Hi

It’s been a few weeks and I have been travelling far and wide up and down the UK and Ireland. This for a lot of us is conference season and over the next few months I am away to Faro with 45 luck agents courtesy of HTX, PNTO and Cosmos so watch this space for the photos! In October Barcelona for The Travel Convention where I am sure the subject of recession and how we combat it and is it over will be the hot topic once again. Then across the pond to Northern  Ireland Travel Awards – not to be missed then off to the canaries for a short break before Sharm el Sheik and then Amsterdam in November!

I have tried my best to offset my carbon footprint and sometimes we wonder are our journeys still of value with conference and video calls and other modern technology – the answer is yes. Ancient traders set off on their ships to many exotic ports in days gone by and people still want to deal with real people.  Whether you are a call centre, OTA or high street agent – it is the people behind it that make it work which is why my phone is never turned off and whenever I can get a meeting in with my accounts new or existing it is always a worthwhile journey and at conference you get to meet them face to face.

As I sit on the train travelling through a very sunny Scotland I have just read a great little article which might bring a smile to your face about where people go on holiday:-

Gardener’s – Barra

Fireman – Burntisland

Used Car Salesman – Bangor

Artists – Paington

Batman – Cape Town

Exotic Dancers

Pilots – Ayr

Plumbers – Bath

Bad chefs – Nuneaton (that’s a really bad one)

Sanitary Engineers – Flushing Meadows

Bury FC players – Toulouse

Nymphomaniacs – Bonkle

Kerry Katona – Isle of Dogs

I have left out the one about Cockfosters for obvious reason.

Any other suggestions greatly received and will win some High Street vouchers!

Hopefully see some of you at the Northern Travel Trade Ball tonight and my blog next week comes direct with Miss Travel Weekly Jo Rix from our Fam Trip in Faro.

Chris