“Latest Speaker Announced – Lady Cobham, Chairman of VisitEngland”
2012-08-31 — /travelprnews.com/ — ABTA is reminding delegates not to delay booking their accommodation for the 2012 Travel Convention in Turkey. On Wednesday 5 September any unsold discounted accommodation at both the five star Cornelia and Susesi resorts will be released back onto general sale and with the all-inclusive nature of the resorts delegates must stay in either hotel to be able to attend the Convention.
In a year that has seen the UK take centre stage with the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations,the Olympics and Paralympics, ABTA is delighted to welcome Lady Penelope Cobham, Chairman of VisitEngland to speak at this year’s Travel Convention. Lady Cobham is expected to share her thoughts on the ‘tourism legacy’ that will see VisitEngland actively seek to engage with every sector of the travel industry in the months to come.
Mark Tanzer ABTA Chief Executive said: “The all-inclusive nature of this year’s Convention means delegates must stay at either the Corneila or Susesi resorts to be able to attend. Both resorts are extremely popular at this time of year and I would urge delegates who haven’t booked yet to do so now to avoid disappointment. We have attracted a very high calibre of speakers to the Convention and in a year which has seen the UK take centre stage, I am particularly delighted to welcome Lady Cobham, Chairman of VisitEngland, who will share her thoughts on how she intends to develop and grow closer ties with the UK travel trade.”
Lady Cobham previously served on the boards of the English Tourist Board, the Countryside Commission and Historic Royal Palaces before moving to act as the Special Adviser on tourism and heritage in the Department of National Heritage. She has also held positions at the V&A, British Waterways and the London Docklands Development Corporation, where she led on tourism. VisitEngland has committed to working more closely with the trade following the mixed reaction to the organisation’s advertising campaign promoting domestic tourism earlier this year.
For further information
Sean Tipton, Media Relations Manager, tel: 020 3117 0513
Gillian Edwards, Senior Public Relations Manager, 020 3117 0514
Victoria Bacon Head of Communications, tel: 020 3117 0515
Out of Hours: Contact the Duty Press Officer via pager: 07659 190 987
E-mail: press@abta.co.uk
Web: www.abta.com
Twitter: @ABTAtravel
Notes to editors
ABTA has been at the heart of travel for more than 60 years. Our purpose is to help our Members to grow their businesses successfully and sustainably, and to help their customers – the travelling public – have confidence in their travel experience.
The ABTA brand stands for expertise, reliability and fairness. These qualities are core to us. They ensure that holidaymakers remain confident in the holiday products that they buy from our Members.
We help our Members and their customers navigate through today’s changing travel landscape by providing schemes of financial protection and a course of redress if something goes wrong; by raising standards in the industry and by giving guidance on issues from sustainability to health and safety; and by presenting a united voice to government to ensure the industry and the public get a fair deal.
ABTA currently has over 1,300 Members and represents over 5,000 retail outlets and offices. For more details about what we do, what being an ABTA Member means and how we’re working at the heart of the industry to ensure that we continue to build confidence in travel visit www.abta.com.
###