NEWS ROUND-UP
COMMENT: “All travel conferences should be focused on what is going to impact our industry and look to provide real solutions” Giles Hawke, page 32
Royal puts 2020 sailings on sale five months early
Lucy Huxley
lucy.huxley@
travelweekly.co.uk
Royal Caribbean International’s 2020 programme, which sees the return of Quantum-Class ship Anthem of the Seas to Southampton, will go on sale five months early.
The line will also deploy Ovation of the Seas to Alaska, making it the first Quantum-class ship to sail in the region. The ship features a glass pod extending over the top deck that offers “amazing views”, according to UK and Ireland managing director Ben Bouldin. Ex-UK and Europe departures in
2020 will be available to book from November 20, while Alaska sailings will go on sale on November 6. Bouldin said programmes would
not normally go on sale until March, but demand was “strong” and there was less to sell for 2019. Royal’s seven-night Caribbean
itineraries will go on sale on December 11, including those on four Oasis-class ships due to be deployed to the region in 2020. “This region will showcase
Travel Counsellors to train homeworkers on sustainability
Travel Counsellors has launched an online sustainable tourism training programme for its 1,500 home-based agents. The Go Greener initiative,
created with industry charity The Travel Foundation, outlines the business case for sustainable tourism; highlights suppliers’ responsible holidays; gives guidelines on reducing water, waste and energy while working from home; and offers branded
GO GREENER: Online course for Travel Counsellors’ 1,500 agents
destination and shopping guides for customers. Travel Counsellors chief executive
Steve Byrne hailed the training as “a significant step”, saying: “Sustainable tourism is something the company is investing in emotionally and
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OVATION OF THE SEAS: Glass pod offers amazing views, says Ben Bouldin
NEWS IN BRIEF
Ryanair crew criticised for handling of racist incident
Ryanair has come under fire after a video of an elderly black woman being racially abused by a man on a Stansted-Barcelona flight went viral. Cabin crew asked the victim to move seats. Ryanair has reported the incident to Essex Police.
Visitors to Turkey required to apply for e-visa in advance
From Monday, visitors to Turkey will no longer be able to apply for an e-visa on arrival at their destination airport. Travellers will need to apply before they travel.
Tui customers to take legal action over Mexico illness
“Our vision is to open up our brand beyond Europe and the UK”
the very best of our Oasis-class ship and everything a Caribbean holiday has to offer,” he said. “Our vision is to stretch the thinking of our travel partners and open up our brand beyond Europe and the UK – with a heavy focus on the Caribbean and Alaska.” Meanwhile, Royal has recruited
three regional sales managers. Adam Morris has taken the role for
x
financially. We’re serious about having a positive impact on the communities we interact with.” Travel Foundation head of sustainable practice Julie Middleton added: “We developed this course with the aim of helping franchisees improve their product knowledge, communicate and promote sustainability to customers, and get started on reducing their own environmental footprints.” Travel Counsellors and The
Travel Foundation’s other projects include developing sustainability criteria for hotels and offering sustainable excursions in the agency’s top-50 destinations.
the northeast, joining from Thomas Cook, where he was a store manager and cruise expert. Emma Sweeney will look
after the Scotland, Cumbria and Lancashire region. She joins from Tui, where she was a retail manager in Glasgow with responsibility for cruise bookings. Michelle Ryan becomes regional
sales manager for Ireland, having previously been senior account
manager for a travel news website. › Face to Face, page 16
Watch our video interview with Ben
Bouldin:
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Police seek witnesses to robbery at Tui in Brighton
Agents at Tui’s Brighton branch were forced to hand over cash in a daylight robbery. The police appealed to shoppers to help identify the male suspect, who was white, slim, aged about 55 and 5ft 8in with short-brown hair. Call 101 with information.
Uniworld to replace vessels on Mekong, Nile and Douro
Uniworld is to replace three ships with new-builds. They will be built to its Super Ships spec and launch on the Nile, Mekong and Douro by 2020. A fourth will follow on the Volga in 2021.
Tui faces legal action from about 400 all-inclusive holidaymakers who claim to have fallen ill on trips to Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Customers claim the operator did not tell them of a Public Health England warning about the region. Tui said it audits all hotels.
Aito changes name to The Specialist Travel Association
Aito has changed its tagline from The Association of Independent Tour Operators to The Specialist Travel Association. It is retaining the acronym Aito.
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