| Journal: TWUK | Section: |
| Title: | Issue Date: 17/07/00 |
| Author: | Page Number: 2 |
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Thomson to host preferred agents at Kos
THOMSONis expected to host a group of preferred agents at this year’s ABTA convention in Kos.Although the operator said it had not been confirmed, it hopes to take as many agents as possible on a Britannia aircraft.
ABTA claims a number of suppliers have expressed an interested in taking their key agents.
Last year Travel 2 made an impact with its ‘red army’ of 100 independent agents which it hosted on a huge fam trip to ABTA in Australia.
Meanwhile, Amadeus is sponsoring the e-commerce day at the convention and hosting an ABTAcafe next to the auditorium where agents will be able to learn more about its products.
ABTA has said it hopes to attract around 800 agents out of a targeted 2,400 delegates to the convention which runs from October 27-30.