News

Warner Leisure Hotels has launched a range of two day New Year?s Eve breaks at a number of its 13 luxury UK hotels designed exclusively for adults looking for a short break New Year celebration. Warner Leisure Hotels has launched a range of two day New Year?s Eve breaks at a number of its 13 luxury UK hotels designed exclusively for adults looking for a short break New Year celebration.

?Cosmos is launching its main edition 2012 brochures with a total refresh of the brand incorporating brochures and all marketing material both UK and overseas. The new look Cosmos Summer Holidays, Florida and Distant Dreams go on sale today with Cosmos Lapland launching on December 29.

TIPTO has completed its year 13 first quarter with over 5,570 independent agents now registered online.

?

TIPTO says its training site is growing in popularity with almost 4,500 logins over the past three months. Since September 2011, nearly 2,000 online modules have been successfully completed with 101 agents completing all modules and achieving ?5* TIPTO Expert? status. This status gives agents access to incentive prize draws. December prizes include a place on a Page and Moy fam trip and a ?25 Love2shop voucher from Newmarket Holidays.

Agents can receive news updates from members, information on current incentives, give feedback and access pictures from TIPTO workshops on a range of social networking sites. TIPTO Terri has 220 followers on Twitter and 488 friends on Facebook as well as her own channel on Youtube.

Online training modules are available on TIPTO?s website, www.tipto.co.uk. Registered independent agents can study and take quizzes for modules based on the TIPTO member suppliers and their key selling points. In addition, the site offers a range of exclusive offers and incentives for registered agents and their customers.

During October and November a series of six new format workshops took place across the country to support TIPTO?s online training. This first season of workshops welcomed close to 250 independent agents who attended the evenings aiming to improve both product knowledge and selling techniques. TIPTO workshops will continue into 2012 with a series of 19 further evenings scheduled to begin in February 2012.

?

TIPTO says its training site is growing in popularity with almost 4,500 logins over the past three months. Since September 2011, nearly 2,000 online modules have been successfully completed with 101 agents completing all modules and achieving ?5* TIPTO Expert? status. This status gives agents access to incentive prize draws. December prizes include a place on a Page and Moy fam trip and a ?25 Love2shop voucher from Newmarket Holidays.

Agents can receive news updates from members, information on current incentives, give feedback and access pictures from TIPTO workshops on a range of social networking sites. TIPTO Terri has 220 followers on Twitter and 488 friends on Facebook as well as her own channel on Youtube.

Online training modules are available on TIPTO?s website, www.tipto.co.uk. Registered independent agents can study and take quizzes for modules based on the TIPTO member suppliers and their key selling points. In addition, the site offers a range of exclusive offers and incentives for registered agents and their customers.

During October and November a series of six new format workshops took place across the country to support TIPTO?s online training. This first season of workshops welcomed close to 250 independent agents who attended the evenings aiming to improve both product knowledge and selling techniques. TIPTO workshops will continue into 2012 with a series of 19 further evenings scheduled to begin in February 2012.

Jewel in the Crown Holidays has announced a new series of departures from?Glasgow?to Dalaman for next summer. Jewel in the Crown Holidays has announced a new series of departures from?Glasgow?to Dalaman for next summer.

Cosmos Holidays and Avro Flights have announced they will operate package holidays and flight-only options direct from Newcastle to Orlando, Florida next summer. Cosmos Holidays and Avro Flights have announced they will operate package holidays and flight-only options direct from Newcastle to Orlando, Florida next summer.

Heathrow is preparing for its busiest weekend this Christmas with over 780,000 passengers expected to pass through its doors between today and Sunday this week. Heathrow is preparing for its busiest weekend this Christmas with over 780,000 passengers expected to pass through its doors between today and Sunday this week.

The joint venture (JV) between Thomas Cook retail and the Co-operative Group and Midlands Co-operative Society?s travel businesses has today confirmed plans to close 115 high street stores, putting up to 661 jobs at risk. The joint venture (JV) between Thomas Cook retail and the Co-operative Group and Midlands Co-operative Society?s travel businesses has today confirmed plans to close 115 high street stores, putting up to 661 jobs at risk.

ABTA estimates that 4.25 million Britons will be heading overseas this Christmas and New Year period [16 December ? 3 January], compared to just under 4 million twelve months ago, with the peak travel days predicted to be 22 and 23 December. ABTA estimates that 4.25 million Britons will be heading overseas this Christmas and New Year period [16 December ? 3 January], compared to just under 4 million twelve months ago, with the peak travel days predicted to be 22 and 23 December.