The Travel Convention 2012
All the latest news from this year’s Travel Convention in Belek, Turkey, by our reporters Ian Taylor, Lee Hayhurst and Melanie Hall.
Voting reveals positive industry outlook
Abta ‘lobbying against agents’ interests’, says online boss
UK online agents are world-leading, says takeover specialist
Online agents poised to create their own lobby group
Special report: OTAs use Convention to voice discontent with Abta
Abta working with OFT on members’ protection claims
Worldchoice Plus members to pull out of Abta
A PR plan for disasters is key, convention told
Hoseasons expects support for large-group properties
Choose the ‘right’ type of private equity for your business, delegates told
Industry should sell holidays that ‘broaden the mind’
More personalised travel deals will ‘change business forever’, warns Qubit
Thomson plans single pricing and service fees for agencies
Travel Republic boss hails ‘Flight-Plus success’
CAA to begin legal moves against firms flouting Atol rules
Agents are ‘our lifeblood’, says Sheehan
‘We’re selling what customers want, not what we want to sell’, says Lundgren
Consumer trend opportunities discussed at Abta Convention
Packages more popular as DIY holidays decline
‘Internet generation’ still values high street agents, says survey