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		<title>Abta they are stupid sometimes</title>
		<link>http://travelnewstoday.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/abta-stupid-sometimes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the doom and gloom and travel agents closing, Abta rather stupidly in my opinion has decided not to hold a UK event so that hard up agents could attend.
Instead they have decided to hold their silly conference in Barcelona, which will be rather  poorly attended, adding more travel expense&#8230;
The news follows the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelnewstoday.wordpress.com&blog=1741308&post=143&subd=travelnewstoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Travel trust association poor mans ABTA</title>
		<link>http://travelnewstoday.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/travel-trust-association-poor-mans-abta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Travel Trust Association, which basically is the poor mans ABTA and provides travel agency services to companies and individuals who cannot afford or would not pass the ABTA regulations. 
Where ABTA for eg is very upfront on reporting travel agency failures, the travel trust association does not..
Having just paid over 4 million for worldchoice, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelnewstoday.wordpress.com&blog=1741308&post=139&subd=travelnewstoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>UK holidays and short breaks getting cheaper</title>
		<link>http://travelnewstoday.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/uk-holidays-and-short-breaks-getting-cheaper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok first things first, UK holidays have always been in the firing line, for being more expensive than a holiday to Spain. 
However a huge drop in the number of UK domestic holidays taken in the summer peak month of August has finally got through to greedy hotelier and holiday parcs and prices are now [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelnewstoday.wordpress.com&blog=1741308&post=129&subd=travelnewstoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>December abta ceased trading</title>
		<link>http://travelnewstoday.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/december-abta-ceased-trading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Latest travel industry news for December  starts with the demise of 2 more ABTA travel agencies. In Chester and Macclesfield.
ABTA no: D6018/V8618
ATOL no: 3182
Company name: Landround Travel Ltd 
Trading names: Xpert Travel, Buy &#38; Fly, Diners Club Travel Service, Discover Promotion &#38; Villa Vacations
Address: The Quadrant, Chester West, Sealand Road, Chester, CH1 4QR
Branches:  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelnewstoday.wordpress.com&blog=1741308&post=120&subd=travelnewstoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Qantas and BA in merger talks</title>
		<link>http://travelnewstoday.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/qantas-and-ba-in-merger-talks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[British Airways has issued a statement about a merger with troubled Australian airline Qantas. 
The airline confirmed it is exploring a potential merger with Qantas &#8220;via a dual-listed company structure. The discussions between British Airways and Quantas are continuing,&#8221; said the statement. 
&#8220;There is no guarantee that any transaction will be forthcoming and a further [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelnewstoday.wordpress.com&blog=1741308&post=112&subd=travelnewstoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Montystar and Whaley Bridge Travel ceased trading</title>
		<link>http://travelnewstoday.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/montystar-and-whaley-bridge-travel-ceased-trading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest round of  badly run travel agencies are starting to close. The point is clear if you want to book cheap holidays and travel go direct, see this post Direct bookng cheaper option
ABTA announced on Friday that Montystar in Fowler Road, Ilford, and Worldchoice agent Whaley Bridge Travel in Market Street, Whaley Bridge, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelnewstoday.wordpress.com&blog=1741308&post=99&subd=travelnewstoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pontins bookings rise but who would go there</title>
		<link>http://travelnewstoday.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/pontins-bookings-rise-but-who-would-go-there/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new management team behind Pontins has seen bookings for next summer rise by a claimed 20%. The big question is Pontins bookings may rise but who would go there&#8230;
However the guests arriving at Pontins will be in for a shock dirty rooms run down chalets all rotting wood and dirty carpets, which is why [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelnewstoday.wordpress.com&blog=1741308&post=92&subd=travelnewstoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Abta call for lowering of aviation tax</title>
		<link>http://travelnewstoday.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/abta-call-for-lowering-of-aviation-tax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABTA is asking Chancellor Alistair Darling not to increase taxes on aviation in Monday’s Budget report.
ABTA has written to the Chancellor calling on the government to lessen the financial impact on airlines and holidaymakers by not hiking aviation tax. 
Air Passenger Duty currently raises over £2 billion a year, yet the details of a replacement Aviation Duty [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelnewstoday.wordpress.com&blog=1741308&post=86&subd=travelnewstoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Carnival ex UK cruises cancelled</title>
		<link>http://travelnewstoday.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/carnival-ex-uk-cruises-cancelled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carnival Cruise Lines has cancelled a programme of summer 2009  cruise sailings from Dover.
The ship Carnival Liberty is to stay based in Miami sailing to the Caribbean instead of re-positioning to Europe next summer as originally scheduled.
This will mean the cancellation of the ship’s 2009 summer schedule from Dover of 12 and 13-night cruises to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelnewstoday.wordpress.com&blog=1741308&post=80&subd=travelnewstoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Timeshare pressure selling blocked by Eu</title>
		<link>http://travelnewstoday.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/timeshare-pressure-selling-blocked-by-eu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Timeshares Can no longer be sold on the spot after the EU put a total ban on deposits and advance payments..
Crucially, the directive includes a total ban on deposits or advance payments.
Consumers will also have a standard 14-day cooling off period to be able to withdraw from the contract without incurring costs.
It will also mean [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=travelnewstoday.wordpress.com&blog=1741308&post=75&subd=travelnewstoday&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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