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Steve Hartridge EDITOR
he speeding pace of mobile technology was the main theme of The Travel Convention 2013 in Croatia last month, but the take-away message for ABTA delegates and agents at large was surely: don’t get bamboozled by apps, tablets and mobiles but embrace the technology to enhance your connections with trade partners and consumers. You may not exactly know what you should be doing, or how to do
it, but get started and be sure you are part of the ‘always connected’ world we now live in. Good travel agents
INDUSTRY COMMENT " We exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show for the fi rst time this year and there was plenty of interest in Oman's fl ora...a new
attraction is the Royal Botanic Gardens near Muscat." Alison Cryer, UK Director, Oman Ministry of Tourism See Gulf States, page 39
“As of November 16 air accessibility to the Seychelles will increase with the arrival of a Sri Lankan Airlines service, via Colombo. UK
visitor numbers this year have increased by around 16%." Tinaz Wadia, Manager, UK Seychelles Tourist Offi ce UK See Seychelles, page 22
have long known their success comes from their ability to communicate well with their clients in whatever way best suits those clients. Perhaps that explains the enduring success of World Travel Market, which will again draw the world to London this month. While every year throws up a new set of operating parameters for the industy, World Travel Market has continued to attract the trade in force since it began in 1980. Rather than becoming an out-dated dinosaur, it will again attract a full complement of exhibitors from around the world, from Australia to Zambia – which surely just goes to prove that despite all the changes there is still nothing that quite beats old-fashioned, face-to-face communication with your peers. The Selling Long Haul team will be out in force at WTM. We look forward to seeing you there – or we could always catch up virtually!
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