20 Dec 2001
| by DANIEL ROGERS
TUI UK, formerly Thomson Travel Group, is planning a major
advertising review early next year following the appointment of a top
marketer this week.
The UK's biggest holiday company has named Hugh Edwards as director of
marketing as part of a restructuring that is designed to integrate...
20 Dec 2001
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints
that the wording on certain poster ads from the Association of Train
Operating Companies' 'Time to return' campaign was misleading, because
it implied that service levels had returned to normal.
The ASA found the statement,...
20 Dec 2001
Going Places is launching a 6m TV campaign featuring Royle
Family star Ricky Tomlinson in order to drive sagging summer bookings.
The ads, which feature the strapline 'Deals to really get you going',
break on Boxing Day and run until mid-February.
20 Dec 2001
Club Med's deputy managing director and chief marketer, Yves
Martin, has resigned. Martin, 43, joined the troubled French holiday
brand from the Casino retail chain in 1997.
20 Dec 2001
| by MATTHEW ARNOLD
Nearly two-thirds of Britons over the age of 16 say they are
planning to take a holiday abroad next year.
In spite of the slump in holiday and travel bookings following the
September 11 terrorist attacks, a survey by Taylor Nelson Sofres for
Marketing shows a total of 61% will take a trip...
20 Dec 2001
| by TANIA MASON
Ten London black cabs are offering free rides to women at certain
hours over the festive season as part of a Christmas campaign by
Archers, the Schnapps brand targeted at women.
The GuinnessUDV-owned brand has transformed the taxis into Archers cabs
from December through until June next...
20 Dec 2001
Air New Zealand is giving away five trips for two to New Zealand in
a series of promotions themed around The Fellowship of the Ring, the
first film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The prizes will be promoted
in Waterstones bookstores and in a joint Mail on Sunday/AOL promotion
with Bridge...
20 Dec 2001
British Airways has teamed up with Galaxy 102 FM for a week-long
promotion designed to tempt tourists back to New York. The station will
offer listeners the chance to win trips with British Airways Holidays.
20 Dec 2001
Associated New Media, the digital arm of Associated Newspapers, is
to enter the online travel market with the launch of
www.thisistravel.co.uk in January. The site will act as a research tool,
with destination guides to 70 countries and hotel reviews, as well as
the ability to book flights,...
20 Dec 2001
Domino's Pizza and Hard Rock Cafe have become the latest brands to
sign up to the buy and fly! loyalty scheme, joining a portfolio that
includes Orange, Npower, OK! and Diners Club. Buy and fly!, which
launched last year as a rival to Air Miles, includes partnerships with
16 airlines, including...