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Leger's new survey reveals quarter of Brits lie about their holiday

New research from Leger Holidays has revealed that one in eight Brits (12%) has turned down a holiday in fear of what others might think, and 47% automatically discount a certain type of holiday because of the stigma attached.

?5bn goes down the drain each year on unwanted holiday gifts, reveals Skyscanner

Buying a gift for those back home may seem a nice gesture while away, but holidaymakers would be better to save their pounds as more than two thirds (69%) of people admit that they don?t appreciate holiday souvenirs and 15% bin them as soon as they receive them, according to Skyscanners latest survey of 2,000 travellers.?

Isabella Dumas Glendinning, VP of sales & marketing at Appy Hotel, discusses what independent hotels must do to stand out from the global corporate hotel groups...

The hotel industry is saturated. You only have to look at a price comparison site and you?ll find a plethora of hotels offering various deals on rooms and meals.

Research reveals 'Tan-tastic' tourism is priority for Brits

A poll by www.sunshine.co.uk into the holiday habits of Brits has revealed more about their priorities when on holiday, uncovering the very reasons why they want to go away in the first place.

New trend report from Crystal Ski reveals ski industry is back in growth

The overall ski market saw positive growth last winter after four seasons of decline according to findings from the Crystal Ski Industry Report 2013.?

Gary Swarbrooke, Director of Policy and Quality at Quality in Tourism, discusses why quality is so important even if you?re booking customers into a ?budget? accommodation

With many UK residents deciding to go on holiday in England rather than abroad, holiday makers seem to be more and more comfortable choosing a ?staycation? - in the UK. Due to the recent economic climate, hundreds of people cannot afford four or five star luxury accommodation but still expect quality, whatever the budget.

The COO of 60k, Ivan Ivanov, looks at the challenge that UK travel companies are facing communicating with overseas consumers

How do you feel when you call a hotel, airline or other travel company and get through to a call centre where no one speaks your language? You, like most people, probably feel the company is not interested in you and so decide to take your business elsewhere.

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Welcome to the Training section of the Travel Bulletin Online website. On this page we feature invaluable articles from respected Travel Training Professionals that will help improve your work skills and so develop your career. Learn from the experts!

You can also link through to a calendar of forthcoming training events to see what free training is currently on offer in your geographical region.

We are in the process of developing our own Travel Bulletin Online Learning Zone, so watch this space!

If you have any suggestions about our training section or have some training features or events you feel we should feature then please email training@travelbulletin.co.uk.