NEWS IN BRIEF


w Newmarket staff under consultation in review


Staff at Newmarket Holidays have been put under consultation as a review of its UK coach holiday business has begun. The news followed the announcement that it had sold its educational division to Next Generation Travel as it seeks to focus more on its core escorted touring, holidays by air and river


and ocean cruising business. newmarketholidays.co.uk


Writer leads Cumbria campaign to attract US and Irish visitors


w Vacation Rentals UK buys Mulberry Cottages


Hoseasons’ new owner expanded its range in the UK self-catering sector by taking over Mulberry Cottages for an undisclosed sum. Canterbury-based Mulberry will


join Vacation Rentals UK’s existing cottage holiday brands including English Country Cottages, Cumbrian Cottages, Blue Chip Holidays and cottages.com. The Mulberry team will continue to operate from its offices in Canterbury, Cheltenham and Winchester. Vacation Rentals UK is part of European Vacations Rentals, with brands including


Hoseasons and James Villas. wynvr.co.uk


Cumbria Tourism has recruited Irish travel writer and broadcaster Fionn Davenport (pictured) to lead a drive to attract international visitors to World Heritage Sites across northern England. The £250,000 Discover


England Fund (DEF) project puts Cumbria Tourism at the forefront of the Northern World Heritage


w Super Break offers agents new B&B revenue stream


Super Break has added more than 750 bed-and-breakfast and guesthouses to its UK portfolio. Gary Gillespie, national sales manager at Super Break, said: “Being able to book this style of accommodation with Super Break opens up an additional revenue stream for agents and offers them


Cambridge bosses: ‘Large groups of Chinese tourists a problem’


Tourism bosses in Cambridge are looking at developing a new strategy to encourage Chinese tourists to visit in smaller groups. Emma Thornton, chief executive of Visit


Cambridge and Beyond, told the BBC that “many visitors, particularly those from China, arrive in large groups, sometimes up to 50 at a time”. The tourist body is working with Cambridge city council to encourage guides to cut down the size of groups and tackle coach congestion in the city’s narrow streets. visitcambridge.org


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Collection campaign, which will tell the story of England’s culture and heritage through the north’s Unesco World Heritage Sites. Davenport, who has worked


on two other DEF projects, will be working with other northern World Heritage sites in Liverpool and Durham to woo US and Irish visitors.


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w Guernsey airline Aurigny partners with easyJet


VisitGuernsey has welcomed news of a partnership between Guernsey’s airline, Aurigny, and easyJet. The ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ service means customers can connect Aurigny’s Gatwick flights with easyJet routes around Europe. Malcolm Coupar, Aurigny’s commercial director, said: “It will help to promote Guernsey as a great holiday destination, and help to put Aurigny and Guernsey on


the map.” w VisitGuernsey representatives will be at WTM London with an update about tourism to the island on November 6.


w Newman joins global tourism consultancy


Mike Newman, b2me Tourism Marketing managing director, has become a travel trade specialist for global consultancy Team Tourism Consulting, focusing on Discover England Fund projects, including trade engagement workshops. Richard Dickinson, executive


director of Team UK, said “Mike Newman at b2me is a great fit for Team Tourism Consulting as the company is increasingly working closely with the travel trade. Team is involved in a number of Discover England Projects which are now better connecting inbound tour operators and DMCs with great


product in areas around the UK where it might not have been


possible for them to book before.” superbreak.com/agents


regional destinations in England.” team-tourism.com


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