is a wonderful country with a lot of history and some great beaches. We wish Thomas Cook and other operators well.
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Jet2 should now look to diversify
Story: Jet2holidays expansion ‘reminiscent of Airtours in 1990s’ It ended badly for Airtours [subsequently rebranded MyTravel]. The only similarity is both companies had and have powerful leadership: David Crossland at Airtours and Philip Meeson at Jet2. It’s when guys like these lose focus, believe in their own rhetoric and overstretch the business that things go wrong. Higher oil prices, interest rates and Brexit should be encouraging Jet2 to look at
diversfying into other markets outside of the UK if it is to have a future sustainable business model. If it does not, it will end up like Monarch for sure. Jet2 is now on everyone’s radar and is about to see easyJet and Ryanair appear in its marketplace and squeeze it very hard indeed. PETER SANITY
Jet2 is a great company that puts customers first. It also gives independent travel agents like us great service, which is why it is one of our preferred suppliers. Well done, Jet2 – you can only go from strength to strength. KATRINA ATKINSON
Good luck to Cook with its return to Tunisia
Norwegian growth means reduced seat pitch
Story: Norwegian to expand long-haul but could reduce short-haul Reducing seat pitch in premium to add more seats doesn’t feel like an upgrade – it feels more like an admission that a premium cabin is mandatory to make money on transatlantic routes.
THOMAS GASTON Travel Weekly would welcome a response from Norwegian
TWEETS THIS WEEK
Donna Bidwell @Donnabidwell_TC Nine years ago I got married at Sandals Grande Antigua and have since booked 16 weddings at Sandals for my customers
Triangle Travel @TriangleTravel Superb customer service from @Sarahctravel [Sarah Cook]. Proud to have you on the team #allabouttheservice #teamtriangle
Ayia Napa 2018 @AyiaNapa2018 Travel agents say Ayia Napa is set to be the busiest it’s been for five years. Book early!
QUOTE OF THE
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“I think our decision not to do a TV campaign has been vindicated because we have managed to do the
numbers without doing TV for the first time.” BEN BOULDIN, Royal Caribbean › Special Report, page 14
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