WORLD TRAVEL MARKET (06 - 08 NOVEMBER 2017) Select Representation will be attending World Travel Market (WTM London) on behalf of our valued clients (www.select-rep.com/portfolio). WTM is a large annual global b2b exhibition for travel industry professionals. The event is held at EXCEL (Docklands) and brings together suppliers of travel & tourism products under one roof to showcase the latest developments in the travel industry
SUPPORT TRAVEL WEEKLY'S FIGHT AGAINST FAKE CLAIMS Several firms suspected of encouraging bogus holiday sickness compensation have been hit in a government clampdown. Ministry of Justice officers swooped on the premises of cowboy companies and found 34 unlicensed firms fuelling a surge in the number of fake claims being made by British holidaymakers. The industry watchdog issued six warnings, started two investigations and removed
TOUR EAST JOINS THE SELECT REPRESENTATION FAMILY Select Representation is delighted to welcome Tour East (www.toureast.net) to the family. Established since 1972, Tour East has risen steadfastly over the years to become one of Asia Pacific’s leading destination management companies, with over 500 tour specialists using their expertise. Tour East offers Asia Pacific's largest DMC network, spanning 14 operating countries........with more to come! Why not
AGENT ROADSHOWS IN BELFAST, DUBLIN & CORK Select Representation attended the superbly organised Friends Of Thailand Agent Roadshows in Ireland last week. The mini tour of Ireland stopped in Belfast (21st Feb), Dublin (22nd Feb) and Cork (23rd Feb). 50 + agents attended each evening event held in renowned city centre Thai restaurants. Agents enjoyed 3 hours of ‘speed dating’ style presentations from hotels, DMCs, airlines and the
THAILAND TRAVEL MART 2017 (CHIANG MAI) With cooperation between the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Thai tourism industry, the northern city of Chiang Mai, has been awarded the honour of hosting the largest travel trade B2B event ‘Thailand Travel Mart Plus’ (TTM+) for the 2nd year running. The annual event, first organized in 2001, has the key objective to promote the tourism and service business
INDIA'S E-TOURIST VISA PROVES TO BE A GREAT SUCCESS Figures released by the India Tourist Office in London (late 2016) suggest that the e-tourist visa system has made it easier to travel to India by reducing the time and expense previously required in securing official permission to enter the country. Raj Sunani, assistant director at the India Tourism Office London, (quoted in the trade press
KIM BALKWILL JOINS SELECT REPRESENTATION Good news! Kim Balkwill joined the expanding team at Select Representation (www.select-rep.com) on 01st February 2017. Ideally located in the north west of England, Kim will help provide even more focus on Select Representation's existing loyal partners and allow the company to pursue new partnership opportunities in the region. Kim (ex Destinology product manager for Asia) brings a wealth of extra travel industry knowledge and
