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Algarve targets regions
■ Former TTG journalist dies
Philippa Jacks.
Former TTG journalist and airline public relations THE ALGARVE Tourism Board is holding regional
expert John Pointer has died, aged 78. Pointer agent roadshows in a bid to reverse the slump in
started in travel journalism in the early days of UK visitors in 2009.
TTG as assistant to its founder, Leslie Stone. Last year, the Algarve saw 3.6 million arrivals
Pointer then founded the publication that by air, down 6.8% on 2008. Tourist board presi-
became known as Air and Business Travel News. dent Nuno Aires said the decrease had been
Following its sale in the early 1990s, he launched mainly from regional airports.
Travel Media Services, with clients including “From London, we had more or less the same
Royal Air Maroc and Mexicana. Pointer died of a figures as in 2008, so we will be making greater
stroke with his wife Dorothy and daughter efforts around Liverpool and Manchester.
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tourism
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Victoria at his side. They have requested that We need to communicate more here,” he said.
any donations be made to the British Heart The tourist board also unveiled its new include the Conrad Algarve Palacio Da Quinta,
Foundation. marketing campaign this week: “The Algarve – described as the Algarve’s first six-star hotel.
Europe’s most famous secret”, with local people The tourist board will place more emphasis on
■ Air New Zealand adds economy ‘Skycouch’ revealing their favourite parts of the region. nature tourism, inland horse-riding and trekking,
Air New Zealand has added lie-flight economy- Aires said the previous campaign had been birdwatching and medical tourism, with a new
class seats. The “Skycouch” is a row of three successful, but no longer conveyed the range of ¤22 million private hospital.
seats engineered to create a lie-flat space the Algarve’s tourism product. Its agent roadshows will be held in April and
extending to the seat back in front. For two “Of course we have sun and sea and golf, but May, in conjunction with tour operators.
adults travelling, pricing will be based on buying we have a lot more,” he said. Locations are still to be confirmed but could
two seats at standard prices with the third seat at New hotels opening in the next two years include Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham.
approximately half price. Seats go on sale in April.
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