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Saga might as well be an airline the way it’s being held back like it is, pretty ridiculous.
Joe - I’ll run this past the Ministerial Code of Conduct but can’t see this being a problem. :-)
Not forgetting FJ Gooner - Head of future Investment and Implementation. (At the right price)
Newly appointed Transport Minister Mr Beachbum also confirmed today in Parliament, that the following promotions happened within his Ministerial team -
Joe - Head of Public Relations and general banter.
Banbury - Head of Analytical Research
Millionaire - Head of Common Sense and overall cool as *f**k implementation
Roxbury - Head of future legends, and weeding out the weak.
The CEO’s of all the above operators have direct lines to the Spanish Tourism minister and work together. Joint pressure has obviously been put on.
Beachbum for Transport Minister?! Who’s in?!
18m tourists a year to Spain from Britain. 264k to Israel. Doesn’t take a genius...Shapps needs sacking.
IMO obviously, as mentioned in the Telegraph Article above, these have to open. These are the mainstream British Package Holiday destinations that TUI, Jet2, Easyjet Et al, need to survive. It appears in the last 48 hours to me, the major tour operators have said unless these are open by June latest, it’s goodnight Vienna, unless you want to Chuck a few billion to keep us going. Sort your s**t out in other words.
Inside contact confirming Spain and Islands to be on the Green list.
Yep, the 5 UK cruises including the Inaugural have already sold out. Sagas’ prime booking/travelling months is September & October once the kids have gone back which fits in perfectly for when things have hopefully settled down and much more certainty in place as well. GLA.
Why at 14.20 today 5 travel stocks that I watch suddenly shot up at the exact same time? Bizarre this game
Agree - I’m just about to buy in now it’s calmed. All travel stocks following same pattern at moment. I have some in IAG too but 80% Saga. UK sailings already given green light by government and full ready to sail June onwards.
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Everyone will do what they want to do.....my Dad was Financial Director of Next, and NG Bailey. Successful man. I didn’t listen to a word he said, and left school at 16 without a single GCSE. I made my own success. It’s what makes life great! GLA.
Joe - I’ve read a report that the offset of fuel £ being un-used, instead of being around Europe, has been put behind the Champagne Bar by Banbury? Just a rumour? Don’t shoot the messenger!?!?
https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/travel-agents/all-but-one-of-sagas-domestic-cruises-sold-out
Saga. In profit, with 2 new cruise ships, already full for UK itineraries. 70% Insurance company.
Wait for the bottom of the handle
According to the Website, the 2 Fjords Cruises and the Inaugural Cruise have sold out?
With 192 cabins left on the remain 2 UK/Scottish Highlands tours?
We weren’t sure last week wether it was a true representation of availability, as 60 appeared from nowhere when Banbury and I checked and had a feeling they were drip feeding cabins to keep track of numbers.
From experience, the message in red, ‘suggests’ they are sold out, but call up anyway and we’ll sell you something else. Rather than putting a ‘SOLD OUT’ message which defers customers away from the website. IMO. DYOR.
Cool, yeah looks like the 2 Fjords cruises have sold out now.
So this is where the confusion lays. I’ll keep this simple.
The Governments FCO website is for ‘Foreign’ travel including Cruising, which advises totally against, obviously. Which is where everyone has been looking Her is the link.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cruise-ship-travel.
On there it says - ‘ If you have future cruise travel plans, contact your cruise line, travel operator, or the travel company you booked with, for further advice. For information on cruises in UK waters contact the Department for Transport’ Maritimeengagement@dft.gov.uk.
So UK domestic Cruising is being looked after by Department of Transport not FCO because it’s UK land not ‘Foreign’
The Department of Transport publishes it Global Taskforce report authorising UK Cruising from 17th May. Report link below, page 14.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/977446/Report-of-the-Global-Travel-Taskforce-accessible.pdf.
So as rightly others have called, we fall under indoor hospitality. For 17th May next step.
Banbury - if you are staying in the Savoy on the 17th May, I’ll meet you for a pint, I’ll be in the Travelodge around the corner!