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You don't have to keep up with the Jones's - just go on holiday with the Jones's, Smiths or the whole street!

Morning all Been away for a while but seeing the story of the whole street that booked it, packed it and f.. well flew away on it (far better strap line than the Redknapps), I thought I would have a little dabble back into the world of blogging. In case...

Published 8 Sep 2011 08:04 AM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: travel, oakes, holidaytaxis.com, school, ABTA, mcewan, Hays, agents, airlines, airports, holidays, COOP, business, overseas, reps, flights, high street
Treasured Island

I sometimes forget we live on and island. You mention the word island and it conjures up long sandy beaches, palm trees and clear blue sea but we do live on one and albeit a bit colder sometimes. The narrow stretch of water called the English Channel...

Published 23 Apr 2010 12:35 PM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: oakes, holidaytaxis.com, taxis, scotland, agents, home workers, chris, airport, spain, Thomas Cook, manchester airport, Ryanair, COOP, reps, TUI, evacuation, volcano
What are the responsibilities of a rep?

I of course am an advocate of anyone taking the opportunity to work in travel as I have done both in the UK and overseas for over 22 years. Last week I had a great opportunity of working with some of the staff from Worcester College of Technology who...

Published 16 Feb 2010 12:49 PM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: oakes, holidaytaxis.com, school, agents, airport, Thomas Cook, Corfu, overseas, reps
Planes, trains, taxis and automobiles - The Travel Convention 2009

The Travel Convention in Barcelona had a record number of attendees this year – however out of the 1000 delegates approximately 200 were agents – so is it of benefit and was it any good – or is it a bit of a jolly? From a business perspective...

Published 19 Oct 2009 01:52 PM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: travel, oakes, holidaytaxis.com, taxis, broccoli, ABTA, spain, airlines, airports, the travel convention
Discrimination - it's not big and it's not clever

Having just returned from the Travel Convention – more on that next week – I have just read of the furore over comments made by Anton Du Beke to his dance partner on Strictly Come Dancing. He has apologised and she has accepted, however it...

Published 10 Oct 2009 09:47 AM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: travel, oakes, glasgow, holidaytaxis.com, school, taxis, pension, taxi, chris, future, airlines, holidays, tunisia, errata, airtours
What's in a name? (Win some High Street Vouchers!)

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...

Published 9 Sep 2009 03:48 AM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: travel, oakes, cosmos, taxis, Hays, agents, taxi, chris, airport, Fam Trip, Faro
Classic Aussies Comments!

Thought I would lighten the mood this week – been a hard week again! These are questions and genuine answers from an Australian Tourism website – I know about the Aussies and the Ashes – but these are classic – enjoy!! Q: Does...

Published 24 Jul 2009 01:56 PM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: oakes, agents, taxi, airport, Australasia, Aussies
Do we still need or appreciate reps?

I have just returned from a week at the Holiday Village in Benalmadena. I booked my package through an agent – however opted not to take their transfer and used one of our private transfers. In these days of incremental income agents are getting...

Published 16 Jul 2009 07:21 AM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: travel, oakes, taxis, agents, taxi, Benalmadena, spain, First Choice, Thomas Cook, Corfu
Off on my jollies.....

Off on my holidays – and yes booked with a travel agent – after 21 years in travel I still have a huge loyalty and being a family man (not married but been dating 17 years) I have to go up an aisle one day – and that is of course and...

Published 2 Jul 2009 08:52 AM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: travel, oakes, holidaytaxis.com, taxis, ABTA, agents, taxi, airport, Benalmadena, spain, katona
Where are we?

I fly out to Malaga next week for a quick break in the sun. The Costa del Sol still holds some great memories from me in my repping days; however this is still one of the classics that was a true story of a young couple’s first trip to the coast...

Published 25 Jun 2009 11:59 AM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: oakes, holidaytaxis.com, agents, Benalmadena, spain
Looking to the future of travel with the SPAA

I have just came back from a couple of days back up in Scotland and visiting some of our agents up there and visiting towns that in fairness I hadn’t been to before – so it was quite an experience. At Holidaytaxis.com we have fantastic support...

Published 20 Jun 2009 11:23 AM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: travel, oakes, glasgow, holidaytaxis.com, scotland, agents, spaa, taxi, chris, future
Worried about your pension

Worried about your pensions - take a look at this ingenious idea to feather your nest!! F rom the Bristol Evening Post: Outside Bristol Zoo is the car park, with spaces for 150 cars and 8 coaches. It has been manned 6 days a week for 23 years by the same...

Published 15 Jun 2009 02:04 PM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: travel, oakes, taxis, agents, pension, bristol, taxi, chris, airport
TFI Friday .......

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Next week I am back in the homeland of Scotland at the fantastic setting for this year’s SPAA Summer Ball - the Cameron House Hotel on Loch Lomond so hope to see many of our...

Published 12 Jun 2009 10:04 AM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: travel, oakes, glasgow, holidaytaxis.com, taxis, scotland, agents, spaa, home workers
A week in politics is a lifetime....

So we have had local elections, Euro elections, ABTA elections and now soon to be ITT elections - a week in politics is a lifetime! However we shouldn’t forget at least we have a democratic right which our forefathers fought for to give us freedom...

Published 11 Jun 2009 01:38 PM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: travel, oakes, holidaytaxis.com, taxis, ITT, broccoli, ABTA, mcewan, daniele, Hays
Classic cover up ......

True story from the weekend news After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the...

Published 8 Jun 2009 10:24 AM by Chrisoakes

Filed under: travel, oakes, holidaytaxis.com

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