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Latin Routes to host 14 training sessions for homeworkers


Samantha Mayling


samantha.mayling@ travelweekly.co.uk


Latin Routes is holding training sessions across the UK for homeorers for the first time to help them sell South America and Costa Rica.


Homeworkers are being urged


to sign up online to attend one of the 14 sessions this spring. Events will be hosted in cafes


and restaurants by head of trade relations Jess Dennison (née Bain); Gaynor Atherton, business development manager for the north and Scotland; and Molly Cofman-Nicoresti, business development manager for the Midlands and south. Dennison said: “Homeworking


is a growing sector and accounts for many of our trade bookings. “We want to focus on


homeworkers as we know there is a huge appetite among this sector to learn. We want to keep the groups small and personalised, so this is why these are focused


groups. It is also a nice chance for [homeworkers] to meet each other.” Training will offer an overview


of destinations, marketing and sales ideas, and information on holiday options. Each homeworker will be given a training manual after the sessions. “We have done many training sessions ut tese i e te first homeworking-focused ones we have run,” said Dennison. “We hope they will attract


homeworkers looking to expand their knowledge and increase their confience. Sessions will either be in the mornings or evenings, and last up to to ours. e first i e in Birmingham on March 5, followed by Oxford and Leeds (March 6), Guildford (March 7), Chester (March 8) and Cardiff and York (March 12). The team will then head to


Bristol and Liverpool (March 13), London (March 18), Norwich (March 19) and Manchester (March 26). In April, sessions will be held


in Exeter (5) and Glasgow (17). latinroutes.co.uk/agents


SWEENEY JOINS JUST YOU: TV and stage star Claire Sweeney will be meeting agents at trade events in her new role as travel ambassador for Just You. Known for her roles in Brookside and West End musicals, Sweeney will also feature in the solo touring specialist’s marketing material and social media. Just You managing director Alastair Campbell said: “We are very excited Claire is joining the team. We know she will be extremely popular with our trade partners.” Sweeney, who has worked as an entertainer on cruise ships, will join Just You’s 13-day Spirit of India tour, which visits the Taj Mahal, Amber Fort, Ranthambore and River Ganges. From left, the Just You team: Phil Shipman, Sarah Weetman, Claire Sweeney, Graham Bishop, John Docherty, Rachel Mould and Darryl Gardner.


Great Rail Journeys launches tour to see great migration in Kenya


Great Rail Journeys has unveiled its first tour to see te ret migration in east Africa. The rail holidays provider’s


Kenya & Maasai Mara Grand Safari features in its new Worldwide Holidays by Rail 2019-20 brochure. The 10-day trip includes


TRAINING TEAM: From left: Molly Cofman-Nicoresti, Jess Dennison and Gaynor Atherton, all Latin Routes


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game drives to watch the great migration, cultural talks, a visit to the Giraffe Centre sanctuary and a boat ride on Lake Naivasha. It costs from £2,695, including fits n s fie eprtures


between May and October 2020. Louise Heatley, head of product and contracting, said: “The sight of over one million wildebeest, zebra and antelope storming the plains of Tanzania and Kenya is phenomenal.” The itinerary includes a rail trip on the Madaraka Express. Heatley said Great Rail Journeys was the first opertor to run n escorte tour with a journey on the train. Customers can save up to £100


on bookings made by May 31. greatrail.com


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