Skift Take Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at fee fatigue in the White House, Cyprus’ post-Russian tourism scene, and a curator with a challenging message in Ohio. Rashaad Jorden Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, February 3. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Listen Now 🎧 Subscribe […]
Holland & Barrett, a leading UK wellness retailer, has partnered with WHSmith to offer a curated range of health, wellness and beauty products to customers travelling across the UK or jetting off on holiday. The trial will see Holland & Barrett concessions added to three WHSmith Travel stores in Heathrow Terminal 2 airside, Gatwick North […]
Scenic has added three voyages to Scenic Eclipse II’s 2023 Mediterranean schedule. The line is offering savings of up to £2,000 and free business class flights for trips booked by February 28. Guests on the Incredible Iberian Discovery itinerary will depart from Lisbon and visit Portimão, Seville, Puerto Banús, Málaga, Cartagena, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca and Mahon. […]
We’ve stepped up over the past few years and it seems to have paid off as 2023 started with a bang, says Thompson Travel’s Sharon Thompson. January has started with a bang and long may it continue. Give us a break, world, and let us send as many customers on holiday as possible to help rebuild our […]
A travel agent who pretended to have terminal cancer and left more than 1,400 holidaymakers out of pocket or stranded overseas when she failed to book their trips has been jailed. Lyne Barlow (39), formerly of Stanley, County Durham, set up her own business, called Lyne Barlow Independent Travel, in November 2019, having previously been employed […]
Disney superfan and ArrangeMY Escape agent Ryan Sowney was thrilled to return to his favourite holiday destination for a VIP experience. Josie Klein reports. Q. Had you been to Walt Disney World Resort before?A. I am a huge Disney fan and I’ve been 15 times so I know the parks really well. I was so […]
Finnair will end inflight retail sales at the end this month to reduce the weight on aircraft and is offering discounts on duty-free products ahead of the shutdown. The Finland flag-carrier said the end of the inflight retail service would allow it to operate more sustainably and came “in response to changing customer shopping habits”, […]
Holland America Line (HAL) has named the final set of winners from the fourth week of its 150th anniversary competition. The Carnival Corporation brand has given away prizes to agents each week during the wave peak bookings period in January. Sales and marketing director Karen Farndell told a Travel Weekly webcast that Meriel Lowe, from […]
Homeworking agency Holidaysplease and its franchise business, The Holiday Franchise Company, have reported a record January, with combined sales topping £7.8 million. The companies said this total is up by 62% on the same month last year, which had also been a record January. They attributed their success to “a combination of increased agent numbers, […]
Inbound travel association UKinbound has issued a list of “key measures” it’s demanding of the government ahead of the Budget in March. Top of a list of seven demands is the reintroduction of VAT-free shopping for international visitors. UKinbound claims this would generate £4.4 billion in spending over two years and £1.3 billion for the […]
Tour operator Blue Bay Travel has reported January was its busiest ever month for online holiday sales. Mauritius, St Lucia, Tobago and Greece were the most popular destinations and 97% of the January bookings were for departures within the next 12 months. Overall bookings in January surpassed January 2022 by 11%, and January 5 was […]
Two UK start-ups have been named among the 30 finalists in the UN World Tourism Organization’s Awake Tourism Challenge. There were more than 2,000 entries into the sustainability competition from 120 countries. The UK’s Trees4Travel was named as a finalist in the Ecological and Sustainable Capital Creation category, while Weeva was a finalist in the […]
Airport General ManagerHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Balram Bheodari leads Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as North America’s most efficient airport, due to his vast knowledge of and astute attention to efficiency in aviation, which has allowed the airport to thrive in the most difficult of markets. Bheodari combines operational expertise, integrity, and selflessness to provide a […]
New approaches reduce CO2 and other emissions by 27,000 tons annually and saves the equivalent of 62 Boeing 737 flights between New York and Cleveland. Planes heading to Orlando, Kansas City, Omaha, Reno and six airports in South Florida can now slide down from cruising altitude to final approach saving millions of gallons of fuel […]
Airport General ManagerHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Balram Bheodari leads Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as North America’s most efficient airport, due to his vast knowledge of and astute attention to efficiency in aviation, which has allowed the airport to thrive in the most difficult of markets. Bheodari combines operational expertise, integrity, and selflessness to provide a […]
Finavia’s infrastructure investments in 2023 will total more than EUR 15 million, of which approximately EUR 4 million will be allocated to environmental work. This year, airport company Finavia will invest more than EUR 15 million in the renovation of runways at Helsinki, Kuopio and Kuusamo Airports. Some of the money will be spent on […]
On 31 January 2023, during an official ceremony, the construction of Vilnius Airport’s new departure terminal was announced. The large-scale project is said to last two years. The first travellers will be able to use the new terminal in early 2025. According to the representatives of Lithuanian Airports, the main purpose of the new departure […]
Travel Counsellors achieved £114.5 million in sales by recording its best January since its inception 28 years ago. The level was up 50% on the same peak selling month prior to the pandemic. The company booked trips for more than 78,500 customers, including more than 7,000 new to the company. Top selling destinations were the US, […]
Luxury tour operator Carrier is inviting homeworkers to utilise its office space three days a week. The Didsbury-based company will allow three homeworkers access to desks on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays each week. The opportunity is open to partners working with the tour operator, as it looks to strengthen relationships further. Head of sales Rick […]
Celebrity Cruises is encouraging agents to enter an interactive challenge as it celebrate its “biggest-ever” season of European sailings this summer. As part of its Journey WonderFULL campaign, the cruise line has created the ‘Find the X Challenge’ where participants are tasked with examining five photographs and uncovering a hidden X containing a code in each. […]
