n tourism society to host seminar on strategies
The Tourism Society is hosting a seminar to discuss theGovernment’s tourism strategy document, Tomorrow’s Tourism. The strategy, published in February, focuses on areas including quality, raising standards, andencouraging innovation in the travel industry. The seminar takes place from 6.30pm on April 26 at Centre Point in New Oxford Street, London.
n BTA puts conference calendar on web site
A conference calendar covering 700 UK events between now and 2009 has been published on the British TouristAuthority’s Internet site. The on-line directory is aimed atoverseas visitors and meeting planners, and inbound tour operators. The BTA’s Web site can be found at
www.visitbritain.com
n BTA publishes on-line conference directory
Brittany Ferries has published an updated version of itstraining programme for travel agents. The manual provides detailed information on routes, holidays, recommended selling points of Brittany’s products and a guide to making reservations.