{"id":2885,"date":"2019-11-07T16:05:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T16:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/gambia\/?p=2885"},"modified":"2019-11-07T16:05:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T16:05:39","slug":"gambia-tries-to-fill-thomas-cook-void","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gambia-tries-to-fill-thomas-cook-void","title":{"rendered":"Gambia tries to fill Thomas Cook void"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Gambian government is looking into new partnerships with operators and airlines to fill the gap left by Thomas Cook, according to tourism destination manager Malick Jeng.<\/strong>
\nPrior to the collapse, Thomas Cook<\/strong> accounted for around 40 percent of all Brits to the destination, whose economy is largely dependent on tourism (representing 30 percent of its GDP) and where the UK is the biggest overseas market.<\/p>\n

He told Travel Weekly: \u201cWe\u2019re talking to as many people as possible to see what we can do right now. That\u2019s the key focus for the government. I don\u2019t want to name any specific operators that we\u2019re in talks with, but we have a few considering launching here.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the Gambia Experience (part of Serenity Holidays) was now supplying the majority of UK visitors to the country and had picked up some of the business from Thomas Cook customers who had already booked when the company collapsed.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome Thomas Cook customers may have been diverted to other destinations, but some insisted on going to The Gambia and I believe they were provided with the opportunity to do so, thanks to The Gambia Experience and some of the other operators,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Gambia Experience operates flights from Gatwick on Titan Airways and Enter Air from Manchester and Birmingham. Brussels Airlines, Royal Air Moroc and TAP Air Portugal are also continuing to carry passengers on indirect flights, according to Jeng.
\nOther UK operators including Olympic Holidays and Saga Holidays sell The Gambia, but Jeng said airlift was the main issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking at these operators, but a lot depends on finding an alternative carrier. I\u2019m not sure if these operators are planning on increasing their product in the country yet \u2013 it\u2019s about finding easy access to the destination with alternative flights and taking it from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeng said so far there hadn\u2019t been any hotel closures, but that the economic impact would likely be substantial.<\/p>\n

\u201cTourism and agriculture are the two biggest industries for the Gambia,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s very important in terms of employment and other sectors. If Thomas Cook represented around 40 percent of UK tourism in the The Gambia, you can imagine what that means to the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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