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TB 2510 2019 Cover Wrap_Layout 1 22/10/2019 17:40 Page 1 October 25 2019 | ISSUE NO 2,128 | travelbulletin.co.uk Giving agents the edge TB 2510 2019 Cover Wrap_Layout 1 22/10/2019 17:40 Page 2 TB 2510 2019 Cover_Layout 1 22/10/2019 14:56 Page 1 October 25 2019 | ISSUE NO 2,128 | travelbulletin.co.uk Giving agents the edge WORLD TRAVEL MARKET Special Preview Edition Cover pic : london.wtm.com S01 TB 2510 2019 Start_Layout 1 23/10/2019 10:33 Page 2 S01 TB 2510 2019 Start_Layout 1 22/10/2019 16:55 Page 3 OCTOBER 25 2019 | travelbulletin.co.uk NEWS BULLETIN 3 THIS WEEK UNINSURED ABROAD 70% of Brits are not sure whether their travel insurance covers them if Brexit happens, according to research by Holiday Extras. 04 NEWS News from the industry to help agents book more great holidays 08 AGENT INSIGHT Sandy Murray writes about luggage challenges 12 EVENT BULLETIN Brits should ensure that their travel insurance is up to date post-Brexit, to avoid disasters while abroad. All the action from our latest Airline Showcase in pictures A NATIONWIDE study The nation is becoming discovered in September conducted by Holiday Extras increasingly concerned that that almost three quarters of found that cancellation of the usually swift process Brits are unsure if their travel flights, ferries and trains to from a UK airport to a insurance covers them for the continent is a real holiday destination in Europe Brexit disruptions, and that concern for travellers ahead might be a thing of the past, the percentage of travellers 15 of Britain’s proposed exit with 29% of Brits fearing postponing or cancelling from the European Union, hectic passport queues. plans had shot up to 27%.” WTM PREVIEW pending a further extension. Other travel worries include According to the UK What to expect from all over the Holidaymakers have healthcare (18%), local government website, to world at this year’s big event. already started taking attitudes towards British prepare for Brexit, travellers matters into their own travellers (15%) and are urged to check that their hands, with more than a increased mobile phone passports do not need quarter (27%) of Brits saying roaming charges (11%). renewing before travelling, they had postponed or Howard Dove, managing and ensure that their travel cancelled a trip because of director of insurance, insurance, which covers 30 the impact Brexit might have Holiday Extras, commented: healthcare, is up to date. – almost twice the previous “Brexit is clearly causing If Brits are planning to WTM EXHIBITORS Your guide to finding the people you record of 15% set last uncertainty amongst drive abroad, they should need to meet at WTM 2019. December, and far more than travellers. Having run our have the most up-to-date the 2%-4% who said Brexit survey for more than a year driving documents including had prompted them to and asked 13,000 travellers an international driving postpone travel plans over how Brexit was affecting permit, as requirements will the summer. their travel plans, we change after Brexit. 32 WTM FLOOORPLAN Published by : Printed by: Buxton Press @TravelBulletin The essential map for planning your Alain Charles Publishing (Travel) Ltd Subscriptions are £125 p.a. 020 7834 6661 @TravelBulletin visit to the ExCel. University House, 11-13 Lower Grosvenor £195 overseas Place London, SW1W 0EX ISSN: 0956-2419 www.travelbulletin.co.uk Travel_Bulletin S01 TB 2510 2019 Start_Layout 1 23/10/2019 10:33 Page 4 4 NEWS BULLETIN OCTOBER 25 2019 | travelbulletin.co.uk Chasing the sun with Travel 2 BARGAIN-HUNTING Brits are looking further afield for value this winter, prompting strong interest in long-haul holiday favourites. To help agents sell these holidays, worldwide tour operator Travel 2 has launched its third ‘Winter Sun’ mini-brochure. Produced in conjunction with airline partners Etihad Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines, the ‘Winter Sun’ mini-brochure for 2019/2020 features a raft of deals available until Travellers will have the option to choose a December 27. seven- night stay in Barbados. South Africa and California have been added Bangkok, while Khao Lak – in the brochure include seven in to this winter sun which is the ultimate peaceful nights at the three-star collection, along with a resort destination – increased Butterfly Beach Hotel in selection of cruise itineraries by 34 % from last year.” Barbados, departing March drawn from Travel 2’s An example of a value 21, 2020 which leads in at existing cruise programme. choice that agents can £899 per person – a saving of “Thailand continues to go suggest for Thailand is the £125 per person. from strength to strength eight nights at the Ibis Samui Also new to the portfolio and is a fantastic destination Bophut hotel, departing for 2019/2020 are four hotels to get some winter sunshine, November 11, which leads in in USA/Caribbean, three in as well as being great value at £899 per person – saving Asia and four in the Middle for a long haul holiday,” said £155 per person. East