November/December 2023
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TRADE NEWS | 75 Caitriona Toner Enters Senior Sales Role at JetBlue
AS JetBlue continues to grow its transatlantic network and include new transatlantic markets so does their partnership with Discover the World.
Most recent addition
to the country portfolio is the Republic of Ireland.
Caitriona Toner joins as Senior Sales
Manager, JetBlue for Ireland and will be working closely with travel agents and key travel trade partners in the market to promote JetBlue daily services from Dublin to New York, Boston and beyond. Caitriona has over 20 years commercial aviation experience specialising in route launches, brand engagement strategies and is a skilled communicator.
More recently Caitriona
was the Country Sales Manager, Ireland for American Airlines. Maja Gedosev, General Manager Europe for
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JetBlue said: ‘’I am delighted to have Caitriona join our European sales team. She brings a wealth of
experience and knowledge about the Irish market. She is very well known and respected by the key stakeholders in Ireland, and I am confident that she will be a fantastic addition to our ‘small but mighty’ sales team of professionals.’’ Caitriona added:
“I am delighted to accept the position with Discover the World fully dedicated to looking after JetBlue.
Their onboard product and
experience is a great fit for the Irish customer needs. I look forward to working with and supporting the trade on this journey. I am excited for what the future holds for JetBlue in Ireland and to be a part of it all.’’ The news is on the back of JetBlue‘s
announcement of daily flights between Dublin – New York JFK and Dublin – Boston launching in March 2024. This grows the JetBlue partnership with Discover the World to 6 markets in Europe (UK, France, Netherlands,
Belgium, Luxembourg, and
Republic of Ireland) Aiden Walsh, Head of Airline Development, Discover the World commented ‘’We are delighted to grow our partnership with JetBlue to now include Ireland.
Our
award-winning team have set new standards of account management across Europe with our UK team recently winning The Account Management Team of the year award, we look forward to bringing our trade friendly
approach to the Irish market too.’’
Palladium Hotel Group Displays Successful Summer Season for 2023
PALLADIUM Hotel Group has concluded the 2023 summer season in the Balearic Islands and Marbella with very
positive
closing figures. The hotel group forecasts a similarly positive winter season for its hotels in Tenerife, Madrid, the Caribbean and Latin America.
The United Kingdom was the largest outbound market for Palladium Hotel Group both overall and within Spain, representing 22% of total visitors globally and 32% of visitors to the group’s Spanish hotels. Destinations
and Figures In Europe, Palladium Hotel Group’s hotels
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in Spain, Italy and the Balearic Islands have seen a 7% growth in RevPAR, with Spain reaching 82% occupancy and the Balearic Islands reaching 85% occupancy for the 2023
Hotels: Occupancy
summer season (July – September). In Latin America
and the Caribbean, where consistent
warm weather means that hotels remain open throughout the year, cumulative occupancy rates of 73% (January to September) have shown slight percentage increases compared to the previous year, along with a 21% growth in RevPAR. The group’s resort in Jamaica has reached 75% occupancy with a record RevPAR increase of 50%, after renovations carried out last year. Brazil has also reached 75% cumulative occupancy and achieved a 23% increase in RevPAR compared to last year. The resorts the group manages in the Dominican Republic register a cumulative occupancy rate of 73% and a 23% increase in RevPAR, and those located in Mexico record 72% occupancy rates with a 12% increase in RevPAR.
Jet2Holidays Launch ‘Appoint an Apprentice Scheme’ To Support Independent Travel Agency Partners JET2HOLIDAYS have revealed
a new
initiative to directly support independent travel agency partners with recruitment and talent development, by providing funding to help fund the salaries of new apprentices for a year.
As part of its new Appoint an Apprentice scheme, the UK’s largest tour operator has revealed that it will provide up to £5,000 to fund the salaries of new apprentices working at independent travel agency partners in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The move comes in response to feedback from some agency partners about the challenge of bringing through the next generation of talent. By providing this direct investment, Jet2holidays is taking action to support independent travel agent partners with their pipeline of talent, and all interested agency partners need to do to apply for funding is visit the company’s dedicated trade site at
trade.jet2holidays.com. This announcement follows Jet2holidays recently revealing a £500,000 Apprenticeship Fund to help independent travel agents develop their workforces.
Following the announcement of 70 new apprentice positions at
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays earlier this year, on top of over 100 apprentices already in employment, the tour operator has made almost £500,000 in apprenticeship funds available to independent travel agent partners via a levy transfer.
The levy funds will enable partners to recruit dedicated apprentices into their
businesses, meaning they can
bring in new talent whilst retaining and developing a highly skilled workforce. On top of this, the tour operator will now also pay a contribution towards the wages of new apprentices in their first year, whilst helping to provide bespoke training and support to help with their development. Only one apprentice per branch/store is eligible for the salary incentive, however trade partners can request additional levy funding to cover apprenticeship qualifications including funding for existing colleague development. The total number of apprentice roles eligible for the £5,000 salary contribution will be subject to demand.
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