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Boss defends ‘chav’ email
■ Holiday Autos adds agent email sales tool
Rupert Murray.
publicity; it has worked brilliantly.”
Holiday Autos has launched an ancillary sales A PROMISE of “chav-free” holidays The company had just signed
tool for the trade. The service can be attached netted operator Activities Abroad an agreement with Advantage as
to agents’ emails and will direct customers £700,000 worth of publicity this week. exclusive activity holiday supplier
through a link to a pre-populated car hire search In a newsletter sent to 24,000 and is looking to work with more
results page for their chosen destination and people the company promised cus- independent agents.
travel dates. Bookings are made through Holiday tomers would not meet anyone with “We do work with the trade but I
Autos and agents will receive commission at the any 10 “chav” names – including want to do more. We are more than
end of the month. Britney, Bianca, Tiffany or Chardonnay Alistair McLean: happy to help agents sell – and we
– on one of its holidays. “It worked brilliantly” never bite the hand that feeds us.”
■ Superbreak unveils new range of packages Company founder Alistair McLean
Superbreak has launched new packages to said he was delighted with the resulting massive ■ Were you offended, or was this just a bit
concerts, events and sports across the UK for media attention and spike in enquiries. of fun? Email
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2009. The range features its largest-ever He said: “The brochure request pile looks like
allocation to the Edinburgh Tattoo, on various a couple of skyscrapers and we’ve had to widen
dates, priced from £125, including one night’s the bandwidth of our website because it crashed DEAL: Travel Republic has slammed Activities
B&B. Further packages include seeing Oasis at due to too much traffic. Abroad and is offering a 10% hotel discount for
Wembley from £135, the Chelsea Flower Show “About 90% of people have said how funny people with the 10 “chav names”. Managing
from £125 and the Grand National at Aintree they think it is; 10% didn’t like it. We have had director Paul Furner said the PR stunt was
from £145. some threatening calls, but the majority love it. “offensive and outrageous”. Customers with the
“The industry, in fact every industry, is strug- names can enter a DAZZA promotional code.
■ Air Malta signs code-share with BMI gling and we needed to be inventive with our
Air Malta and BMI have signed an agreement
to code-share on flights between Malta and the
UK. The companies expect the move to increase
connectivity between Malta and regional airports,
and offer a wider choice of flight times and
smooth connections.
the holiday of a lifetime to
Win
Royal Plantation Island*
■ Cook to launch Tunisia flights in summer
Thomas Cook is to launch flights to Tunisia this
summer from Leeds/Bradford International YES, you read it right we’re delighted to offer you It’s so simple to be in with a chance. Simply make a
airport, operating every Sunday from the
another AMAZING incentive where you can win booking to any Sandals, Beaches, Royal Plantation
beginning of May to October 2009.
a 7 night holiday, staying 5 nights at Sandals Royal Collection or Grand Pineapple
Bahamian Spa Resort & Offshore Island and 2 nights Beach Resorts, register the booking online at
at Royal Plantation Island, Exumas. Not only do you
www.sellingsandals.co.uk and complete both Sandals and
■ Cadogan extends booking opening hours get to stay at Royal Plantation Island but you’ll also take Beaches online training by the 28
th
February 2009!
Cadogan has extended its opening hours to
a private transfer to the private island on your very own
handle the number of enquiries for late winter
private plane. For further information please
contact your Business Development Manager,
bookings and the spring and summer seasons.
call Agency Sales on 020 7590 0210,
The operator will now be open from 10am to email
agencysales@sandals.co.uk
4pm on Sundays until March 1, 2009, on
or visit
www.sellingsandals.co.uk
0845 615 6793
You’ll receive the following entries per booking : 1 ENTRY for every Grand Pineapple room
■ Antor to freeze membership prices
1 ENTRY for every Sandals or Beaches Deluxe room
Tourist board membership association Antor
has responded to the downturn by freezing
2 ENTRIES for every Sandals or Beaches Concierge room
membership fees in the next financial year to
3 ENTRIES for every Sandals or Beaches Butler suite
the end of March 2010. Chairman Tracey Poggio
3 ENTRIES for every Royal Plantation suite
said: “Due to the credit crunch and limited funds
of destinations, we have decided not to increase
the membership fee, which has now been kept
To qualify for entry simply log your bookings at
flat for the last three years.” Members also
www.sellingsandals.co.uk and complete both Sandals &
benefit from this year’s VAT reduction to 15%
Beaches online training by 28th February 2009.
which will be reflected in fees.
This great incentive from Sandals is in addition to the X-g29g24g26g37g32g35 tour tickets incentive running at the same time
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so you’ll be entered twice for any bookings made during January!
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