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Travelex celebrates Royal heritage with Limited Edition Royal Wedding Cash Passport™

Alan — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:20:42 +0000

Travelex is celebrating the Royal wedding by offering its Limited Edition Royal Wedding Cash Passport. 35 years ago Travelex started the brand for the Queen’s Jubilee and now with the arrival of the Royal Wedding celebration they have decided to launch a prepaid currency Royal Wedding Mastercard.

The limited edition card can be used by tourists that come into the UK to load sterling onto it that can then be withdrawn as cash or to converted instantly to make purchases.

The launch is intended to help tourists celebrate the witness as thousands are expected to come into the UK to see the wedding.

Due to this fact foreign currency specialists are expecting to see Sterling sales increase by about 25% as one million tourists are expected to arrive. Malaysians, Russians, and Brazilians are predicted to be the most represented countries in terms of Royal Wedding tourists.

The launch of the Limited Edition Royal Wedding Cash Passport sees the Travelex brand continuing to leverage royal occasions in the Capital to take advantage of the increased numbers of visiting tourists.

Travelex UK Director Retail Operations Graham Edgar explains “The Travelex business was launched in London shortly before the Queen’s Jubilee in 1976. Back then it was just one shop not far from the Palace but now 35 years later tourists will be greeted by Travelex at the major London airports, online and at ATMs across the Capital. We are absolutely delighted that we are able to offer Royal fans a Limited Edition Cash Passport that can be used anywhere in the UK where you see the MasterCard acceptance mark, and across the world. It provides a safe and secure way for visiting tourists to exchange and manage their holiday money whilst in the UK as well as for those Brits heading abroad for the long weekend.”

The card, predominantly a regal navy colour, features an official image of Prince William and Kate Middleton on the day of their engagement announcement, against a Union Jack backdrop and Westminster Abbey, where they will be wed on April 29.

With the Travelex Cash Passport, cardholders can load up to £5,000. All cards can also be reloaded at any UK Travelex store and Cash Passport cardholders not only lock in their exchange rate at the time of load or reload, but also benefit from free ATM withdrawals and no charges on purchase transactions . If a cardholder has a UK bank account, they can then reload their card online or over the phone.

Royal fans can keep their eyes on the important details – like the dress and shoes – not their wallets, as the card is not connected to a bank account, giving peace of mind to those concerned about debit or credit card fraud and identity theft. There is also the benefit of a free, multi-lingual 24/7 global emergency assistance service, which means users can receive a free replacement card in the case of theft or loss, or emergency cash within 24 hours.

The Limited Edition Royal Wedding MasterCard Cash Passport will be available from April 8th, for a limited time only, while stocks last. Fans can buy them at selected UK Travelex stores.

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British Airways uses new engineering records system

Alan — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:11:10 +0000

Global provider of processing services and solutions, BancTec, announced that BA (British Airways) has chosen for an engineering record management project that is expect to last for at least three years.

BancTec will be responsible for outsourcing about 65 million engineering records for British Airways allowing the business to cut its costs and increase its business value.

Aircraft Documentation Manager of BA, Adrian Hassell, stated that outsourcing the engineering tasks is a crucial part to sustaining BA’s success as a business and that doing so will help the organization better manage their data.

Hassell also noted that BancTac was the best choice for the project due to the scope and size of its operations within the UK and that they feel the partnership will be beneficial to both parties.

General Manager for BancTec, Steve Downey, stated that BA is one of the top airlines in the world and they are honoured to have been selected as the outsourcer of choice for the project. He added that they look forward to working with the airline company and offering them a great way to reduce cost and increase savings.

The EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) requires all airlines to file their engineering records for at least two years after an aircraft is taken out of the air. With a fleet of over 250 airlines at BA, this task can be hard to manage due to the fact it is mostly in hard copy format.

BankTec aims to provide the company with ‘free text’ searches in a digital format making the process of recovering a record or transferring it much simpler for all parties involved.

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Are Holiday Parks Out of Date?

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:41:46 +0000

Many people associate holiday parks with the old fashioned television program ‘Hi-De-Hi’ and old news reports of what it was like in them when they first got popular and this has put them off going. But holiday parks all have to move with the times, just like the rest of us and the facilities they offer these days are very different to those in that old fashioned show.

The parks tend to cater mainly for families. They have a lot of activities normally including a swimming pool, stage shows, outdoor play areas and many other things. Modern children tend to need a lot of entertainment and so this is the sort of place which could be ideal for them. There are always a lot of things going on and there are normally children’s clubs where the children can be taken away to do activities to give the parents a break. It also keeps the children happy, which is always good.

The evening entertainment has been updated to please a modern audience and the outdoor areas are the same. Even the accommodation is much more up to date with new caravans and chalets and some even have hotel accommodation for those who want a bit more luxury.

It is well worth taking a look at the websites of some of the more famous holiday parks or one in the location that you wish to stay. You may be surprised at the facilities that they offer and maybe find that the prices suit your budget as well.

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Subdued confidence in travel market

Alan — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:34:43 +0000

The UK travel industry is getting ready for a low growth rate and continued subdued confidence in 2011 according to a new survey from the Barclays Corporate Travel Forum. Despite this fact, many travel companies are still optimistic that they will see some growth over 2012 and 2013.

The poll was spread over 110 senior travel industry executives with almost 66% reporting that they felt consumer confidence would stay the same or possibly decrease over 2011. Only 38% predicted that consumer confidence that would grow. A low 43% felt that business conditions would improve next year.

Operators however felt some confidence in this year’s prospects with 23% predicting that they would see a twenty percent increase at the end of 2011 and 35% reporting that they would see a ten percent increase in their sales.

Overall, the long term prospects for the year were high with 73% of travel companies predicting that business conditions would start to improve in 2012 over the year with 85% of those surveyed predicting that business would be better in 2013.

Chris Lee, the Barclays Corporate Head of Travel stated that travel companies are becoming more confident in long term prospects as people in the UK still consider a holiday an essential instead of just something they want.

Lee continued to say that while there is not a clear consensus on what the industry would be like in the next few years, there is still a general belief of resilience that would result in a strong industry.

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