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Advantage wins
Carlson Wagonlit
aviation awards
sales rise by 16%
Martin Ferguson.
“But there is no room for complacency as
CARLSON Wagonlit Travel has reported a 16% economic uncertainty continues to deepen and
year-on-year increase, to £7.5 billion, in global it is impossible to make accurate forecasts
sales value for the first half of 2008. for the second half of the year and beyond.”
It’s UK sales volume was up 11% on the Sales in the normally lucrative North Ameri-
same period for 2007, an increase of £59 million, can market slowed to single-digit growth (7%).
taking total sales to £597 million. But bigger gains were made in emerging mar-
New sales more than doubled, from £29 million kets, such as Latin America which was up 37%.
to £62 million. Andrew Waller, Carlson Wagonlit’s A 24% increase in the Europe, Middle East and
vice-president for the UK, believes this year could Africa region was attributed to strong trading
be a “year of two halves”. conditions in Russia, Italy, Germany and Spain.
“The first half of 2008 has seen an impressive The Pacific-Asia region saw a 14% rise.
performance in the UK and we are encouraged Some £750 million of the overall sales growth
by these results,” he said. was won in new business, up 47% year-on-year.
Virgin Atlantic’s senior sales manager, Darren Gilbert
(centre) presents the carrier’s award to Advantage’s Steve
Amex issues first EMEA monitor
Murray (left), Focus4Fares manager, and David Jackson,
operations executive, Advantage Focus Partnership AMERICAN Express Business Travel will publish insight into quarter-by-quarter industry trends,
its first Business Travel Monitor for Europe, including pricing developments in the core travel
ADVANTAGE Business Travel has scooped a trio the Middle East and Africa next month. categories.
of awards from the airline industry. The document will be aimed at corporate The first report will look at the effects of oil
The corporate travel consortia received the travel buyers and is designed to give them prices, air fares and falling demand.
honours from Virgin Atlantic, Jet Airways and
Gulf Air at separate ceremonies.
For the third year running it won the Virgin
Atlantic chairman’s award in recognition for its
outstanding sales support to the carrier.
Norman Gage, Advantage’s director of busi-
ness travel, said that despite the third successive
win the prize still came as a surprise.
“We didn’t expect it this year,” he said.
“But we have worked very closely with Virgin
and acted almost like a sounding board for
them to improve their fare systems. We believe
our co-operation has benefited not only our
members but the rest of the trade.”
Indian airline Jet Airways named Advantage
Business Travel’s marketing team, which is
headed by Wendy Missenden, as the best and
most supportive in the UK.
Middle Eastern airline Gulf Airways also TZELL OPENS IN UK: Tzell Travel Management celebrated the opening of its first UK
awarded the consortium a Silver Award to office with a glitzy cocktail party in London this week. Guests from left are: Raul Kalsi,
recognise its “outstanding performance” in Air France corporate account manager; Julie Black and Cecile Monchatre, both Chapman
working with the airline. Freeborn Airchartering; and Elly Cousin, Air France business development executive
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