TM Insider 183

The TravelMole Insider – Issue 183
ISSN 1474-2292
28 February 2002
http://www.travelmole.com

LATEST PRESS POSTINGS
Sabre signs deal with French travel agency Jancarthier
The latest news from Switzerland Tourism
UK leisure tourism set to capitalise on business visitor benefits
World Travel Holdings: Aerotech Europe launches Fare1Pro
http://www.travelmole.com/news/press

REGULAR FEATURES
Site of the Week: Caribbean.co.uk
People in the Trade: David Quarmby, chairman, BTA

LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS
1. TravelMole Interview: Lawrence Hunt, Rapid Travel Solutions
2. Global distribution standard expands into Europe
3. Virgin Express abandons Belgian merger
4. SAS offers agents 10% commission
5. CAA freezes ATOL charges
6. Amex helps corporates target mobile phone costs
7. Travelodge continues UK expansion
8. BA’s Rod Eddington to speak at ABTA Cairo conference
9. BA marketing director to speak at ITM event
10. Irish Ferries omits prices in new 2002 brochure
11. Solarnet completes connection to Sabre
12. KDS appoints Bruno Millet to head worldwide sales team
13. The impact of Sept 11 on Hong Kong’s hospitality industry
14. SA and France to work together to develop tourism
15. BEST director says sustainability is good for business
16. Bellamy to keynote 1st PATA Sustainable Tourism Conference

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LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS
Breaking Stories: http://www.travelmole.com/news/index.html

1. TravelMole Interview: Lawrence Hunt, Rapid Travel Solutions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rapid Travel Solutions managing director Lawrence Hunt has told
TravelMole that he would be “petrified” to be heading one of the
big tour operations in the current climate.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73378

2. Global distribution standard expands into Europe
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TOWARD, the proponent of global distribution standards for the
travel industry in the US, has announced its expansion into
Europe with the opening of a new London-based office.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73444

3. Virgin Express abandons Belgian merger
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Merger talks between SN Brussels Airlines, the successor airline
of collapsed Sabena, and Virgin Express have collapsed.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73594

4. SAS offers agents 10% commission
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In an effort to boost both business and leisure travel, SAS has
announced that during March and April, IATA agents can earn an
extra 3% bonus on SAS flown revenue for their branch, on top of
the normal 7% commission rate.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73463

5. CAA freezes ATOL charges
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Civil Aviation Authority has announced that its Consumer
Protection Group will be freezing its fees to ATOL holders
during the next financial year.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73503

6. Amex helps corporates target mobile phone costs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
American Express has launched a new service to help corporates
manage their mobile phone spend.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73321

7. Travelodge continues UK expansion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Budget hotel brand Travelodge has opened three new hotels in the
last eight weeks, and claims to be on course to add a further 15
UK properties by the end of the year.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73339

8. BA’s Rod Eddington to speak at ABTA Cairo conference
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ABTA has announced that British Airways chief executive Rod
Eddington will be a keynote speaker at the ABTA Convention in
Cairo, 18-21 October 2002.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73606

9. BA marketing director to speak at ITM event
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Institute of Travel Management (ITM) has confirmed that
British Airways director of marketing Martin George will be
among the keynote speakers for April’s conference.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73314

10. Irish Ferries omits prices in new 2002 brochure
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Irish Ferries has for the first time chosen not to display fares
for ferry crossings in its new brochure for 2002.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73448

11. Solarnet completes connection to Sabre
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SolarNet announced today the completion of the SolarNet direct
connection to the Sabre global distribution system.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73435

12. KDS appoints Bruno Millet to head worldwide sales team
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KDS has announced the appointment of Bruno Millet as
Vice President of worldwide sales.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73491

13. The impact of Sept 11 on Hong Kong’s hospitality industry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The latest Global Hotel Network Report takes a look at the
impact of Sept 11 on Hong Kong’s hospitality industry from the
perspective of Clara Chong, Executive Director, Hong Kong
Tourism Board.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73310

14. SA and France to work together to develop tourism
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
South Africa’s Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister and
the Minister of Equipment, Transport and Housing of the French
Republic have signed an administrative arrangement to develop
co-operation in Tourism.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73579

15. BEST director says sustainability is good for business
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Michael Seltzer, Director of Business Enterprises For
Sustainable Travel (BEST) spoke at the recent International
Adventure Travel and Outdoor Sports (IATOS) congress on how
sustainability in the industry is good for business.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73496

16. Bellamy to keynote 1st PATA Sustainable Tourism Conference
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Professor David Bellamy will deliver the keynote address:
“Tourism: The Way Ahead to Sustainability and Beyond”
at the 1st PATA Sustainable Tourism Conference in Indonesia.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73450

REGULAR FEATURES

Site of the Week: Caribbean.co.uk
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The website of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation aims to
provide UK travel agents with all the latest news and
information for travel to the 34 destinations in the region.

TravelMole’s reviewer Adrian Mann says: “A thoroughly enjoyable
site. Even if you aren’t planning a trip to the Caribbean, it’s
worth taking some time to have a look around a really good
tourist information site. It is very well thought out and
designed, and makes good use of colour and imagery to really
capture the feel and communicate it to you.” Read his full
review: http://www.travelmole.com/featured_sites.html

People in the Trade: David Quarmby
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
David is Chairman of the British Tourist Authority and a Board
Member of both Transport for London and the Strategic Rail
Authority. Read his entry in TravelMole’s Who’s Who:
http://www.travelmole.com/whoswho/18532/383926

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