TM Insider 160

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The TravelMole Insider – Issue 160
ISSN 1474-2292
22 November 2001
https://www.travelmole.com

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THIS NEWSWIRE CONTAINS AN ADVERTISEMENT FROM:
Amdex Systems

NEW PRESSZONE MEMBER: Active Hotels:
Active Hotels secures expansion funding
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/activehotels_pz.html

THIS WEEK’S REGULAR FEATURES:
Site of the Week: Inghams.co.uk
People in the Trade: John Alwyn-Jones, md, CelticaConsult
Poll: Are operators justified in introducing surcharges?

LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS:
1. BAA welcomes Terminal 5 decision
2. P&O Princess and Royal Caribbean Cruises to merge
3. EC prepares to clear Opodo for take-off
4. IATA: T5 – Aviation deserves some good news
5. ABTA welcomes T5 ruling
6. Advantage picks agent of the year
7. Heal elected Worldchoice md
8. Lunn Poly – ‘Where those who know go’
9. Ryanair to open new European hub
10. IATA corporate air travel survey 2001
11. bmi and Virgin Atlantic signs for Worldspan e-ticketing
12. Active Hotels to expand into Europe
13. TelMe sells travel interests to Reggeborgh Group
14. Columbus Publishing completes city guides
15. BTA announces Harry Potter’s trail around Britain
16. London to receive GBP 4m tourism boost

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Editor’s Note

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Dear TravelMole Member

In the US yesterday, travellers lined up in airports and crowded
trains and highways as they began the first major holiday travel
period since the September 11 attacks.

Thanksgiving notwithstanding, there are signs that confidence is
picking up in the travel sector. Ski bookings in Europe are up
on last year, the organisers of last week’s WTM reported it a
success, and the announcement on Tuesday by Transport secretary
Stephen Byers of the decision to give Heathrow’s T5 the go-ahead
will give a timely boost to the aviation sector.

And as this newswire is being prepared, TravelMole has learnt
that Ryanair is to open a new European hub at Frankfurt’s Hahn
airport (about 60 miles west of Frankfurt). Ryanair will operate
more than 30 flights a day from the base to destinations in the
UK, Ireland, France, Italy and Norway. See:
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64283

Best wishes

Richard Hammond
mailto:[email protected]

LATEST INDUSTRY NEWS

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1. BAA welcomes Terminal 5 decision

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BAA chief executive Mike Hodgkinson has described the
Government’s decision to give Heathrow’s Terminal 5 the go-ahead
as “a huge boost” for the aviation industry. Transport secretary
Stephen Byers announced the decision to give T5 the go-ahead in
the House of Commons on Tuesday. He said: “Such a development is
in the national interest. It will enable Heathrow to remain a
world class airport. It will bring benefits to the British
economy both locally and nationally”.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64099

2. P&O Princess and Royal Caribbean Cruises to merge

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P&O Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruises are to merge,
creating the world’s largest cruise company.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64095

3. EC prepares to clear Opodo for take-off

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Travel website Opodo looks set to get the go-ahead from the
European Commission.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64090

4. IATA: T5 – Aviation deserves some good news

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IATA has welcomed the UK government decision to go ahead with
the new Terminal 5 facility at Heathrow.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64200

5. ABTA welcomes T5 ruling

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ABTA has released a statement welcoming the ruling for a new
terminal at Heathrow airport.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64236

6. Advantage picks agent of the year

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Tracy Lott of Barrhead Travel in Glasgow has won the Advantage
Travel Centres Travel Agent of the Year Award 2001.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64080

7. Heal elected Worldchoice md

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Worldchoice chairman Colin Heal is to resume the role of md at
the organisation, following the departure of Julian Foster who
left after a row about the organisation’s future direction.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64079

8. Lunn Poly – ‘Where those who know go’

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Lunn Poly has undertaken a survey of its staff’s holiday habits
that give an insight into their travel habits.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64204

9. Ryanair to open new European hub

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Ryanair has announced plans to open a new European hub at
Frankfurt’s Hahn airport.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64283

