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Dave Richardson.
Midlands region, said it was “a sore point”
person for a balcony cabin on Celebrity Cruises’ ABTA is facing new pressure to revive regional that the regions had been asked to fund their
14-night Scandinavia and Russia cruise on meetings, after all three agents bidding for own meetings.
Celebrity Constellation, departing from election to its board promised to fight for the “The Talking Travel format did not work and
Harwich on May 2. Celebrity Concierge Class meetings to be reinstated. websites don’t work for communication. Abta
is available from £549. The offer is open to Voting for candidates closed on Wednesday. may say they are available on the phone but
agents and their friends and family. Go to Whatever the outcome, regional meetings look that’s not what agents want,” said Murray.
ttgtravelclub.co.uk or call 0844 545 7836 set to be back on the association’s agenda. Broccoli said it had already been agreed
Abta stopped funding regional meetings in to give the 11 regions £300 each to stage a
APT, the Australian tour operator, is offering 2007, but started a new meetings format called meeting, if they could not find sponsors.
agents a £20 Love2shop voucher for every APT Talking Travel, with sponsors and a panel of “More money will be put aside, so at least
escorted tour (10 days or longer) to Australia or speakers from the secretariat. there is some there if the regions want to meet,”
New Zealand booked before April 30. To claim Some agents claim lack of contact with the he said.
their prize, agents will need to log on to APT’s grassroots is one of the reasons Abta risks “I would like to see more meetings, especially
online training programme, at
aptXperts.com, losing agents to rival bonding schemes being in these difficult times. I have my roots in the
and register their confirmed booking references offered by Advantage and Worldchoice. Eastern region, and at least £300 is a start.”
by May 1. As an added incentive all agents who The three candidates, Sandy Murray (Sandy McKenzie added: “I will push to resurrect
complete the six training modules on the site by Travel), Daniele Broccoli (Britaly Travel) and the regions now Abta has finished with its
April 30 will be entered into a draw to win a trip Doreen McKenzie (Knock Travel), all promised to organisational changes.
for two on an APT Exclusive European River Cruise. help relaunch the Council of Regions meetings. “Abta is an association, not a business, and the
Murray, chairman of the Yorkshire & North agent’s perspective must be considered.”
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