LET'S SUPPORT THE INDEPENDENT HOTELS You would think in this modern era that independent hotels would be booming, as people look for more distinctive and unique experiences. Unfortunately, this is not the case, as many independent hotels are either joining the big chains or shutting their doors. One of the biggest reasons independent hotels are disappearing is that they’re getting acquired by the
THERE'S NO TIME FOR BLAME.. It’s times like the dreaded ‘C19’ crisis when you learn who your ‘real’ friends and colleagues are. This really is not the time for political digs or gripes about what could or should have been done in the past. The current disaster is global and not just a localised problem. Let’s be honest here. There's never been a
SHOULD WE BELIEVE THE HYPE AND HYSTERIA? Okay, so we work in travel and are probably more used to dealing with the regular problems thrown at us over the years. We thought we had seen it all, with volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes, forrest fires, swine flu, terrorist attacks, heatwaves, flooding, oil spills, currency fluctuations, airlines and tour operators going bust, transport
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE LEFT ON YOUR WISH LIST? Having worked in the travel industry for the past 29 years, I have to say that I am a very lucky man! Since 1991, I have had the enviable position of travelling around the world for both business… and pleasure. Some would say the travelling for work is a perk of the job. Others would
COME & SEE US AT LONDON'S PREMIER TRAVEL SHOW Yes - it's World Travel Market time AGAIN!!! Wow - where did the past year go? It seems like only yesterday that the team from Select Representation were attending this leading global event for the travel industry. In 2019, WTM London is celebrating its 40th year and, after all these years, is still regarded as
KERRY SULLIVAN TO JOIN SELECT REPRESENTATION FROM 1ST MAY 2019! Following the announcement made back in February, we are now thrilled to officially announce that, as of 1st May 2019, Kerry Sullivan will be joining the Select Representation. Kerry certainly brings a vast array of travel industry experience, having most recently been working for dnata in a relationship management position. Prior to dnata, she worked for well-known
AGENT ROADSHOWS IN BOURNEMOUTH & BRIGHTON Select Representation attended the 2 successful agent roadshows organised by Tourism Authority Of Thailand (TAT UK) in Bournemouth (10Apr19) and Brighton (11Apr19). These popular travel trade events were both held in Thai restaurants and took a speed dating format, of ‘agents meet sellers’ (sellers to include: airlines, hotels, tourist board & representation companies). Each presentation was timed at
GATWICK TO BOSTON & NEW YORK FROM SUMMER 2020 Great News! Virgin Atlantic and Delta have recently announced 2 new East Coast USA routes from London Gatwick during summer 2020, to include New York JFK and Boston. The popular US additions, will expand the schedule of these 2 airlines to up to 18 flights per day between the UK and Boston and JFK. Currently, Virgin Atlantic operates routes to
PLANNING FOR 2019 & BEYOND Tour East (full-service destination management company operating exclusively B2B from 18 countries across the Asia Pacific region) conducted its 3rd annual global inbound (GIB) conference between 09-11th January 2019 at the Holiday Inn Silom Bangkok. This was the group’s 1st time for holding this large-scale event outside of Singapore, and Thailand was the chosen venue. The annual GIB conference is an important 3 day
WORLD TRAVEL & TOURISM SHOW HITS LONDON Yes, it's that time of year AGAIN! World Travel Market (WTM) hits London between 05th - 7th November 2018. As always, Select Representation will be attending WTM on behalf of our valued clients. As a show, WTM is considered as one of the largest global b2b exhibitions for travel industry people. The annual 3 day event is held at EXCEL
