On Brexit, Barrit says: “I have no concerns. It has been going on for three years. We are not just reliant on the UK market. We’re present in the US and Australia and when times become more challenging in the UK there are always opportunities. Businesses look to automate more processes. That is an opportunity.” Data is also “a big opportunity”, he says,


arguing: “Traveltek is one of the largest distributers of cruise product in the UK. We have access to significant amounts of cruise-related data and we will look to harness that, to offer insights on the industry and the cruise market. “A lot of our customers are cruise


THE UK records the highest number of overseas visitor nights in Europe for arrivals from the US, China and Asia overall (Figure 49). It


records the lowest proportion of visitor nights in hotels of the major destinations (Figure 50)


specialists and about 25%-30% of UK cruise bookings go through our platform – that is high street agent, tour operator and online travel agency [OTA] bookings.” He adds: “We have a real range of clients,


from high-touch, bespoke tailor-made tour operators to simple flight-and-hotel retailers. If we have a gap it’s in the escorted touring market, which is what the new product will address.”


Barritt argues: “My approach to the business is to get the right people in to get the right product. We’re looking to bring in different skills. “The people investment side of the business is important. It’s all about people.”


Visitor nights from US million


10 15 20 25 30


0 5


25.8m*


FIGURE 49: LEADING NON-EU SOURCE MARKETS, 2018 Visitor nights from Asia


million 14.5m 10.8m 6.6m 7.6m 2.8m 1.8m 2.6m1.8m 2m


10 20 30 40 50


0 44.2m* million


13.5m 10.5m


16.4m 8.4m 5m 3.6m 2m 2.6m 5.1m


0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8


Visitor nights from China, including Hong Kong


7.6m* 5.3m 4m 3m 2.5m


1.3m 1.3m 0.6m


France Germany Italy Spain UK


Austria Greece Croatia


Netherlands Portugal Switzerland


*2016 figure Source: Eurostat


FIGURE 50: INTERNATIONAL VISITOR NIGHTS BY ACCOMMODATION TYPE, 2018 % of nights


5% 28.5% FRANCE 13.5% Hotels


Holiday/Short let Campsite/Caravan park


58% 13% GERMANY 82% 23% ITALY 64% 13% 19% SPAIN 74% 68% Source: Eurostat UK 31% 7% 1%


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