TRAVEL WEEKLY SAYS
Obama brings hope
Penny Wilson
Editor-in-Chief
Barack Obama’s election as
US president this week
provided the world with a
welcome ray of light amid
the dark days of recession.
Not only will he become America’s fi rst
black president, but he commanded
the biggest turnout of voters in
American history.
Let’s face it, politicians of this
calibre come along only once in a
while – even once in a lifetime –
and he’s nothing but a welcome
sight in a world currently fi lled
with mass job losses, business
and country failures, and
bankruptcies (see page 2). He
faces a fi nancial mess.
Still, at last, we have in
place a US leader who
seemingly recognises
other parts of the
world, their cultures
and subtleties.
That’s got to benefi t
world cohesion
and trade.
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What has this got to do with travel?
Obama’s policies are not going to ease
security at US airports, or improve the
way tourists are welcomed to the US.
His pledge to draw US troops out of Iraq
“Politicians of this calibre
come along
once in
a lifetime”
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may increase
security hurdles,
but the change
and image of
America that
Obama brings
will be good for
economics,
diplomatic relations
and tourism as more
people look more
favourably upon
this mighty
corner of the
world. Good
luck to him.
Meanwhile,
World Travel
Marketing Manager
Jenny Shaw
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Search Marketing
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Business Manager
Kirsty Sales
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PA to Publishing
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TWgroup
Simon Ferguson
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Market kicks off next week at London’s
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Our highlights of the show include:
● Luxury Brands from an Emerging
Economy, Tuesday November 11,
3.30pm-4.30pm, North Gallery
Room 6/7
● Making the Most of Ancillary Revenue
and Boosting the Bottom Line,
Wednesday November 12, 3.30pm-
4.30pm, North Gallery Room 8
● Southeast Travel Trade Ball incorporating
Travel Weekly’s Agent Excellence
Awards, Wednesday November 12,
The Troxy, London, E1, 7pm
● Travel Weekly Passport Competition,
Thursday November 13. Pick up a
Passport at our stand UKI4600 in
the central boulevard
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