TM Insider 170

Monday, 15 Jan, 2002 0

The TravelMole Insider – Issue 170
ISSN 1474-2292
15 January 2002
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LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS:
1. Telewest ready to launch leisure GDS
2. Carnival refuses to give up fight for P&O Princess
3. Travelocity boss outlines offline strategy
4. ABTA reports first failure for 2002
5. Holidaymakers bring Christmas cheer to BAA
6. Virgin and BA battle for premium traffic
7. bmi british midland to launch no-frills airline
8. EasyJet in push to increase business bookings
9. EasyJet reaches 90 percent internet sales target
10. Travel IT sector gears up for ENTER 2002
11. Bowen and Yorks sign up to Traveleye network
12. Makeover for Jersey tourism

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Editor’s Note

Dear TravelMole Member

British Airways should think long and hard about reducing its
booking payments so soon after Fresh Approach was introduced.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68328.

Can the airline really afford to be on the wrong side of the
trade yet again? Unlike low cost airlines such as Ryanair,
BA relies on agents and not the internet to distribute its
tickets. If payments are reduced still further, agents will have
little reason to do so and switch-selling will only increase.

Best wishes

Richard Hammond
mailto:[email protected]

PS. We have a features list for 2002, so to plan your
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LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS

1. Telewest ready to launch leisure GDS

Telewest will be ready to introduce a leisure GDS for the travel
industry within the next few weeks, TravelMole can reveal. The
new system, called Endeavour Search, uses internet technology
and according to Lawrence Hunt managing director of Telewest
owned Rapid Travel Solutions is likely to mean the beginning of
the end for viewdata.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68965

2. Carnival refuses to give up fight for P&O Princess

Carnival has urged P&O Princess shareholders to vote for an
adjournment at next month’s meeting on the proposed merger with
Royal Caribbean Cruises.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/69072

3. Travelocity boss outlines offline strategy

Travelocity.co.uk managing director Jamie Cole has told
TravelMole that adding offline capabilities to the business is
paying off for the company.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68475

4. ABTA reports first failure for 2002

The new year has claimed its first casualty with the collapse of
Birmingham based agency Clematis Travel.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68996

5. Holidaymakers bring Christmas cheer to BAA

Christmas holidaymakers helped airports group BAA show a marked
improvement in passenger numbers for December compared to the
two previous months.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68788

6. Virgin and BA battle for premium traffic

Virgin Atlantic resumed TV advertising for its Upper Class
service this weekend following the launch last week of a
GBP 5.3million advertising campaign by transatlantic rival
British Airways.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68918

7. bmi british midland to launch no-frills airline

bmi british midland has announced that it is to launch of a
no-frills airline which will be based at East Midlands Airport.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68774

8. EasyJet in push to increase business bookings

EasyJet is planning to target corporate firms with a national
advertising campaign in a bid to boost its sales from the
business sector.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68446

9. EasyJet reaches 90 percent internet sales target

EasyJet has said that it has achieved its internal target of
selling around 90 percent of all tickets via the internet.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68412

10. Travel IT sector gears up for ENTER 2002

More than 100 speakers will take part in travel and tourism
information technology conference ENTER 2002 later this month.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68804

11. Bowen and Yorks sign up to Traveleye network

Midlands agency chain Bowen and Yorks has signed a contract for
X-TANT’s Internet Protocol network and selling system Traveleye.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68926

12. Makeover for Jersey tourism

As part of new branding campaign, Jersey Tourism has
reconstructed its web site to provide a navigable content-rich
site with virtual tours, bookability and special interests.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/68948

About the TravelMole Insider

This is the 170th 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 and
the News Editor is Helen Young. The website includes the latest
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