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promote positive, authentic holiday experiences, featuring TV presenter Penny Smith. To mark Earth Day, Intrepid Travel revealed its aim to be the first travel company to become ‘climate positive’.
MAY
Newmarket appointed Emirates Holidays boss Niel Alobaidi as its first chief executive. Intrepid Travel launched a new trade portal, including Live Chat and a booking progress bar. Luxury Canadian rail operator Rocky Mountaineer added four high-spec carriages to its GoldLeaf service, with a further three to follow in 2020.
JUNE
G Touring, owned by G Adventures, delayed the relaunch of Page & Moy, planned for September, until 2020 due to market uncertainty. APT trebled departures to Sri
Lanka for 2020-21, offering 12 instead of four after the Foreign Office lifted its travel ban, while Leger Holidays marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day with a new Battlefield Tours brochure. Newmarket reported it was heading for record growth thanks
Cooking in Iran, Intrepid Travel
Bruce Poon Tip, G Adventures PICTURES: STEVE DUNLOP; SHUTTERSTOCK; DAMIEN RAGGATT
partly to axing domestic and European coach breaks in January to focus on cruise and air holidays. Shearings Holidays added a worldwide section to its 2020 Grand Tourer programme for the first time to tap into demand for premium tours. It introduced 19 escorted tours to its 2020 Worldwide brochure and partnered with Backwaters Tours to include cruises on European canals and rivers. Cox & Kings also partnered with luxury cruise line Azamara to offer its pre and post-voyage land excursions. Intrepid Group merged its EMEA and
US business divisions as it geared up for significant growth over the next five years. Michael Edwards, chief growth officer for the global business, became managing director for EMEA and the Americas. Trafalgar introduced three trip styles
to its 2020 USA & Canada brochure: Active, State Explorer and City Explorer.
JULY
Wendy Wu Tours appointed former STA boss Glen Mintrim as managing director for the UK to drive its three-year growth plan and develop trade sales. Flexible Autos reassured agent partners its reservations were unaffected after a cyberattack. Avis Budget introduced a self-service car rental option, Smile Rent, in Italy, that allowed clients to access vehicles via mobile phones.
AUGUST
Great Rail Journeys acquired US firm Vacations by Rail, claiming the deal made it the market leader for escorted rail holidays in the US. Titan’s Europe and UK brochure
added 10 European escorted holidays, including Oberammergau’s famous Passion Play. Celebrity chef John Torode became APT’s ambassador for the Kimberley region of Western Australia, dubbed ‘Australia’s final frontier’, ahead of a dedicated brochure. Inghams added Japan for the first time for the 2019-20 ski season.
SEPTEMBER
Travelsphere reduced group sizes to a maximum of 35 people for its 2020 Europe & Worldwide Collection brochure, while Explore launched three family trips for 2020. The Association of Touring & Adventure Suppliers (Atas) held its third annual conference at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester with the theme ‘Experience the Moment’. Bruce Poon Tip, founder of G Adventures, gave a keynote address at the event, which attracted more than 350 delegates including new supplier members Ramblers Walking Holidays and Adagio. °
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