10. IATA corporate air travel survey 2001

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This years IATA Corporate Air Travel Survey 2001 investigates
how business travellers are suffering budget cutbacks.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64155

11. bmi and Virgin Atlantic signs for Worldspan e-ticketing

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Worldspan travel agents will be able to issue electronic tickets
with Virgin Atlantic and bmi british midland following
agreements signed by both airlines to participate in the GDS’s
e-ticketing service.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64151

12. Active Hotels to expand into Europe

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Active Hotels – the provider of online reservations technology
to the hotel industry – has secured 3m Euros of funding to expand
into Europe.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/63825

13. TelMe sells travel interests to Reggeborgh Group

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The TelMe Group has announced that it has entered into
discussion to dispose of its travel interests to the Dutch group
Reggeborgh for GBP 4 million in cash.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64087

14. Columbus Publishing completes city guides

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Columbus Publishing, the B2B travel publisher, has recently
completed a series of guides on 101 major international cities.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/63567

15. BTA announces Harry Potter’s trail around Britain

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The British Tourist Authority (BTA) has announced a campaign
titled, ‘Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone – Discovering
The Magic Of Britain’.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/64174

16. London to receive GBP 4m tourism boost

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A GBP 4million aid package for London’s tourism businesses has
been announced by Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London.
https://www.travelmole.com/item/63780

REGULAR FEATURES:

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People in the Trade: John Alwyn-Jones

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John Alwyn Jones was until recently (Nov 2001) an Associate
Director with KPMG in Sydney, specialising in Travel, Tourism
and Leisure. He recently set up his own consulting business with
the appropriate name for a Welshman of CelticaConsult Pty Ltd.
Read his entry in TravelMole’s Who’s Who in Travel and
Tourism: https://www.travelmole.com/cgi-site/whoswho.cgi

Site of the Week: Inghams.co.uk

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Inghams are one of the oldest specialist ski and winter holidays
companies, founded in the early 1920’s. They were voted ‘Top Ski
Operator for 2000′. TravelMole’s reviewer, Adrian Mann,
concludes: “Good information, nice design and layout, quality
pictures – but more attention needs to be paid to the navigation
and other fundamental aspects of the site before it can compete
for ‘Top Ski Web Site’.” Read his full review:
https://www.travelmole.com/featured_sites.html

Poll
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Are operators justified in introducing surcharges?
Vote now on the TravelMole home page: https://www.travelmole.com
Results so far: Yes: 75%; No: 25%

CareerZONE

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This week on TravelMole there are 111 travel-related job
vacancies, all listed at:
https://www.travelmole.com/cgi-site/tmjobs.cgi
If you want to be the first to know about a new vacancy that
matches your own interests, just set up a Job Vacancy Alert and
we’ll send you an email as soon as the job is posted.
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PressZONE Members – the latest press releases from the trade

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NEW MEMBER: Active Hotels
Active Hotels secures expansion funding
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/activehotels_pz.html

Aerotech: Acquisition of TISS business
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/aerotech_pz.html

British Airways: New oneworld advertising campaign focuses on
creature comforts
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/ba_pz.html

Call-link: Dynamic new provider offers first true total
technology solution
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/call-link_pz.html

Farebase Ltd: Telme launches Farebase.co.uk, an online booking
and information portal for agents
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/farebase_pz.html

Flightpath NCP: NCP online airport parking
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/ncp_pz.html

FSS Group: FSS drives ahead with new business success
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/fssgroup_pz.html

Intrepid Travel: Intrepid wins global recognition for Responsible
Tourism
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/intrepid_pz.html

Sabre: Alitalia implements Sabre’s booking tool for airline
alliances
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/sabre_pz.html

Switzerland Tourism: September News from Switzerland
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/switzerland_pz.html

Travelink: Operators pay unnecessary system charges
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/travelink_pz.html

University of Westminster: MA Course continues to grow
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/westminster_pz.html

Wales Tourist Board: New planner helps companies create
imaginative incentive breaks
https://www.travelmole.com/news/press/wales_pz.htm