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Bolsover Cruise Club reveals major expansion of its bespoke bookings team
Bolsover’s Cruise & Stay team now has 19 staff, including new cruise expert Oliver Wilson, as it looks to maintain high levels of revenue
Billion-dollar luxury travel brand enters UK market
Luxury Escapes, founded in Melbourne in 2013, is expanding its presence
Jo Rzymowska joins Hays Travel as non-executive director
Dame Irene Hays said her agency was ’thrilled’ to welcome Rzymowska, who will take up her role on 1 November
Agents can learn more about sailings on the m.s. Paul Gauguin in an upcoming webinar
Ponant unveils 2024-25 sailings and trade webinar
The line has introduced five new voyages for 2024-25, and is offering agents a discount for attending an exclusive trade webinar
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Explora Journeys strengthens leadership team with two senior hires
Koray Savas has joined Explora Journeys from MSC Cruises, while Alban Gjoka has been promoted to vice-president of food and beverage
Panache Cruises to up apprentice intake as it looks to double workforce by 2026
The agency’s founder James Cole said training apprentices was a ’personal passion’ of his
SeaDream re-hires Mark Schmitt as UK and Ireland sales chief
SeaDream re-hires Mark Schmitt as UK and Ireland sales chief
Schmitt replaces Natalie Read who is leaving to pursue ’a lifelong dream’
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Explora Journeys officially names new vessel following July launch
Explora I is the first of six ships that will be delivered to the line by 2029
Former on-the-road sales manager’s nod to late mum in new agency's name
Wayne Beard was repeatedly told by his mum Joy that he was ’the best travel agent’ – and now he’s ready to make her proud
Riverside Luxury Cruises agrees to charter two ships to rival line
Uniworld will operate the Victoria and Elisabeth vessels in 2024 and 2025 respectively
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A&K Travel Group bolsters UK team with new trade sales chief
Jennifer Charlton joins the luxury travel company from American Express Global Business Travel
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Video: Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Cunard's new ship, Queen Anne
The 3,000-passenger vessel will be the line’s first new ship for 14 years
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Virgin Voyages grows female cruise leadership with first COO
Michelle Bentubo is currently the line’s SVP of service excellence, travel operations
Cunard's Queen Anne launches in May 2024
Cunard sales chief lays bare capacity challenge ahead of Queen Anne's launch
EMEA sales boss Angus Struthers stressed the importance of travel agents as the line looks to find new passengers
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Not Just Travel quadruples cruise sales after 'aggressive expansion'
The homeworking agency saw cruise sales quadruple year-on-year last month
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Riverside Luxury Cruises and Seaside Collection appoint new UK managing director
Charlie Hewitt Davies joins the brands from high-end luxury tour operator Eden Luxury Travel
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Stuart Perl to leave Riverside Luxury Cruises 'bang on schedule'
Cruise industry veteran thanks various trade bodies in a LinkedIn post on Monday (2 October)
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Silversea boss hails cruise’s ‘incredible resurgence’ ahead of TTG Luxury Travel Awards
We speak to headline partner Silversea about the line’s latest developments and why the TTG Luxury Travel Awards are so important to the sector
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Want to sell the new Four Seasons Yacht? Try and get on the waitlist now
Four Seasons Yacht marks the hotelier’s first foray into ultra-luxury cruising – and guests will have to wait to be invited
Films will be shown on the large screen in Queen Anne's Pavilion
Cunard partners with the British Film Institute for Queen Anne screenings
The line has announced a three-year partnership with the British Film Institute to show film screenings on Queen Anne
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Join the TTG Luxury Journey with Riverside Luxury Cruises this December
Luxury travel advisors are invited to join Riverside Luxury Cruises for a festive sailing along the Danube this December
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Travel Village Group makes cruise site bookable in bid to capture ‘half of the market’
Southampton Cruise Centre has been part of the company’s portfolio for around 15 years
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Industry urges govt to grasp the nettle after ministers lift lid on new package rules
Key proposals include deregulating domestic holidays, setting a minimum cost threshold for package rules to apply, scrapping Linked Travel Arrangements and clarifying the redress from third parties rule
Explora confirms two hydrogen ship orders as part of net zero push
The MSC Group-owned luxury line plans to launch the vessels in 2027 and 2028