p9 news Apr24 22/4/09 18:38 Page 9
ttglive.com
news
In brief
EasyJet to turn off
■ Brazilian tourist board to visit seven UK cities
The Brazilian Tourist Office has unveiled venues
for its 2009 Brazilian Roadshow workshops. The
first show is in London on May 12 followed by leisure fare feeds
Birmingham (May 13), Newcastle (May 14),
London (July 21), Manchester (July 22), Edinburgh
(July 23) and Dublin (November 5). Call 020
Chris Gray.
7396 5551 or email ebt.uk@embratur.gov.br EASYJET has warned that all technology compa-
nies distributing its fares will have to stop
■ Travelport signs deal with Air France-KLM supplying leisure agents in September.
Travelport has signed a full-content agreement Thousands of leisure and business agents are
with Air France-KLM. The Franco-Dutch carrier supplied with easyJet fares by companies such
will display all its fares on both Galileo and as Multicom and Partners Software through
Worldspan distribution systems until 2013. 19 application programming interface (API)
connections, set up after the airline took a more
■ Solo’s offers 40 new ways to enjoy single life moderate approach to the trade than Ryanair.
Singles specialist Solo’s has introduced 40 Rather than following Ryanair in starting legal
itineraries in its latest brochure. Tours include a action against agents to prevent screen-scraping,
Cappadocia Cave Experience in Turkey, a new easyJet offered them the option to take an “We are a low-cost airline and that goes for
Vietnam & Cambodia tour and an Alsace wine official feed and pay a fee for each ticket sold. distribution. We had to take a different route for
route, which starts from £569, including Eurostar, The first connections were set up in spring last business but for leisure we want people to realise
sole occupancy accommodation and sightseeing. year. Since then agents at Thomas Cook, Global, that the cheapest place to buy easyJet flights is
Elite and Advantage have had an official supply on our website,” he said.
■ Once-in-a-decade chance to see passion play of easyJet fares. Julia Lo Bue-Said, commercial director at
Trafalgar Tours has launched a brochure However, UK regional general manager Paul Advantage, said many members used API feeds
featuring 14 itineraries to the Oberammergau Simmons said the airline wanted to turn off the to book easyJet in a seamless booking process.
Passion Play in Bavaria next year, which takes feed to leisure agents in September. Removing it would force them to break the
place every 10 years. Tours start from £1,725 He said feeds to business agents would process to look at easyJet’s website, which meant
for a 12-day itinerary including transport, continue because easyJet needed to show up on they might use other airlines.
accommodation, most meals and play tickets. corporate buyers’ search screens. Meanwhile, easyJet started legal action this
But companies such as Multicom would have week against InteRes, a German software
■ ATP buys marine travel specialist to ensure the API feed went only to agents that provider it said had been screen-scraping for
ATP International Group has bought marine fares were “predominantly business”. Others would customers including Tui. It had been invited to
specialist Instone International. The acquisition have to book direct on the easyJet website. take an API feed but refused, said the airline.
will give ATP worldwide annual revenues in
excess of ¤750 million.
First Choice launches ‘green’ brochure
FIRST CHOICE has unveiled what it The Greener Holidays range also
claims is the first mainstream includes excursions, as well as giving
brochure featuring only hotels that tips on what holidaymakers can do to
lead the way in commitment to the help local communities before and
environment, their employees and during their holiday.
local communities. A First Choice spokesman said the
The online-only Greener Holidays brochure aimed to meet all price
brochure is intended to offer ranges and covered short, mid and
mass-market holidaymakers a more long-haul destinations.
sustainable package than can be booked in a No hard copies of the brochure will be avail-
high street store or online. able but agents can download electronic versions
It will list only hotels that have won a to use in-store or to email to clients.
Travelife award for meeting standards covering The brochure also includes an update on
LOVE STORY: Jewel in the Crown Holidays’ the environment, staff and destinations’ projects supported by the World Care Fund,
overseas manager, Esma Cadil, married communities. which uses money raised by First Choice and
customer Gary Revell earlier this month. The Travelife system was developed by the FTO Thomson customers.
She met him six years ago when he and awards gold, silver and bronze accolades to The Greener Holidays brochure is available at
arrived for a holiday in Marmaris. properties depending on their performance. firstchoice.co.uk/greener-holidays.
24.04.2009 09
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64