NEWS ROUND-UP
IN THE PICTURE: Team completes Disney Magic Run
It was heroes and villains at Disneyland Paris over the weekend as thousands completed a series of runs through the theme park. Travel Weekly Group managing director Stuart
Parish (pictured, right) and events manager Oliver Palmer joined Disney account manager Claire Dickson (right) and Tui agent Sheridan Boyd, from Huddersfield, who won a free place through a Travel Weekly social media competition. Undeterred by the rain, the team all
crossed the half-marathon finish line in around two hours – and posed for pictures, ears and all. The Magic Run included a marathon,
half-marathon, 10K, 5K and kids’ races. Parish’s participation was part of
his year-long fundraising effort for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Donate at:
justgiving.com/fundraising/stu-parish
Laverick joins HF Holidays to increase trade relations
Lucy Huxley
lucy.huxley@
travelweekly.co.uk
Walking and activity specialist HF Holidays has appointed former Collette marketing chief Michelle Laverick as head of sales and marketing, with a brief to grow business through the trade.
Laverick, who was head of
marketing at Collette until March, joined Silver Travel Advisor as head of partnerships for non-cruise suppliers and was a consultant for TransIndus Tours. She will step down from both
roles to take up her new position on October 1. HF Holidays operates guided and self-guided tours of the UK, has 18 of its own UK country houses and a worldwide tour operating programme. It carries
opportunity. It is fully recognised that we need to explore more routes to market and HF Holidays is very excited about my contacts and background working with the trade.
“The thing that excites me most
is that the product [walking and activity holidays] is at the heart of me. It’s everything that I am about.” Laverick’s appointment follows
LAVERICK: ‘HF Holidays is very excited about my trade contacts’
60,000 passengers a year. Laverick said: “We currently sell
through some agents – we have a couple of commercial agreements in place with Hays and Global Travel Group, but there is a huge
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the recent announcement that HF Holidays’ chief executive for the past five years, Jim Forward, was leaving to join Riviera Travel as commercial director. A replacement is being sought, whom Laverick will report into. Laverick’s predecessor at HF
Holidays, Emma Beattie, left in May to rejoin Butlin’s as sales and marketing manager. Laverick will continue to sit on the board of the Association of Women Travel Executives.
COMMENT: “Can cruise lines attract new-to-cruise customers and retain their existing customers?” Miles Morgan, page 38
NEWS IN BRIEF
Travel Counsellors recruits ex-Tesco UK boss Davies
Travel Counsellors has appointed former Tesco UK chief executive Matt Davies as non-executive chairman. Davies has also been chief executive of Halfords and Pets at Home.
Sinitta to perform at Olive Lounge Travel launch
Pop star Sinitta will perform at the opening of Olive Lounge Travel’s new branch in Barrowford, Lancashire. The independent agency won the support of the So Macho singer through a Jet2holidays social media competition. › Talk Back, page 19
Cook blames heatwave as it issues profit warning
Thomas Cook reported “tough” summer trading and warned full-year profits were likely to be lower than previously forecast. Cook now expects its full-year underlying operating profit for the year to September 30 to be about £280 million, down from its previous estimate of £323 million-£355 million. Shares fell by 23% following the update.
Africa & Beyond founder Russell takes a step back
The founder of specialist operator Africa & Beyond is handing over the reins after more than a decade. Richard Russell is to become chairman, with sales director Jamie Taylor and operations director Sue Foster taking charge of day-to-day management.
Baldwins Travel revamps logo and renames shops
Baldwins Travel Group has revealed a new-look logo (pictured) as part of a rebrand that will see two of its agencies renamed. Sevenoaks Travel, acquired in 2002, and Travelux in Tenterden, acquired in 2013, will be renamed Baldwins Travel.
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