TM Insider 185

The TravelMole Insider – Issue 185
ISSN 1474-2292
7 March 2002
http://www.travelmole.com

FEATURE: Preview to the British Travel Trade Fair, 2002
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73650

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: Bugbog.com
People in the Trade: Richard English, owner, REtraining

LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS
1. The TravelMole Interview: Jon Hart, MyTravel
2. Air fares could rise under new CAA proposals
3. Passengers coming back, says British Airways
4. Go Fly Feb passengers up 74.1%
5. EasyJet Feb passengers up 35.8%
6. Brittany ferries launches improved agents training programme
7. Advantage conference to emphasise money making
8. BTopenworld to host Travel Television’s UK brochure service
9. New SA international airport makes headway
10. ‘J’aime La France’ campaign set to run in the UK
11. FCO warns travellers on the dangers of drugs abroad
12. Finalists announced for English Tourism Awards

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A message from The Tourism Society
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In collaboration with the University of Westminster, The Tourism
Society is hosting a careers evening to provide expert advice
for tourism students on how to find a job in tourism. The event
is at the University of Westminster, London, March 13. For more
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LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS
Breaking Stories: http://www.travelmole.com/news/index.html

1. The TravelMole Interview: Jon Hart, MyTravel
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MyTravel group director of e-commerce Jon Hart has told
TravelMole about the reasons between the current redesign of the
site and suggested that an alliance with airline website Opodo
might be in the offing.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74101

2. Air fares could rise under new CAA proposals
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The CAA has retained plans for changes in the way airports
charge airlines for landing and parking fees, which airlines
argue would lead to higher airline ticket prices.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74247

3. Passengers coming back, says British Airways
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British Airways has delivered another improvement in passenger
traffic figures as confidence continues to return after
September 11.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74110

4. Go Fly Feb passengers up 74.1%
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Go has announced a 74.1% increase on last year in passenger
numbers for February.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74298

5. EasyJet Feb passengers up 35.8%
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EasyJet has announced a 35.8% increase on last year in passenger
numbers for February.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74297

6. Brittany ferries launches improved agents training programme
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A 20% increase in travel agents completing the Brittany Ferries
Self-Study Training Programme has led the cruise ferry and
holiday operator to launch the programme on the web.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74276

7. Advantage conference to emphasise money making
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
‘Getting In Shape’ and ‘Making Money’ are the themes at this
year’s Advantage Conference to be held in Valencia, Spain,
11th-15th April.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74199

8. BTopenworld to host Travel Television’s UK brochure service
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BTopenworld, BT’s mass market Internet division, is to host
Travel Television’s UK Holiday Brochure Request service.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74281

9. New SA international airport makes headway
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Following testing in Europe later this month of the
instrumentation landing system to be used at Kruger Mpumalanga
International Airport, direct international flights should get
the go-ahead to to commence in December 2002.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74274

10. ‘J’aime La France’ campaign set to run in the UK
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Maison de la France is putting the finishing touches to the UK
version of the Destination France campaign currently being
rolled out worldwide.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74111

11. FCO warns travellers on the dangers of drugs abroad
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As part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s information
campaign Know Before You Go, travellers are being urged to check
out two new drug factsheets on drug penalties abroad and
measures to avoid getting duped.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73948

12. Finalists announced for English Tourism Awards
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The English Tourism Council has announced the 32 shortlisted
finalists for this year’s Excellence in England Awards 2002.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74202

FEATURE: Preview to the British Travel Trade Fair, 2002
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Read the first of our TravelMole Features, a preview of what to
expect at this year’s British Travel Trade Fair, 13-14 March,
NEC, Birmingham.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/73650

REGULAR FEATURES

Site of the Week: Bugbog.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bugbog.com is an independent, impartial travel advice website
run by a group of experienced world travellers, aiming to
provide destination information and travel resources to
holidaymakers.

TravelMole’s reviewer Adrian Mann says: “The information is
generally good, but there are some omissions – some notable
European cities, and the entire USA for example. [However] After
a while, it becomes absorbing as you search for obscure details
or links, and you may spend longer on this site than expected.
It’s certainly found a place in my ‘Favourites’. But if you want
to know why it’s call Bugbog, you’ll have to check the site
yourself.” Read his full review:
http://www.travelmole.com/featured_sites.html

People in the Trade: Richard English
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Before starting his training firm REtraining, Richard worked for
the ABTA National Training Board, where he designed many of
their courses and training materials. Read his entry in
TravelMole’s Who’s Who:
http://www.travelmole.com/whoswho/16864/381352

CAREERZONE
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