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Cosmos Tourama responds
to direct-sell criticism
Of all the holiday products currently purchased
by consumers, we believe that escorted touring
Climate lobbyists
is one of the most complex, diverse and,
consequently, highly priced.
Yes, we have had to widen our distribution
channels (in line with virtually every other
company) to reach those consumers who have
moved away from high street buying habits.
miss big picture
We still maintain, however, that our products
are best sold through those agents who operate
successfully because they actually feel they can THE Committee of Climate Change ability to absorb CO2 emissions
add something to that complicated buying seems to be missing the real and LET exponentially.
process, where advice is crucially needed on most significant cause of global
OF THE
TER
So, committee, how about
multi-centres, cruise and rail add-ons etc. warming (ttglive: “Industry lead- tackling the larger issues first?
And to that end we continue to listen to what ers quash calls for flying cap”).
WEEK
our retail partners tell us, hence our recent move They should stop pointing their Chris Harnetty.
to remove direct numbers from our brochures fingers at the industry that forms the technology manager,
and direct discounts from our website. arteries of the modern business world and Advantage Business Travel
transports youngsters and holidaymakers to
Alan MacLean their deserved destinations of choice, and You have to wonder what planet some of these
managing director, Cosmos Tourama concentrate more on the bigger picture. people live on.
Cows, for instance, produce 9% of the I may well make three long-haul trips a
My flight in BA’s premium world’s total carbon emissions, producing year and, yes, I’m well aware that my carbon
cabin was excellent almost one billion tonnes of CO2 per year. footprint isn’t perfect. However, I’m sure that
I have to make a stand on behalf of BA following The cow population is increasing far in the money I spend in developing countries is
Nicholas McKay’s critical letter (TTG Sept 11). excess of plane production. On top of this much appreciated by the people there and I’ll
On my Jamaica Jamboree fam trip in June, they also contribute 20% of the world’s total bet they wouldn’t appreciate being told that I
the flight in BA Club Class from Gatwick to methane emissions which, per molecule, has a couldn’t support them because of some new
Kingston was nothing less than superb, with far greater effect on climate than each CO2 edict from the climate change lot.
an excellent aircraft and cabin crew service. molecule. And further to this, in collaboration
with the logging industry, the clearance of Hugh Walton
Karen Osborne, Personal Travel Advisors rainforest for farmland is reducing the globe’s commercial director, Inghams
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