Ella Sagar

1 week ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines will feature in an episode of Channel 4’s six-part documentary series, Dover 24/7: Britain’s Busiest Port. Airing on June 23 at 8pm, the fourth episode in the series will showcase crew operations on board Borealis on turnaround day. To tie in with the series, which takes viewers behind the scenes at the port, the line will offer an additional £50 saving per booking on 2025 cruises from Dover, which will apply to all new bookings made between June 20 and 25.

1 week ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar

Not In The Guidebooks has launched a dedicated Costa Rica Month trade campaign throughout June. Agents will earn a £100 Love2Shop voucher for every booking to the destination made between June 1 and 30. The operator has also put on a webinar with destination training, sales tips and booking tools for the trade which can be watched on YouTube. This comes as the small-group specialist expands its portfolio of tours to the central American country to "meet rising demand".

1 week ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar

Riviera Travel has promoted Vicky Billing to the role of director of trade and partnerships in the UK and Ireland effective immediately. She was previously head of trade partnerships and will continue to report to chief commercial officer Robin Shaw. Billing will lead a team of 24 across the UK and Ireland, covering trade sales, support, partnerships, groups and affinity, Irish trade and related marketing activity.

2 weeks ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar

Azamara Cruises has launched an initiative to show passengers more destinations at night with double overnight stays, night tours and a ’Stories Under the Stars’ programme. The line will offer 28 double overnight stays across its four-ship fleet on itineraries which will allow passengers to spend two consecutive nights in port.

2 weeks ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar

The Advantage Travel Partnership has welcomed Over The Moon Escapes as its newest member. The Lincolnshire-based agency was founded by husband-and-wife team Cat and Brett Saunders three years ago and has “rapidly evolved” to the point the couple felt it was necessary to join the consortium. Over The Moon Escapes, which has joined Advantage’s managed service model, offers a range of tailor-made holidays and packages with expertise in travel to the Far East.