by Barry Higgott | Jan 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sadly, not all travellers are able-bodied and some may need that extra bit of help to navigate their way around an airport. I recently had my first experience of the great work that the Special Assistance teams at both Gatwick Airport and Aberdeen Airport offered...
by Barry Higgott | Jan 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Focus Travel Partnership, the UK’s leading business travel consortium, has appointed three new Board Directors to join its existing Board. Tina Rose – MD of Chartwell Travel (part of the Ovation Travel Group), Nick Scott – MD of arrangeMy and Mark...
by Barry Higgott | Jan 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
We all have our strengths, some are naturally tech people, some are numbers people, some are good at languages and others are just simply creative. Being creative can cover a whole host of different meanings, but today let’s talk about your brand, how it looks and why...
by Barry Higgott | Jan 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
Whilst 2021 has delivered an abundance of challenges to us all, one thing that stands out more than anything else, is the absolute resilience that our sector demonstrates on a daily basis. Despite the agonising hurdles that this pandemic has put in our pathway, time...
by Barry Higgott | Dec 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s been over two weeks since our Revival Conference in Birmingham. We ended the day on a high with a surprise for our CEO Abby Penston who takes away the ‘Special Chairman’s’ Award for 2021. Focus Chairman Adrian Parkes said ‘The last 22 months have been unique,...
by Barry Higgott | Aug 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Focus Travel Partnership who last month launched their technology division Focus Innovations has moved reTravel to preferred status. reTravel is an autonomous cross-selling technology for the travel industry designed to maximize traveler’s value. Their...
by Barry Higgott | May 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Yasemin Thompson, who has worked for worked at Cyprus Turkish Airways Limited, British Airways and Royal Jordanian and has supported Dave Thompson, founder and Managing Director of Canterbury-based Marine Travel – UK is fundraising for the medical...
by Barry Higgott | May 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Martin Pearce, former Director at Focus Travel Partnership, is spearheading a new business development project for Focus Travel Partnership, the leading business travel consortium for the SME sector. Abby Penston, CEO of Focus Travel Partnership said: “I’m thrilled...
by Barry Higgott | Mar 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
I worked in a TMC for over 20 years, before the days of ‘just Google it’, where you shared information face to face, and you worked on problems collaboratively, in the same office location. Fast forward to 2020 and the world has changed largely to a ‘work from home’...
