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Linsey McNeill

London

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Co-Editor at Travel Gossip

Co-editor of Travel Gossip, bringing the UK travel trade the latest news, reviews and best incentives. Last trip 🇫🇷, next ⛷️

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  • Nov 11, 2024 | travelgossip.co.uk | Linsey McNeill

    Balkan Holidays has promoted Lynsey Jones to a new position of Head of Sales and Brand, overseeing both sales and marketing for trade and direct channels. The operator is also taking on two Regional Sales Managers in December, while its existing RSM, Natasha Smith, will step into a new role focusing on homeworkers. At the same time, Emiliyan Stoyanov will join the team from reservations as Sales & Marketing Associate, collaborating with Lynsey.

  • Nov 11, 2024 | travelgossip.co.uk | Linsey McNeill

    Home » Hays charters four planes to fly delegates to its retail conference Hays Travel branch managers and head office colleagues have flown to Antalya in Turkey for the company’s annual overseas retail conference on four specially chartered aircraft. Chair and owner Dame Irene Hays joined staff on one of the flights, from Newcastle, on Monday.

  • Nov 11, 2024 | travelgossip.co.uk | Linsey McNeill

    Two powerful earthquakes have damaged buildings, roads and power lines in Cuba, which is still struggling to recover from two hurricanes in recent weeks. Both tremors, the second of which was the strongest, were felt in several cities in the east of the country, including Santiago de Cuba, Holguin and Guantanamo, and as far away as Florida and in Ocho Rios in Jamaica. The Foreign Office said the second, most-powerful earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.8, was followed by a series of aftershocks.

  • Nov 11, 2024 | travelgossip.co.uk | Linsey McNeill

    AmaWaterways co-founder Rudi Schreiner confirmed the river cruise operator is looking to add more destinations, possibly from 2027. Speaking at an ‘appreciation lunch’ held in London for key UK partners, Rudi said Ama was ‘looking again at India’, plus he would like to return to Myanmar and Russia, once it is feasible to do so.

  • Nov 10, 2024 | travelgossip.co.uk | Linsey McNeill

    Riviera Travel will host its first agent awards ceremony in 2025 to recognise the success of its retail, homeworkers and online travel agent partners. Categories will include Best Newcomer, Best Cruise Agent, Best Homeworker, Best Long-Haul and Best European Tour Trade Partner. Winners will be chosen by the senior Riviera trade team, based on performances and results in 2024. An afternoon awards ceremony will take place at The Lookout, 8 Bishopsgate, London, on 10 April.

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Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill @UKtraveljourno
28 Dec 24

Never seen French roads so busy, it’s been stop-start traffic all the way from Lyon Airport to Les 2 Alpes, we’ve been on our way for 3 hours and the satnav says there’s still 90 mins to go (can usually do it in 2.5 - 3 hrs) Slopes are going to be pretty crowded over NY! https://t.co/HVBH7l9Ftu

Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill @UKtraveljourno
17 Nov 24

Not the weather agents attending the @HaysTravelIG and #homeworkers conference in #Belek were hoping for 🌩️ https://t.co/FeMRiXlBIJ

Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill @UKtraveljourno
17 Nov 24

I have green bar envy 😳#glastonburytickets