30 Jan 2004
Mediaedge:cia has won the global media planning and buying account for South African Tourism.
30 Jan 2004
MediaVest Leeds has won the media planning and buying account for Jet2.com, the low-cost airline based at Leeds Bradford Airport. The agency has also appointed El Long, formerly of PHD Compass and Chrysalis Radio Sales, as broadcast manager.
29 Jan 2004
| by Colin Grimshaw and Daniel Rogers
Eurotunnel has hired Daniel Spinath, the former marketing director for the Middle East and North Africa region of Viacom's Showtime subsidiary, to head its passenger division in the role of commercial director.
29 Jan 2004
British Airways was expected to announce more than 3000 job cuts as Marketing went to press. Most will come from BA's head office, with marketing positions under threat.
29 Jan 2004
The Youth Hostel Association (YHA) is hunting a director of marketing and corporate affairs to boost its appeal to both tourists and potential members.
29 Jan 2004
| by Ben Carter
The Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) plans a multi-million-pound marketing blitz to establish the Caribbean island as the top warm-weather tourist destination for affluent British tourists.
29 Jan 2004
| by Colin Grimshaw
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint by Ryanair against an easyJet ad, which claimed smart business travellers chose easyJet because of its 'excellent on-time performance'.
29 Jan 2004
BT has partnered with Network Rail to offer wi-fi access at some of the UK's leading stations. As part of the agreement, which coincides with BT's ongoing activity to fuel take-up of wireless broadband, passengers will be able to access the service in most of London's mainline stations, as well as Manchester...
29 Jan 2004
The Telegraph has won 500,000 worth of travel sponsorship from clients including Cathay Pacific, Swan Hellenic, Hong Kong Tourism and the Australia Tourist Commission. Each will run a special supplement in The Daily Telegraph or Sunday Telegraph. The supplements will also be distributed at The Daily...
29 Jan 2004
The Belgian Tourist Office has appointed integrated agency Dynamo Marketing to promote Brussels and Wallonia to UK visitors. Dynamo fought off seven UK agencies to pick up the business, worth up to 1m. Work for 2004 will centre on music, highlighting the diversity of musical heritage in Belgium and...