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Westoe Travel remembers Chloe and Liam a year on
Juliet Dennis
juliet.dennis@
travelweekly.co.uk
South Shields turned blue and pink in memory of travel agent apprentice Chloe Rutherford and her boyfriend Liam who lost their lives in the bomb attack at Manchester Arena a year ago.
The agency where Chloe
worked, Westoe Travel, was among more than 5,000 South Shields businesses, schools and individuals that paid tribute to the couple by dressing its window in the colours of the Chloe and Liam Together Forever Trust. The trust has raised more than £100,000 in the couple’s memory to help other local young people pursue their dreams in sport, music and drama. Staff at the agency also donned
blue and pink in honour of Chloe, 17, and Liam, 19, who were two of 22 victims who lost their lives in the attack. Westoe Travel owner Graeme
Brett, treasurer of the Together Forever Trust, said the town had paid a moving tribute outside South Shields Town Hall, which was lit up pink and blue and flew a flag for Chloe and Liam. The agency closed so staff could
Tailor Made Travel buys fellow Welsh agency Regal Travel
Welsh miniple Tailor Made Travel is to acquire four-branch agency Regal Travel in south Wales.
The deal, for an undisclosed sum, will see Tailor Made Travel take ownership of the 35-year-
Liverpool agencies charter four aircraft for CL final in Kiev
Two travel agencies have chartered four aircraft for Liverpool FC fans to attend the Champions League final as official travel partner Thomas Cook Sport struggles to meet demand. Myriad Travel and Crown
Travel originally chartered two aircraft to fly football fans to Kiev to watch Liverpool play Real Madrid this Saturday. Soaring demand led to the
Liverpool-based agencies jointly securing two further aircraft. Official travel partner Thomas
Cook Sport admitted its ability to charter aircraft was “limited”. It has four aircraft taking fans. The agencies have booked
TRIBUTE: Flowers oustide South Shields Town Hall. Inset: Chloe and Liam
“Their deaths have affected the whole community”
attend the event, where a minute’s silence was held and tributes were paid in front of hundreds of friends, families, local residents and emergency services staff. Brett said: “Their deaths have
affected the whole community and the families’ decision to set up the Together Forever Trust
old family-owned business from June 1. It will bring the number of Tailor Made Travel’s branches to 14, with a total of 70 staff. All employees at Regal’s four
branches, in Bridgend, Maesteg, Porthcawl and Port Talbot, will remain with the business. Current Regal Travel head Helen Tustin will join Tailor Made Travel’s board in an expanded role as managing director. Tailor Made Travel chief
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is inspirational. Chloe loved her music and performing and Liam was really good at cricket.” Chloe was an apprentice at
Westoe Travel and had been due to start full-time in June last year. He added: “It’s been a very emotional day for the staff. For us it’s about trying to be positive, remembering and celebrating their love and happiness, and supporting others to achieve their ambitions. Chloe would go and watch Liam play cricket – you must love someone to do that.”
more than 600 passengers and have more than 100 people on a waiting list. Myriad owner Tiffany Woodley and staff will greet passengers at the airport, while Crown Travel manager Charlie Diakou will join fans on the first and last flight back.
PROMO: Poster in Myriad Travel window
executive Simon Morgan said: “Regal is a great fit for us. The stores are well-run, upmarket and sell a lot of tailor-made holidays. They have a great team of enthusiastic staff.” The Regal Travel branches
NEW ROLE: New managing director Helen Tustin with chief executive Simon Morgan
will be rebranded as Regal Travel by Tailor Made until the autumn when the branding will be reviewed. A tour operating arm is also planned under the name Regal Holidays.
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