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news conference report
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Business Travel Show 2009
February 10-12 ■ London
In brief
■ Saco hails tie-up with Businesstaxis
Serviced apartment provider Saco has signed an
exclusive deal with Businesstaxis.com. The taxi
and transfer company will service Saco clients in
both the UK and overseas.
■ Bath agent offers airline failure insurance
Bath Business Travel has unveiled a portfolio of
airline failure insurance products to protect its
corporate clients. The Airline Failure Insurance
policy protects corporate travellers against the
failure of scheduled carriers and most low-cost
and charter airlines. The policy costs £5.
■ Tzell unveils affiliate deal with Gates Travel
Tzell UK has announced an affiliate partnership
agreement with Cumbria-based travel management
company Gates Travel. It is the first such deal
struck by the Tzell Travel Group since the US
company opened its UK office last February
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Show rivals agree
Sabre decides it
room only for one
will offer easyJet
HRG and Carlson Wagonlit
Martin Ferguson.
BUSINESS Travel Show Travel had already signed
SABRE has backed down on its decision not to organiser David Chapple up to attend in 2010.
feature easyJet’s flights. (pictured) said there was Robin agreed that there
The global distribution system said it decided no room for two business was insufficient space for
to reopen talks with the airline as there had been travel exhibitions in London, two shows, but insisted his
increasing demand from customers. but insisted his event would was a distinct proposition.
Bosses at the company also said that while the be back in 2010. “I agree with David, but Business Travel
easyJet model was not ideal, they had been Chapple’s former colleague Paul Robin left last Market is different. We offer pre-arranged
satisfied by its efforts to work with the trade. year to mount a rival exhibition, Business Travel appointments with qualified travel buyers
A Sabre spokeswoman told ttgbusiness.com: Market, which is scheduled to take place in June and procurement professionals from the UK and
“Sabre and easyJet have signed a distribution at London’s ExCeL. Europe. The market will have to decide.”
agreement to provide corporate travel agencies “Only one can be sustained by the market. Chapple admitted that visitor traffic at this
in Europe with easyJet content via the Sabre GDS. People can’t afford to exhibit and attend both year’s BT Show had been “slow”, but said the
“The agreement is consistent with those made shows, especially during these tough economic quality had been noted by exhibitors.
with other GDSs (Travelport and Amadeus) and times when travel policies are being tightened “The general feedback has been that things
follows recent moves by easyJet to reduce their and marketing budgets being cut,” Chapple said. were a little quiet but most have gone away with
point of sale fees and discount speedy boarding “We have paid our deposit for next year and quality leads,” he said.
for business travel bookings made via the GDS. we will be back stronger than ever.” Next year’s BT Show will take place at Earls
“As such, Sabre is ready to support easyJet.” Chapple said travel management companies Court, west London, on February 9-11.
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