TM Insider 171

Wednesday, 17 Jan, 2002 0

The TravelMole Insider – Issue 171
ISSN 1474-2292
17 January 2002
http://www.travelmole.com

This newswire contains an advertisment from: Farebase

THIS WEEK’S REGULAR FEATURES:
Site of the Week: BritishAirways.com
People in the Trade: Bruce Taylor, 2020Tourism.com
Poll: Is BA right to re-evaluate Fresh Approach as part of its
strategic review?

LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS:
1. BHA boss: “End of Foot and Mouth is not enough”
2. New campaign calls for the Freedom to Fly
3. P&O success at Travel Weekly Industry Awards
4. American Airlines’ parent company announces record $798m loss
5. Amex announces major shake-up
6. Lastminute to auction holidays on TV
7. Africa and technology on ITB agenda
8. PATA report on sustainability in the travel industry

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LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS

1. BHA boss: “End of Foot and Mouth is not enough”

British Hospitality Association chief executive Bob Cotton says
that the fact that Britain has been officially declared free of
foot and mouth will make little difference to the country’s
beleaguered tourism industry.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/69085

2. New campaign calls for the Freedom to Fly

The Freedom to Fly Coalition, a new group launched earlier this
week calling for a long term growth plan for the UK’s airports
has the backing of high profile organisations – including
the CBI, ABTA, the Guild of Business Travel Agents and the
British Tourist Authority.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/69151

3. P&O success at Travel Weekly Industry Awards

The P&O name picked up three awards at the 2002 Travel Weekly
Travel Industry Awards last night at Le Meridien Hotel,
Grosvenor House, London.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/69394

4. American Airlines’ parent company announces record $798m loss

AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, has
reported the largest quarterly loss in its history but said
there were signs that the industry was beginning to recover.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/69236

5. Amex announces major shake-up

American Express has once again reorganised its business – this
time creating a global management structure and splitting its
business into two divisions: Global Travel and Global Commerical
Card.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/69120

6. Lastminute to auction holidays on TV

Lastminute.com has teamed up with live auction TV channel
bid-up.tv for a four week trial to auction a holiday a day.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/69111

7. Africa and technology on ITB agenda

The Africa Forum at the ITB in Berlin in March will discuss the
experiences of companies in Africa that are using the latest
information technology in tourism.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/69231

8. PATA report on sustainability in the travel industry

The latest edition of PATA’s Issues and Trends reports on
forthcoming efforts to put sustainability on the agenda for
2002, in the light of economic, environmental, social and
institutional issues.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/69395

REGULAR FEATURES:

People in the Trade: Bruce Taylor

Bruce set up 2020Tourism.com in 1999 with Partner Maggie
Bowen in Ireland. It is a business development consultancy,
specialising in travel and tourism. 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: BritishAirways.com

TravelMole’s reviewer Adrian Mann says: “In the main, it’s an
excellent site, with good functionality and excellent
information. [Though] for the flagship site of the UK’s premier
airline, there’s a distinct lack of an overall design, and it
gives the impression that some of the older areas of the site
have been tacked on without regard to the design of the rest of
the site. Read his full review:
http://www.travelmole.com/featured_sites.html

Poll
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Is BA right to re-evaluate Fresh Approach as part of its
strategic review?
Vote now on the TravelMole home page: http://www.travelmole.com
Results so far: Yes: 57%; No: 43%

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