The travel industry, including cruising, remains ever changing with global advice changing day by day, and region by region. The top priority of the cruising industry is effective health & safety protocols, whilst ensuring cruises remain an exciting holiday option. As part of Travel Weekly’s Future of Travel Week Lucy Huxley, editor in chief spoke to Arnold Donald, chief executive of Carnival Corporation, Ellen Bettridge, chief executive of Uniworld, Ben Bouldin, vice-preside

In this edition of Micebook Talks, Chetan Shah was joined by Sarah Threlfall, Events & Safety Consultant at BrightSpace Events Ltd and Laura Capell-Abra, Founder of Stress Matters. Now that everyone can finally start looking towards some form of live events starting in October, the next step is making sure that they are safe and here is what we have taken away from the session. Nothing has changed drastically over the past few weeks with business events still allowed to take

I distinctly remember one of my first holidays with my friends. We were excited about the prospect of exploring a city in Europe on our own adventure. Yet, the long weekend was not as we had expected and the stress of organisation, and the lack of, had caused it to become (the now very funny) holiday from hell. Unbeknownst to us, we had decided to arrive on the Day of Ascension, a national holiday in that country. Therefore, all of the shops, supermarkets, and, most important

Destinations are being switched off at a moment’s notice but airlines are not always playing ball when it comes to issuing refunds, continuing flights to countries on the “no travel” list and leaving some travel agents unable to fully reimburse customers. At the same time, increasing numbers of holidaymakers are looking for ways to circumvent the rules. So why are the public – and the airlines – so dismissive of the FCO’s travel advisories, which were once held in such high r

Covid-19 has brought a whole new culture to the globe of virtual meetings helped by Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and a multitude of other platforms. Although previously widely resisted, it is now not only a new norm, but a new preferred way of meeting. These platforms generously leapt on the bandwagon of lockdown, many promoting free use until the audience was hooked and, in order to have long enough meetings or good enough security fees, started to be charged. Considered more pers

An extended version of Micebook Talks gathered industry experts for a quick and honest assessment from the front line: Expert Panellists: Martin Fullard, Editor, Conference News Christianne Beck, Experiential Lead, Shell Jennifer Jenkins, Director, Worldspan Ian Cummings, Global VP, Commercial, CWT Meetings & Events Michael Hirst, Consultant, CBRE Hotels The government is listening to the MICE industry but responses are slow in coming as the communication is handled by the DC