Advantage conference: Membership worth £16k per year
Jeremy Skidmore - May 19, 2025
Membership of Advantage is worth an average of £16,000 a year to each member, the consortium has claimed. "We…
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Clients are an ageing population
Jeremy Skidmore - May 19, 2025
Over half of Advantage's customers are over 55 years of age. Research carried out by the consortium found that elderly…
Advantage conference: ABTA still relevant, claims Tanzer
Jeremy Skidmore - May 19, 2025
ABTA's current repatriation of holidaymakers from Kenya following foreign office advice about terror threats, and work on providing refunds…
Restructure forced tough decisions over jobs
Jeremy Skidmore - May 19, 2025
Advantage has taken tough decisions that included axing five members of staff, revealed new managing director Julia Lo Bue-Said.…
Dubai aiming to double visitor numbers
Jeremy Skidmore - May 19, 2025
Dubai is aiming to almost double its number of visitors to 20m annually within six years. The chief executive…
Customers like re-assurance
Jeremy Skidmore - May 19, 2025
Research among focus groups by Advantage has found that customers like the re-assurance given to them by agents but…
Advantage conference: 450 delegates in Dubai
Jeremy Skidmore - May 19, 2025
Some 450 delegates are attending the Advantage conference in Dubai, around 100 more than expected by the board. "When we…
Advantage conference: Customer base is an ageing population
Jeremy Skidmore - May 17, 2025
Over half of Advantage's customers are over 55 years of age. Research carried out by the consortium found that…
Monarch pulls out of Kenya beach resorts
Linsey McNeill - May 16, 2025
Cosmos parent company is the latest operator to announce it is suspending sales of beach holidays in Kenya after the…
Advantage conference: Suppliers on a blacklist
Jeremy Skidmore - May 16, 2025
Advantage is putting some suppliers on a blacklist. Outlining the changes being made by the consortium, managing director Julia…
STA drops animal attractions
Linsey McNeill - May 16, 2025
Youth tour operator STA Travel has dropped tours including elephant rides in Thailand. The tour operator told The Guardian it…
Thomas Cook to survey staff to gauge morale
Bev - May 16, 2025
Thomas Cook bosses say they are convinced that UK staff remain committed to the group and to its turnaround. Speaking…
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