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Richard Lovell, former president, Europe of Carlson Wagonlit and current chairman of Expotel, will chair Question Time, one of the Business Travel highlights at the Advantage Conference, which takes place in Lucerne from May 21-23.

?African Winter Special? available for flights from June 1 to July 10.

Fly from? Heathrow via Frankfurt to Namibia and South Africa from ?790 in Economy and ?2245 in Business Class.

For those wishing to fly to Cape Town or Johannesburg fares are down to ?950 in Economy and ?2340 in Business Class.

All fares are inclusive of taxes and feeder flights and can be sold until June 15.

Travel period for this is June 1 ?? July 10.

Air Namibia operates six flights a week from its primary European hub in Frankfurt. UK Passengers can? take? feeder flights from Heathrow to Frankfurt.

Tickets can be booked through: Air Namibia Building D 28 - 39 Quadrant Business Centre 135 Salusbury Road NW6 6RJ London Tel: +44 (0)870 774 0965 Fax: +44 (0)870 777 7172 Email: sales@air-namibia.co.uk

Fly from? Heathrow via Frankfurt to Namibia and South Africa from ?790 in Economy and ?2245 in Business Class.

For those wishing to fly to Cape Town or Johannesburg fares are down to ?950 in Economy and ?2340 in Business Class.

All fares are inclusive of taxes and feeder flights and can be sold until June 15.

Travel period for this is June 1 ?? July 10.

Air Namibia operates six flights a week from its primary European hub in Frankfurt. UK Passengers can? take? feeder flights from Heathrow to Frankfurt.

Tickets can be booked through: Air Namibia Building D 28 - 39 Quadrant Business Centre 135 Salusbury Road NW6 6RJ London Tel: +44 (0)870 774 0965 Fax: +44 (0)870 777 7172 Email: sales@air-namibia.co.uk

The package holiday is bouncing back as people?s financial worries begin to ease, according to market research by The Co-operative Travel, which found that 81% of respondents feel that their economic circumstances have either stabilised or improved since last year, leading to a 14% increase in the number of people planning a holiday abroad this year.

Bourne Leisure is reporting record sales for this Easter.

Allan Lambert, head of retail sales said: ?Butlins anticipates being fully booked over the Easter period once again, following on from a sell out February Half Term. The trend for holidaying at home that began last year has continued into 2010 and our breaks are selling out faster than ever across the three seaside Resorts. Overall Butlins is experiencing a 10% increase in occupancy rates which we attribute to the continual investment in the quality of our entertainment and activities such as Brainiac Live! And Guinness World Records Live! along with TV favourites from Britain?s Got Talent and the X Factor which are all available over the Easter period.

?Our Haven brand is performing equally well, with the company seeing a 51% increase in Easter holidays over the last five years. Easter is rapidly catching up with the summer as the most popular time for families to get away on holiday.

?Butlins and Haven are seeing a huge increase in both families and couples opting for short breaks, often at the last minute, as there is a resurgence of customers taking more breaks throughout the year. To highlight this, Haven has seen an increase of 20% in its four night short break durations year on year.?

There is still limited availability over the Easter holidays at Butlins and Haven.

Haven is even rewarding travel agents with a ?5 High Street Voucher for every booking made for the Easter weekend, April 2.

Agents can claim a voucher for new 3 and 7 night Easter bookings made between now and April 1 in any accommodation grade.

To find out more about Butlins and Haven or to make a booking , visit www.bourneleisuresales.co.uk and browse the agent website or call 0845 070 4742 for Butlins reservations and 0871 230 1919 for Haven reservations, seven days a week .

Allan Lambert, head of retail sales said: ?Butlins anticipates being fully booked over the Easter period once again, following on from a sell out February Half Term. The trend for holidaying at home that began last year has continued into 2010 and our breaks are selling out faster than ever across the three seaside Resorts. Overall Butlins is experiencing a 10% increase in occupancy rates which we attribute to the continual investment in the quality of our entertainment and activities such as Brainiac Live! And Guinness World Records Live! along with TV favourites from Britain?s Got Talent and the X Factor which are all available over the Easter period.

?Our Haven brand is performing equally well, with the company seeing a 51% increase in Easter holidays over the last five years. Easter is rapidly catching up with the summer as the most popular time for families to get away on holiday.

?Butlins and Haven are seeing a huge increase in both families and couples opting for short breaks, often at the last minute, as there is a resurgence of customers taking more breaks throughout the year. To highlight this, Haven has seen an increase of 20% in its four night short break durations year on year.?

There is still limited availability over the Easter holidays at Butlins and Haven.

Haven is even rewarding travel agents with a ?5 High Street Voucher for every booking made for the Easter weekend, April 2.

Agents can claim a voucher for new 3 and 7 night Easter bookings made between now and April 1 in any accommodation grade.

To find out more about Butlins and Haven or to make a booking , visit www.bourneleisuresales.co.uk and browse the agent website or call 0845 070 4742 for Butlins reservations and 0871 230 1919 for Haven reservations, seven days a week .

The Holiday2 Travel Group has launched a new trade-facing bedbank Website, searchaccom.com, which supplies worldwide apartments, villas and hotels.

The site specialises in mainland Spain, the Balearics, Canaries and US and operates an independent trust account, where registered agents are able to choose net prices or decide on their own percentage mark-up.

Accommodation vouchers will be printable at the time of booking and a management system for invoicing and an xml feed is also available.

The company?s operations director, Paul Lusher, said: "In some cases agents will be able to mark-up by 35% on deals and still be selling cheaper than anyone else.

"We have done the comparisons; we do not claim to be cheaper everywhere, but in Spain and its islands as well as the US, we have a very competitive edge."

The site specialises in mainland Spain, the Balearics, Canaries and US and operates an independent trust account, where registered agents are able to choose net prices or decide on their own percentage mark-up.

Accommodation vouchers will be printable at the time of booking and a management system for invoicing and an xml feed is also available.

The company?s operations director, Paul Lusher, said: "In some cases agents will be able to mark-up by 35% on deals and still be selling cheaper than anyone else.

"We have done the comparisons; we do not claim to be cheaper everywhere, but in Spain and its islands as well as the US, we have a very competitive edge."

Current booking trends at On the Beach, suggest that Turkey and Egypt will be the most popular destinations for Brits this summer, with sales up 63% and 47% respectively.

Ski Portillo and Tierra Atacama in Chile have teamed up to launch a programme for Brits looking to see more of the destination.