TM Insider 169

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The TravelMole Insider – Issue 169
ISSN 1474-2292
08 January 2002
http://www.travelmole.com

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This newswire contains an advertisment from: Farebase

THIS WEEK’S REGULAR FEATURES:
Site of the Week: britannia-hotels.co.uk
People in the Trade: Paul Richer, Senior Partner, Genesys
Poll: Did the management at Airtours deserve such huge
bonuses?

LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS:
1. ABTA tries to calm Fresh Approach fears
2. Boeing and Airbus battle for easyJet order
3. Atinera signs Travelocity in its biggest deal to date
4. Airtours chiefs bag massive bonuses
5. Opodo appoints UK country manager
6. North-west agents back Air Jamaica despite drugs row
7. BA traffic figures “exceed expectations”
8. Airlines show first signs of recovery
9. New show to cater for travelling elite
10. Advantage survey shows return of consumer confidence

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Editor’s Note

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Dear TravelMole Member

Happy New Year from everyone at TravelMole.

The year seems to have got off to a promising start, with
airlines including British Airways, KLM and Go reporting an
improvement in passenger numbers for December
compared to the two previous months when the effect of the
September 11 terrorist attacks was most marked.

In a recent survey by independent consortium Advantage
Travel Centres, 81% of people said that September 11
would have no impact on their holiday plans. And in a
TravelMole poll, 70% of people think that the industry can
recover to pre-September 11 levels during 2002.

We have a forward features list for 2002, so to plan your
advertising campaigns with TravelMole please contact
Richard Lough, mailto:[email protected]
Deadlines will be 2 weeks prior for bookings and 1 week for
copy.

Best wishes

Richard Hammond
mailto:[email protected]

LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS

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1. ABTA tries to calm Fresh Approach fears

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ABTA aviation board director Sandy MacPherson has sought
to calm agents fears following reports that British Airways is
considering reducing sector payments as a way of cutting
costs at the airline.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68328

2. Boeing and Airbus battle for easyJet order

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Low cost airline easyJet is in discussion with Boeing and
Airbus about the acquisition of 75 new aircraft.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68300

3. Atinera signs Travelocity in its biggest deal to date

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Travelocity.com has opted for Atinera software to help it
package its own travel products including air, hotel, car and
transfers.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68287

4. Airtours chiefs bag massive bonuses

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Airtours is under fire after it was revealed its top bosses
received huge performance-related bonuses last year which
doubled their wages.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68247

5. Opodo appoints UK country manager

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Joint airline website Opodo has appointed a former Go
executive to the role of UK country manager.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68381

6. North-west agents back Air Jamaica despite drugs row

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Agents in the north-west have told TravelMole they will still
welcome the new Air Jamaica service despite claims by a
British diplomat that as many as one in 10 of all
passengers flying between the UK and Jamaica could be
smuggling cocaine.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68125

7. BA traffic figures “exceed expectations”

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British Airways revealed on Friday that traffic statistics for
December had been better than originally expected.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68248

8. Airlines show first signs of recovery

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Airline shares surged on Friday morning following positive
passenger traffic figures for December from low cost airline
Go and Dutch carrier KLM.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68101

9. New show to cater for travelling elite

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A new trade show for the luxury travel sector will be held in
Cannes this December.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68245

10. Advantage survey shows return of consumer confidence

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Research undertaken by independent travel agency
consortium Advantage Travel Centres has shown that
confidence is returning to the holiday market and particularly
in travel to the USA.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/67221

REGULAR FEATURES:

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People in the Trade: Paul Richer

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Paul is senior partner of Genesys – the travel technology
consultancy with a worldwide reputation for its knowledge of
reservation systems and the application of e-commerce and online
distribution technologies to the travel industry. Read his entry
in TravelMole’s Who’s Who in Travel and Tourism:
http://www.travelmole.com/cgi-site/whoswho.cgi

Site of the Week: britannia-hotels.co.uk

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The Britannia Hotels website could do with a “clean up and
sort out” according to TravelMole reviewer Adrian Mann.
Read his full review:
http://www.travelmole.com/featured_sites.html

Poll
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Did the management at Airtours deserve such huge
bonuses?
Vote now on the TravelMole home page: http://www.travelmole.com
Results so far: Yes: 0%; No: 100%

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About the TravelMole Insider

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This is the 169th 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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