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THE LATEST NEWS FROM TRAVEL UNI'S TRAINING PARTNERS ABTA loves young travellers
ABTA is running a campaign to raise awareness of its work amongst 18- 34- year-olds and wants agents to help. The Love Summer, Love Travel
campaign has already launched a new Facebook page designed to give young consumers travel tips and inspiration; and now ABTA wants to hear from agents who wish to promote any campaigns or destinations through the page too. So far, the Facebook page has received hundreds of likes and tags, raising awareness of the ABTA brand and activities. ABTA is also running a competition
with its member Real Gap offering young travellers a trip to China. Face-to-face, ABTA is taking the
campaign into universities across the country and kicked off with time at Portsmouth University meeting over 2,000 students. The ABTA area at the student union summer carnival had a climbing wall, a beach photo shoot
(pictured) and an ABTA tepee where the students could fi nd out more about ABTA and its members. ABTA will also be running a partnership with Bounty, the parenting
Tenerife trades up to increase its profi le
Tenerife Tourism Corporation has asked its PR partners to help the UK and Irish travel trade grow tourism to the Canary Islands destination. Katherine Warren has been named
trade account manager for Tenerife Tourism Corporation in the UK, after recently joining Hume Whitehead from Tourism New Zealand, where she held a similar role. Hume Whitehead director and co-founder, Richard Hume commented: “We are delighted to have
Katherine on board to help us further strengthen trade relationships, help agents develop their product offering and give them the tools and education to ensure they recommend the right products to their customers.” Trade activities coming soon will include training, familiarisation trips, tour operator meetings, roadshows, trade events, shows and exhibitions. To learn more train at:
www.tenerife.traveluni.com
club, to offer exclusive discounts to ABTA members interested in advertising with Bounty.
www.allaboutabta.co.uk www.facebook.com/abtalovetravel
One stop rewards shop
Agents can now join One Stop Touring Shop’s (1STS) rewards scheme by registering for its online training programme with Travel Uni. The scheme allows agents to collect 100 points per person booked with Trafalgar, Insight Vacations or Contiki Holidays, and cash them in for prizes that range from a spa break to a designer handbag or an iPod. In addition, the 50 agencies with the
most points by August 31 2012 will be awarded Gold status – entitling them to priority invitations to brochure launches and events, an exclusive invitation to 1STS’s regional annual dinners, special brochure distribution, co-funded marketing support and a certifi cate. New members also receive a
welcome pack with full details on how to earn additional rewards, plus a 1STS notepad, post-its and a pen. Coming soon is the online Rewards
Store where agents can check the full range of prizes on offer.
www.onestoptraining.traveluni.com
Costa Brava picnic time
The Costa Brava region is celebrating its gastronomic heritage once again with the announcement that El Celler de Can Roca, in Girona, has been listed at No. 2 in the ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ ranking by Restaurant Magazine. The business follows in the tradition of
the region as El Bulli, in Roses, enjoyed the No.1 position from 2006-09. Agents recently trained on the region
will be able to dine in style too as the tourist board has awarded fi ve stylish picnic packs to those completing the modules. Congratulations to Michele Ferguson, Thomson Holidays; Jodie Parr, Thomas Cook; Chris Randall, Complete Travel; Bruce Cairns, Travel Counsellors; Stephanie Barrows; Alison Shuttle, Uniglobe; Faith Jarrett, Thomas Cook.
www.costabravatraining.com
WWW.TRAVELUNI.COM Taste of Flanders
Visit Flanders invited fi ve lucky agents to attend its Taste of London event at Regents Park in June. The Belgian region exhibited at the show for the fi rst time this year, with an on-stand chef serving up Brasvar, a special type of pork bun unique to Flanders. The agents were also invited to sample some Belgian beers along with a delicious speculoos (shortcrust biscuit) ice-cream dessert. The show was attended by top chefs including Raymond Blanc and Jamie Oliver. Winner Lina Skruibyte from Imagine
Travel commented: “Having cherry Belgian beer defi nitely encourages you to go to Brussels and Flanders for a weekend to try more Belgian beers.”
www.visitflanders.co.uk
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