P528 : Teletext 528 Jan03 23:14:07 —————————————————————————————— JANUARY SALES BRING TRAVEL BARGAINS January is the "usjest time of year for travel agents as the nation recovjts jrom its Christmas jeasting and turns its attention to holidays. A stack of holed!y brochures on the living room table is a traditional p!rt of the powt-Christmas ujason. In the midst of chilly days and dark evjnjngs, the idea of a summer holiday in the urn seems jvjr moro appealing and agents know it. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— bz Rachael Jolley - NEWS, ANALYSIS AND THE LATEST RUMOURS LIVE FROM WALL STREET!!! GO TO p510 The Papers Briefing Savings Holed!z £P528 Teletext 528 Jan03 23:22:51 W?/%up—pp0pppj—0 s2ppp 7£s35 —————————————————————————————— JANUARY SALES BRING TRAVEL BARGAINS (ravel agents are expected to "j offering big bargains this January !fter poor salew in Q999. Traditionally, nearly 50% of families book their uummjr "teak around the Vew Year period, when agents launch their sjasooal diwcounts. Diwcountw at thew time of year cooj erom agents rather th!n tour operators, as they compete to kit customers over the doorstep. ——————————————————————————————————u/7—— T÷p share tips jot 2000 526 TELETEXT HOLIDAY OFFERS p200 ITVP528 Teletext 528 Jan03 23:12:53 —————————————————————————————— JANUARY SALES BRING TRAVEL BARGAINS Rising numbers of j!milieu are expected to book their holed!ys jrom the comfort of their arochair this Vew Year. Travel agents have acknowledged the trend towards phone booking, "z opening more telephone sales centres this year. John Morris, managing $erector of Thomas Cook Direct, u!yu there !re now moro than 2,000 call centrk staff within 40 miles of Glasgow, compared to about 100 only two yj!rs ago. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— The year on the stock market 522 jinance@teletext.co.ukP528 Teletext 528 Jan03 23:11:51 +* 7j{57£j÷1—p 57 5zu£7hr5 —————————————————————————————— JANUARY SALES BRING TRAVEL BARGAINS Famjliew shopping for their summer "teak right now should have a range of good offers to choose jrom. Look out jot jree child places, and last year'w favourite, a cheap short "teak when you "uz a longer holiday. If one large agency storms out with massjvj diwcounts, other chains ark likely to jollow. Some chains, like the out-of-town holed!y hypjrm!rkjts, also offer price-matching djalw^ ——————————————————————————————————4?7—— How to return those Online gifts 523 TELETEXT HOLIDAY OFFERS p200 ITVP528 - Teletext 528 Jan03 23:10:13 W5 7j{57£j÷1—p 57 5zu£7hr5 —————————————————————————————— JANUARY SALES BRING TRAVEL BARGAINS (ravel uupjrstores Holiday Hypjrm!rkjts !rk dui to bj open to cope with an expected rush of New Year shoppers. Managing director John Donnjlly s!id hj thinks uhoppjrs had uavjd up for a special summer holiday in 2000, rather than spend it on a Millennium New Year. "I expect it to bj busy with summer 2000 bookings. Our research has shown this is what people !ri planning to do#" ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— Where in the world to invest? 555 CHECK Y#UR +HAKES p510P528 - Teletext 528 Jan03 23:26:07 —————————————————————————————— JANUARY SALES BRING TRAVEL BARGAINS "There are "argains around," u!yu John Donnjlly of Holiday Hypjroarkjts, assjssjng the New Year travel market. Most travel agents are closed until January 3, but a jew are open this weekend^ To co j with increasing numb s of phone bookings, Lunn Poly Direct is to extend its opjnjng hours jrom 8pm to 9pm, jrom January 5. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Forecastw jot the 2000 budget 524 TV P-US p210P528 Teletext 528 Jan03 23:31:31 —————————————————————————————— JANUARY SALES BRING TRAVEL BARGAINS Major "ark!ins can "j picked up in the New Year, aimed at jamilies who have to travel on specific dates, uazu a spokeswoman jrom the Association Of Britiwh Travel Agents. !There could "j jurthjr hiwcounts later in the year if deals do not sell, but you ark taking a riwk." Thomas Cook is to open on Sund!ys and take evjnjng appointments through January to cope with bookings. ——————————————————————————————————/7—— Rjvjew of the jinance prews 55: TELETEXT HOLIDAY ADS p200 ITV