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the voice of the travel industry
.12.2009
ttglive.com
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The fight
to save
Christmas
The collapse of Globespan and the
threatened strike by BA cabin crew has
left agents and operators scrambling to
protect customers’ holiday plans with just
days to go before the Christmas break.
Operators warned that a prolonged BA
strike could push smaller companies over
the edge, while Scottish agents said they
faced a nightmare sorting out Globespan’s
forward bookings. Full story, p4-5
Package question mark lingers
New plans to reform the Atol system could
create as much confusion as clarity p10
TTG KNOWLEDGE.
Cruise special
You’ve been framed: Thomson agent Charlotte Leaney is the face of the company’s
Cruise lines’ tipping policies, the appeal of
turn-of-year advertising campaign. A life-size photo of the Chelmsford
assistant branch manager will be displayed in every Thomson shop and
the Black Sea, Roving Readers’ reports from
she will also feature in its TV adverts. Find out more about Thomson’s
Oasis of the Seas, plus all the latest news p36 new year campaign, and that of other operators and agency chains p6
TTG Christmas Giveaway: From holidays and cruises to shopping vouchers and
champagne – grab yourself a stocking thriller in our great Xmas bonanza! p30
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