FRONTLINE 1974 T ravelnews, September 26, 1974
O The front page story revealed how agents’ advertisements could be referred to committees such as the British Code of Advertising Practice if deemed
detrimental to other Abta members. O Pan American’s request for a $10 million monthly subsidy was rejected by the White House, which instead promised to improve the competitive climate for Pan Am and TWA. Meanwhile, British Airways launched
RAMS, its new marketing service for agents. O In a historic move in aviation, Iata airlines voted unanimously to admit charter airlines to membership, with a new membership category set to be created. The vote represented the
first major policy change in 30 years. O United Airlines launched its first serious promotional drive to attract British skiiers to the US. It promoted 12 major ski resorts as part of a Ski the Rockies campaign.
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We take a look through the
ravel Weekly archives in our 50th year to find out what was making the headlines 10, 25 and 45 years ago . . .
T ravel W 1994 eekly, September 28, 1994
O Isle of Man-based carrier Manx Airlines carried out a full-scale investigation into how a London agent had made more than 3,000 false reservations, costing it thousands of
pounds in booking fees. O Industry chiefs admitted a slump in summer 1995 bookings despite splashing out millions on the most aggressive ever brochure launches. Thomson Holidays’ sales were up to 10% lower than the same time
the previous year. O The trade was given until October to respond to a government green paper on disability set to make it easier for disabled people to travel but result in a
rise in the cost of holidays. OWalt Disney Attractions stepped up its promotion of on-site hotels as part of a drive to forge closer ties with the UK trade. Only a tiny percentage of visitors stayed in the parks.
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eekly, October 2, 2009
O Monarch Airlines managing director Tim Jeans warned the golden age of UK air travel was over, with airline revenue plummeting, passenger dissatisfaction rising and fares set
to soar. O Market analyst GfK Ascent-MI revealed high street agents were outperforming direct-sell channels when
securing high-value bookings. O Super-consortium Triton Travel Group was in talks with potential new partners. Global Travel Group and TTA Worldchoice said they were committed to the group’s future.
2009
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ravel Weekly, Month XX, 2009
O Complete Cruise Solution, which represented cruise lines P&O Cruises, Cunard and Ocean Village, reduced agent commission on cancelled bookings to 5% from this month, provoking criticism from the trade and accusations of
O Bold is CMD+1 xy xy xy x yx yxy x yx yx
yx yxy x yxy x yxy y xyxyxy. O Plain is CMD+2 xy xy xy xy y xy xy x xyxy xy xyxy xy xyxy xyxy xyxy xy xy xy
“kicking agents when they are down”. O The Tourism Society warned time was running out for the industry to respond to climate change in a debate on the need to cut travel’s contribution to global warning amid intensifying warnings from scientists. The trade was warned it could not brush the issue under the carpet.
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