ALL ABOUT YOU — LETTERS
Probe waste of time Story: Agents face backdated tax on incentive earnings Has the government got nothing better to do? What a waste of time and money. It’s hardly big fish here, is it! l Voucher Claimer
Monarch rules Story: Monarch runs full flight programme throughout French ATC strike Well done, Monarch. A real achievement from an airline that clearly wants to go the extra mile (no pun intended) to ensure its customers received minimal disruption despite the efforts, yet again, of the bloody French ATC. l John Rawles
Gatwick ‘wrong site’ Story: Gatwick pledges £20m in regional support if second runway is approved Gatwick is in the wrong place. It brings the least into the economy, airlines do not support it and it is not favoured by business for long-haul flights. Expanding Gatwick would also destroy tourist attractions such as Hever Castle, Penshurst Place and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. l Cagne
Orlando blooming Story: Orlando tops US destinations popularity league Just been to Visit Orlando’s roadshow and must say it’s the best training I have had in 13 years in travel. l Steven
Slow learners
Story: Prime minister concedes Scottish APD changes could create ‘unfair tax competition’
It’s a little scary when the PM’s office is the last group to understand that the APD tax is damaging, and a deterrent to travel! How many years did they take to figure this out? l Glenn E Pickard
Survey is biased Story: Domestic holidays are too expensive – On The Beach survey Surely these results are meaningless, as the survey was online and of customers looking at a website that only sells overseas holidays? Those who take UK holidays would have been excluded. So once again don’t believe everything (or, in the run-up to an election, maybe anything) that a survey suggests is ‘the truth’. l Alan Bowen
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Tui for Thomson?
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Comment: Is Tui right to weigh up a masterbrand?
Surely it’s going to happen and is just a question of time, at least for the brands that are already using the Tui smile? Yes, there are short-term costs, but people will quickly get used to the new brand. They would hardly be the first company to go down that route, and it doesn’t seem to have hurt the others – think Abbey > Santander, Aviva > Norwich Union, or even Walls ice cream, which dropped its name and now just uses a logo. l Ian
It would be a brave move if Tui went to a masterbrand of Tui Hotels, Tui Holidays, Tui Flights and Tui Cruises, and would send 50 years of brand equity in Thomson down the plughole (just like Horizon’s did). Also, a lot of brand-building money would need to be spent, as your typical consumer has zero knowledge of Tui; and would your typical Brit call it 2ee, Chooee or Tee You Eye? l Two eee
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