TM Insider 186

The TravelMole Insider – Issue 186
ISSN 1474-2292
12 March 2002
http://www.travelmole.com

LATEST PRESS POSTINGS
RWA internet booking engines in over 500 agency sites in Germany
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

LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS
1. Trading Standards slams operators over pricing
2. Thomas Cook expects package holiday sales fall
3. Tiscover claims its technology is best in class
4. Datalex increases Yatra stake to 100%
5. eSubstance optimistic for future
6. GBTA members see business travel return
7. BAA says passenger numbers are recovering
8. Airbus wins GBP 2.46 billion order from South African Airways
9. PKF London Trends 2002 survey
10. Andersen reports industry outlook shifts dramatically
11. Site of the Week: Bugbog.com
12. The TravelMole Interview: Pat Minogue, Galileo

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

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EDITOR’S NOTE
Six months after the terrorist attacks on New York and
Washington, the travel industry is beginning to show signs of
recovery. According to the Guild of Business Travel Agents,
business travel is almost back to last year’s levels although
revenues continue to be down.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74488

UK airport operator BAA last week reported the first increase in
passenger numbers through its seven UK airports since September
11 and low cost airlines Go, Ryanair and easyJet have all
reported significant increases in passenger numbers. And
although Thomas Cook says that it expects package holiday sales
to fall this summer it believes that bookings will have “made a
substantial recovery” by winter 2002/2003.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74451

Best wishes

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

1. Trading Standards slams operators over pricing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ABTA has defended tour operators against claims made by the
Trading Standards Institute that brochure prices represent
an “unhealthy cocktail of confusion” for consumers.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74627

2. Thomas Cook expects package holiday sales fall
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thomas Cook has said it expects demand for package holidays in
Europe to “close slightly down on last year’s levels.”
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74451

3. Tiscover claims its technology is best in class
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Online destination portal operator Tiscover has launched what it
claims is the most advanced combined ‘reservations-distribution’
system in the travel industry, and also revealed plans to enter
the UK market.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74645

4. Datalex increases Yatra stake to 100%
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Technology solutions firm Datalex has taken full control of
troubled US based corporate travel management solutions firm
Yatra.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74684

5. eSubstance optimistic for future
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jeffrey O’Rourke, chief executive of UK-based internet content
syndicator eSubstance, has said the company is on course to
become profitable during 2003.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74601

6. GBTA members see business travel return
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Business travel bookings are almost back to last year’s levels
according to figures released by the Guild of Business Travel
Agents.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74488

7. BAA says passenger numbers are recovering
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Last month saw the first increase in passenger numbers through
BAA’s seven UK airports since the September 11 terrorist attacks.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74435

8. Airbus wins GBP 2.46 billion order from South African Airways
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airbus has beaten Boeing to a GBP 2.46 billion order for 41
aircraft from South African Airways.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74580

9. PKF London Trends 2002 survey
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PKF has released the results of its London Trends 2002 survey
which shows the extent of London hotels’ annus horribilis.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74583

10. Andersen reports industry outlook shifts dramatically
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In a poll carried out at The 29th European Hotel Manager’s
Association annual congress in Amsterdam, Andersen found a
significant shift in sentiment has occurred since the gloomy
days following September 11.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74582

11. 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

12. The TravelMole Interview: Pat Minogue, Galileo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Galileo’s new UK general manager Pat Minogue has told TravelMole
that the company’s recent takeover by Cendant has left it well
placed to increase its share of the UK market.
http://www.travelmole.com/item/74079

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

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