Peaks is fast approaching, but how ’normal’ will it be after 20 months of the Covid pandemic? Operators open up to Rob Gill about their plans and hopes for the crucial post-Christmas booking period
’There was just no notice. Everyone thought we knew about these things. But we’d be watching it unfold on the news just like everyone else,’ Jet2 head of trade sales Alan Cross tells TTG
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays chief tells airline and operator’s annual VIP agent conference travel is an ’easy target’ and risks being unduly penalised if it doesn’t stand its ground
Head of trade sales Alan Cross says launch of airline and operator’s new Travel Made Simple campaign should serve as a wake-up call to the trade ahead of peaks
Four new brochures – Find Your Destination, Families, Luxury and Discover More – with greater focus on editorial and lifestyle content to land with agents in mid-December in time for peaks
Lack of youth mobility scheme risks depriving young people of the opportunity to make their way in travel, and the industry of a new generation of talent, commission told
Airline and operator posts deeper first-half loss and expects losses to continue into 2022 as it invests in the rebound, but is confident of a return to normal operations next summer
Trip to Madeira will be led by director of agency sales Si Morris-Green and will see several members of Classic’s senior management team attend to deliver a business update
