NEWS ROUND-UP NEWS IN BRIEF
Ryanair claims 97% sorted after holiday rota blunder
Ryanair claimed to have processed 305,000 alternative routeings or refunds for more than 97% of passengers affected by cancellations due to its pilots’ holiday rota “mess-up”. The airline said the remaining customers were yet to make contact. It is cancelling 2,100 of its 130,000 flights in September and October.
Bomb victim Chloe’s dad thanks trade at memorial
A memorial bench has been placed outside South Shields Town Hall to 17-year-old Westoe Travel apprentice Chloe Rutherford and her boyfriend Liam Curry, four months after they were killed in the Manchester terrorist bombing. Chloe’s father Mark thanked the travel industry for its support as more than 200 people gathered for the service, including staff from Westoe Travel.
Dawson & Sanderson staff donate £28,000 to charity
Dawson & Sanderson has raised £28,000 for a cancer charity, smashing its £20,000 target. The Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care charity provides free transport for patients in the north of England. Agency staff raised the cash on zip-wire runs, sponsored walks, cake bakes and golf days.
Celestyal brings Magowan on board for Europe role
Celestyal Cruises has appointed Andrew Magowan as commercial vice-president for Europe. Magowan has 25 years’ experience in cruise, including as vice-president for the EMEA region at Seabourn and senior sales and marketing roles at NCL, Cunard, Swan Hellenic and SeaDream. Most recently, he ran marketing, PR and management consultancy firm Andrew Magowan & Associates.
COMMENT: “There is a whole lot going on to raise the visibility of cruising, so grab your share” Giles Hawke, page 36
Abercrombie & Kent joins Atas as supplier member
Ben Ireland
ben.ireland@
travelweekly.co.uk
Abercrombie & Kent, Global and D-flo have become the latest members of the Association of Touring & Adventure Suppliers, as Global was unveiled as the consumer media partner for the association’s first conference.
Abercrombie & Kent becomes the 26th supplier member of Atas, joining a line-up of operators specialising in escorted touring and adventure travel. Global, the parent company
of radio stations such as Heart, Capital and Classic FM, and customer communications specialist D-flo become the association’s latest associate members. The first Atas Conference
will take place at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre on October 18, with more than 200 agents meeting members and enjoying a series of business sessions, a gala dinner and awards. Rachel Healey, Abercrombie &
Norwegian’s UK arm gains permit from US for transatlantic flying
Norwegian plans further long-haul expansion after its British division won a permit from US authorities two years after being established. Norwegian UK was last week
granted a foreign air carrier permit for transatlantic operations by the US Department of Transportation. The permit allows the carrier
to operate flights between the UK, Europe and the US. The UK subsidiary was set up
8
travelweekly.co.uk 28 September 2017 NORWEGIAN UK:Granted permit
in 2015 to enable Norwegian International to build on its growing long-haul operations by accessing bilateral traffic rights to a series of global markets. The airline received “tentative approval” in July for the permit
ATAS CONFERENCE: The inaugural event is already a sell-out
Kent’s UK sales manager, said: “We are probably best known for our luxury tailor-made holidays, but in recent years we have seen a huge growth in our portfolio of small group tours. Much of this growth has come from our fantastic travel agent partners, so joining Atas provides us with the perfect platform to continue raising awareness of our small group journey programme and working with like-minded agents.” Global is one of three headline partners for the event, alongside
destination partner Brand USA and technology partner Tigerbay. Head of travel Nicola Bradley
said: “We see this partnership as integral to further driving our reputation and client contacts within the travel sector, which continues to be incredibly important to both our consumers and our bottom line.” D-flo co-founder and chief
executive Colin Brimson added: “When it comes to adventure travel, tailored and timely communications give agents a critical edge.”
despite opposition from carriers and pilots’ unions in the US. Norwegian UK has announced
plans for new routes from Gatwick, with flights starting to Singapore next week and to Argentina in February 2018. Chief executive Bjorn Kjos said: “This is great news for Norwegian and passengers on both sides of the Atlantic. Our Norwegian UK subsidiary has already opened the door to a range of new markets, so securing access to the US is the final piece of the jigsaw, allowing us to operate a seamless operation with affordable fares to a range of global destinations.”
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80
