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news to use REPORTING ON THE TOP NEWS STORIES OVER THE PAST MONTH ABTA cuts costs
ABTA is working on a package of measures to help travel agents improve efficiency and reduce costs. Results from ABTA’s first ever Retail Sustainability Survey found that 73 per cent of agents are actively trying to reduce the amount of energy consumed by their business but also identified areas where more work could be done. ABTA will now work with its Travel
Foundation partner to provide members with practical advice on saving costs and gaining environmental benefits. The key focus will be on recycling paper waste and encouraging high street shops to shut their doors.
www.abta.com
Oz on track
Great Southern Rail is targeting budget-conscious travellers to outback Australia with a range of new Red Service holiday packages. Red Service aboard The Ghan and the
Indian Pacific trains recently underwent a A$6 million facelift, with the introduction of newly-refurbished cafes, lounges and refitted seating carriages. Eight new packages have been created
around the service including the Red Centre Expedition, a 10-day adventure with time on both the Indian Pacific and the Ghan. For travellers looking for more flexibility, passes offer further value on unlimited travel all over Australia within either a three- or six-month period.
www.greatsouthernrail.com.au
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Tailor Made for the trade
BY JULIE BAXTER Titan Travel has stepped up its
support for agents with the merger of its two independent travel divisions – Connections Worldwide and Tailor Made Travel. Operated as Tailor Made Travel with immediate effect, Titan's full product range will now be sold through the trade, giving agents access to high-end product in Australia, New Zealand, Indochina, North America, South America, South Africa and around the world, which previously was sold only direct. Tailor Made Travel general manager, Rachel Cooper, said: "The merger allows
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Hilton opens at T5 Hilton Hotels & Resorts has opened its newest hotel at London Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5. Located just over a mile from the Terminal 5 building, the 350-bedroom hotel is set within 13 acres and facilities include a luxurious spa with hydrotherapy pool and eight treatment rooms.
www.hilton.co.uk
APD cut for Northern Ireland From November 1 Air Passenger Duty
will be cut for passengers travelling on direct long-haul routes departing from airports in Northern Ireland. The long- haul rate of APD will fall to the lower short-haul rate – currently £12 per passenger in Economy and £24 for Business and First-Class passengers.
www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
Canyoning option in Tasmania Tasmania’s first and only canyoning company has been set up in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. The Dove Canyon Tour is an adrenalin-pumping trip of waterfall jumps, natural waterslides and abseils in a newly-discovered 50m-deep quartzite canyon. Priced from A$190pp. www. cradle
mountaincanyons.com.au
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agents to create bespoke packages using Tailor Made Travel's range of product whilst still enjoying the high levels of service (from the same sales staff) that has made Connections such a popular brand among the travel trade. "In fact the only difference agents will
notice will be in the name." The first brochure to be released
under the new Tailor Made Travel banner is now out – focused on Canada. This will be followed by stand-alone brochures for USA, Australia and New Zealand, with an all-new website scheduled to launch in early 2012.
www.tailor-made.co.uk
Funway expands Funway Holidays has expanded its
sales force as part of efforts to become the UK’s leading long haul travel provider. Specialising in North America, Funway
is also adding new products including a dedicated ski programme and a new Cruise and Stay Sandals brochure. In addition, the operator has also launched a new marketing campaign aimed at ‘putting the fun back into travel’. The recruitment drive will bolster
sales support in the north, south east, south west and Belfast. Stephen Rhodes, MD for Funway Holidays, said: “We are bucking the trend by having more staff on the road because this year approximately 80-85 per cent of our business will be trade driven. The retail community is extremely important to us. The contribution retail partners have made over the years and their ongoing support is pivotal to our success and expansion plans.”
www.funway4agents.co.uk
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