and Indian Ocean. For Travel 2 marketing director, Meanwhile, the Caribbean example, Excellence Riviera Kerry Gallagher. remains a perennial favourite in Cancun, Pavilion Hotel “We are already around because of its guaranteed Kuala Lumpur and The 15% up for Phuket and winter warmth. Highlights Sandton Sun in South Africa. Premier Holidays and Emirates promote heritage and luxury in Sri Lanka PREMIER HOLIDAYS and Emirates have partnered to promote Sri Lanka in a joint autumn campaign. The operator has many offers on sale to help agents in booking the next holiday for their clients. The joint destination campaign is designed to raise awareness about the island nation and provide agents with offers to sell better – agents can earn between £25 and £150 in shopping vouchers for every Sri Lanka booking made. The operator has released a selection of Sri Lankan itineraries encompassing the countries’ many highlights. Offers include a seven-night package to the five- star Taj Bentota Resort and Spa from £949 per person, including flights, breakfast and a free room upgrade. The ‘Glimpses of Ceylon’ tour, a privately escorted tour through Sigiriya or Habarana, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Colombo will visit UNESCO World Heritage sites, with eight nights priced from £1,449, saving up to £932. A seven-night stay at the five-star Fortress Resort and Spa is from £1,099 per person including flights. Premier Plus additions throughout the brochure include free nights, free room upgrades, free half board and room discounts. For more information, go to trade.premierholidays.co.uk S02 TB 2510 2019 News 1_Layout 1 23/10/2019 16:12 Page 5 OCTOBER 25 2019 | travelbulletin.co.uk NEWS BULLETIN 5 The ‘Discovery Princess’ set to sail in 2021 Palladium Hotel opens its doors in PRINCESS CRUISES Costa del Sol announced that its latest ship will be named PALLADIUM HOTEL has opened a Discovery Princess, and is property located on the Costa del scheduled to sail on a series Sol coastline. of European voyages. The hotel has celebrated its She will be a sister ship to official inaugural event, marking Royal Princess, Regal this as the third hotel opening for Princess, Majestic Princess, the group in 2019, and the first in Sky Princess (joining the the Malaga region. fleet later this month) and Enchanted Princess (joining the fleet June 2020 and launching in Southampton). Her inaugural voyage is a seven-day Mediterranean and Aegean cruise from Rome to Athens. for a series of roundtrip on Discovery Princess from This trip can be combined cruises to the Caribbean. £1,389 per person. Departing with the subsequent This will be followed by November 3, 2021 from seven-day Athens to several voyages around Rome to Athens, calling at Barcelona voyage to form South America from Buenos Naples, Crete (Heraklion), a 14-day Adriatic & Aegean Aires, Santiago and Fort Kusadasi (for Ephesus), The hotel is a complete renovation Medley sailing. Lauderdale, as well as Istanbul and Mykonos. of a previous property and boasts After a short season in the Mexico and the California The 3,660-guest ship’s 336 rooms and suites inspired by the Mediterranean with coast from Los Angeles. maiden season is available to essence of the Mediterranean. departures from Barcelona, Princess Cruises is offering book now. The varied gastronomy proposal Rome and Athens, the ship the seven-day Mediterranean For more information, visit includes Mediterranean will head to Fort Lauderdale and Aegean inaugural sailing www.princess.com specialities as well as international dishes. The Poseidon restaurant Going back in Thai’m with Centara Grand Hua Hin serves Mediterranean cuisine next to the beach, while Pintarroja is an THE COLONIAL-style building at Centara locals and offers meditation sessions for Andalusian restaurant serving local Grand Hua Hin has its own storied history guests in the afternoon. dishes, fried and smoked fish, tour for history buff travellers to enjoy. The heritage tour concludes with a visit to along with the entertainment of a Centara’s historical tour takes guests bustling Chat Chai market, built on the land of live show cooking. through several historical highlights including the King's treasury with seven arched roofs. The hotel will feature ‘Zensations the train station, first built in 1910, and to the The 60-minute heritage walking tour is by Zentropia Palladium Spa & ‘Royal Waiting Room’, both of which are still complimentary to all hotel guests and takes Wellness’ for guests to be able to operational to this day. place weekly. switch off and enjoy a number of spa The tour continues at Wat Hua Hin, also For more information on Centara Grand services, including massage rooms, known as Wat Ampharam – a temple built Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin, visit state-of-the-art spa treatments, a during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (King www.centarahotelsresorts.com/ steam bath and sauna, as well as a Rama V) that remains a place of worship for centaragrand/chbr/ fully equipped gym.