Travel Weekly

We speak to a city analyst about potential bidders for the travel giant. Plus, we catch up with Frank del Rio of Norwegian Cruise line Holdings and Rudi Schreiner and Kristin Karst of AmaWaterways ahead of their induction into the British Travel and Hospitality Hall of Fame

Hear why chief executive of Trafalgar Gavin Tollman thinks the UK market is the single biggest opportunity for the brand and how ‘authentic’ travel experiences have shaped modern-day escorted holidays

What do a leading travel agent and the boss of an online deals site make of Brexit, market conditions and Thomas Cook? Lucy Huxley spoke to Miles Morgan and Icelolly.com’s Richard Singer to find out

We catch up with Derek Jones and Dean Harvey from Kuoni, who talk about marketing plans for the year ahead, its latest travel trends report and how the brand is optimising its shop network

Virgin Voyages’ boss tells Lucy Huxley what’s in store for the hotly-anticipated cruise line

Sandra Corkin opened her first travel agency in Northern Ireland in 1984 when she was just 21. She went on to open five more stores and her business now turns over more than £50 million a year and employs 55 staff.

We caught up with her during a visit to Northern Ireland in January to talk cruise, awards and…George Michael.

Is the ‘grey pound’ on the decline? We catch up with Silver Travel Advisor’s Debbie Marshall to talk about the latest trends in the mature market, plus why older people shouldn’t wear their glass round their neck…

We catch up with If Only’s Andy Freeth and Gordon McCreadie ahead of The Globe Travel Awards. The pair talk about what they’ve been up to since joining the trade-only operator last year following their controversial departure from rival businesses, Gold Medal and Travel 2.

On this episode we invite PR and marketing experts Steve Dunne of Digital Drums and Sarah Johnson from Lotus to give their verdicts of this year’s turn-of-year TV ads, from Disney’s heart-warming ‘Little Duck’ to Kuoni’s ‘Travel worth talking about’ featuring its own high street agencies.

Watch the videos here: http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/320298/special-report-turn-of-year-tv-ad-campaigns

She was the face of breakfast TV show GMTV for 17 years and has presented for Sky News, Classic FM and BBC Radio. More recently, she has been exploring the world as Travelsphere’s travel ambassador and she was one the guest speakers at this year’s Association of Touring and Adventure conference.

Broadcaster and journalist Penny Smith told editor Lucy Huxley about her experience of group touring and…shared her top tips for crossing the road in India.