CONTENTS
FRONT COVER
Fraud prevention 6-7
As three bogus travel
agents face “years
rather than months”
in jail for £1.2 million
fraud, and failing to
pay the agreed price
for the sale of an
agency, travel
agents are warned
to scrutinise
potential new
business associates
PICTURE: REX FEATURES 31
NEWS 7
CAA still receiving claims
for XL Leisure Group
CRUISE NEWS 10
Lack of new orders beyond
2012 is a worry for shipyards
MARKET 12-13
INTELLIGENCE
Juliet Dennis reports on how
Travelmood shops are being
revamped to make them
more like modern retailers
NEWS FEATURE 14-18
From Cornwall to Scotland,
selling travel from some of
the more far-flung regions
of the UK can be a challenge
for those at the helm
MAUREEN 22
Budgie smugglers, bloomers
03.07.2009
and birthday suits – it’s
the right time of year for
beachwear blunders
COMMUNITY 24-25
Readers’ letters and all
the latest from Travel
Weekly’s community site
– the travelhub
MYSTERY 26-27
SHOPPER…
visits agents
in Maidstone, Kent,
in search of a
week in Bodrum
in late summer
HOW TO... 28
communicate to your
customers via text messaging
DESTINATIONS
Turkey 31-38
Joanna Booth discovers
the charms of Cappadocia,
while Louise Scott finds that
41
10
Bodrum is not all about the
bucket-and-spade brigade
North Africa 39-40
In the party mood? North
Africa has a festival to suit
all kinds of customer
Portugal 41-42
Although it’s well known for
golf, Paul Blaney finds that
the Algarve has plenty to offer
those not wanting to tee off
THE LAST WORD 54
Travel tidbits to brighten
up your week
39
“Cruise passengers
are just like any other
consumer; they want
value for money,
but they also want
to feel like they have
got a deal.”
Mark Pilkington,
head of sales,
Complete Cruise
Solution
Industry comment
page 7
www.travelweekly.co.uk July 3 2009 | Travel Weekly | 3
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