I REFER to your Comment (Travel Weekly April 26).
I am vice-president of Advantage Travel Centres and a non-franchisee.
The unity and camaraderie of Advantage members was obvious to most of us whoregularly attend the annual conference whether or not they had decided to join thefranchise operation.
The so-called conference for franchisees was clearly intended from our members’ meeting to be no more than a get-together which makesperfect sense.
On the back of what I feel is misleading reporting of the Advantage/Airtours jointventure these comments are totally unfounded.
I urge all Advantagemembers to continue theirsupport of the board – believe me you will not bedisadvantaged.
Ken Boot
Chairman and chief executive
Tomorrows World Travel
Leicester
n Editor’s note:Our reporting on the Advantage/Airtoursventure has been factuallyaccurate. The Comment is my opinion based on conversations with dozens of members andobservations.