TM Insider 156

Wednesday, 06 Nov, 2001 0

The TravelMole Insider – Issue 156
ISSN 1474-2292
6 November 2001
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LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS:
1. ABTA: The travel industry is ‘down, but not out’
2. BA passengers down by a quarter in October
3. Ryanair criticises rivals as announces profits up 39%
4. Emirates places $15billion aircraft order
5. Short-term vision for holidaymakers
6. Alicante named as venue for Worldchoice 2002 conference
7. Ex-Amadeus md Nichols starts Worldspan post
8. Alitalia joins Skyteam
9. Maison de la France reintroduces ‘Winter Traveller in France’
10. Tourism and racism: An Aboriginal view

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Editor’s Note

Dear TravelMole Member

In his opening address at ABTA’s convention in Lisbon on Friday,
ABTA President Steven Bath said: “The changes we have seen in
the last 7 weeks have been the most profound in the history of
air travel”.
As the convention drew to a close yesterday, the feeling at the
convention was that there have been some early signs of a small
recovery. Research commissioned by ABTA indicates that
outbound travel from the UK next year is likely to be down by
5% but that since pre-September 11th forecasts were predicting
a 4-5% growth, there will essentially be a flat market in 2002.
This of course is based on the assumption that no major further
negative impacts from terrorism will occur. For more information:
http://www.travelmole.com/item/62385

Best wishes

Richard Hammond
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LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS

1. ABTA: The travel industry is ‘Down, but not out’

At its annual convention in Lisbon, ABTA has revealed the results
of its commissioned research on the short, medium and long
term effects of the attacks of 11 September on the travel
industry.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/62385

2. BA passengers down by a quarter in October

British Airways passenger numbers fell by almost a quarter
(24.7%) in October compared to the same month last year, the
airline’s latest set of traffic and capacity statistics show.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/62579

3. Ryanair criticises rivals as announces profits up 39%

Low cost airline Ryanair, which revealed a sharp increase in
profits today, has criticised European flagcarrier airlines
for “sticking out the begging bowl” following September’s
terrorist attacks in the US.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/62553

4. Emirates places $15billion aircraft order

Middle East airline Emirates ordered 58 aircraft worth a total
$15billion at Dubai’s International Airshow yesterday.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/62523

5. Short-term vision for holidaymakers

Since the attacks of September 11, people planning a holiday
are not looking further ahead than four weeks, according to top
travel companies at the ABTA convention.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/62483

6. Alicante named as venue for Worldchoice 2002 conference

Agent consortium Worldchoice has announced it will be holding
its second overseas conference in Alicante, Spain from 15 -18
March 2002.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/62403

7. Ex-Amadeus md Nichols starts Worldspan post

Worldspan has confirmed the appointment of Graham Nichols to
the post of EMEA and Asia vice president.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/62538

8. Alitalia joins Skyteam

Alitalia has been confirmed as a full member of SkyTeam, the
global airline alliance that comprises Aeromexico, Air France,
CSA Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/62378

9. Maison de la France reintroduces ‘Winter Traveller in France’

Maison de la France has reintroduced its ‘Winter Traveller in
France’ for information about where to take an off-season break
across the Channel.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/62238

10. Tourism and racism: An Aboriginal view

Reg Dodd, an Arabunna elder, describes how one Aboriginal-run
tourism company in South Australia is serving to reduce racist
beliefs by showing tourists indigenous life and culture.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/62208

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About the TravelMole Insider

This is the 156th issue of the TravelMole Insider. We keep track
of developments of interest to people working in the travel
and tourism industry. The Managing Editor is Richard Hammond,
the News Editor is Helen Young and the StudentZone Managing
Editor is Janie Bickersteth. The TravelMole website includes the
latest trade news, previous newswires, links to relevant sites,
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