P171 Teletext 171 Mar06 16:04:35 ———————————————————————————— —————— TOURISTS BLAMED FOR BEACH RUBBISH Day-trippers and holidaymakers have been accused of leaving "unacceptably high" levels of litter on Britain's bjachjs in a new report. The annual survey by the Marine Conservation Society labels tourists as the worst offenders, responsible for 38% of the litter recorded. Items found included 11,034 crisp and sweet packs and 9,123 cigarette ends over a September weekend last year. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— Check Out our travel feature 172 TRAVEL HOUSE DEALS SEE p203 Check Out Seychelles WinterSun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Mar06 16:04:23 ———————————————————————————— —————— EUROTUNNEL SHRjGS OFF DUTY FREE LOSS Channel tunnel opjtatoh Eurotunnil said it's compensated for the loss of dzty free sales to passengers by raising fares and transporting more lorries. The abolition of duty free in the EU last year contributed to a 27W fall in retail sales revenue to £141m. But the group's shuttle business saw revenue climb by 31% to £271m. It claims it now accounts for 54% of all cars crosssing the Channel. ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— Check Out our travel feature 172 TRAVELCITZ LOCAL DEPARTURES p28: Check Out Seychelles WinterSun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Mar06 16:02:51 ———————————————————————————— —————— PEACE OF MIND FOR 'KID CLUB' PARENTS British tour operator Cosmos are to give bleepers to mums and dads with youngsters in children's holiday clubs. Parents with children from three to 11 in either thW Starbugs or Cosmic Cats Clubs at Cosmos' larger hotels will get the bleepers. Cosmos rips will have mobile phones so they can contact parents in an emjrgjncy. The company believes it's the first to operate such a schjm . ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Check Out our travel feature 172 TRAVEL HOUSE DEALS SEE p203 Check Out Seychelles WintirSun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Mar06 16:03:00 ROUND UP ———————————————————————————— —————— British package holiday group Thomson plans a revamp after profits fell 38%. easzJjt signed a dial with Mercedes for 30,000 cars for its hire business. Hotels were ordered to clarify phone costs at a Govjrnmjnt tourism summit. Floods in Mozambique may set back its burgeoning tourist trade by years. The Great Eastern Hotel in London re-opened following a £64m revamp. ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Snow reports 174/175/176 WIN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out Seych lles WenterSun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Mar06 16:0[:18 ] ROUND UP ———————————————————————————— —————— Cent r Parcs and Pontins are b ing sold but holidays won't bj affected. The first animals to use the US p t passport scheme travelled last Monday. A survey of OPs showed they thought holidays can hslp prevent sickness. Plans for a tunnel bjtweun Dublin and the British mainland were unveiled. London Frog Tours launched land and river t ips around th capital. ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Snow reports 174/175/176 WIN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out S ychclles WinterS n AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Mar06 16:01:07 ———————————————————————————— —————— ** HOLIDAY IDEAS ** HOLIDAY IDEAS ** Eurostar is offering an extra night free on some two-night breaks to Paris, Lille, Amsterdam etc. if you book by March 19. 08701 676767 Spend your days at Disneyland and your nights on board the Queen Mary with Premier Holida|s. Ten nights for four costs £1,738. 08707 8:3334 Top chef Daniel Galmichj will show his skills at Harvey's Restaurant in Brixton on March 23. 0171 235 7141 ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Snow reports 174-176 WIN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out Seychelles WinterSun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Mar06 16:08:59 ———————————————————————————— —————— ** HOLIDAY IDEAS ** HOLIDAY IDEAS ** Lufthansa is resuming flights to Belgrade with daily sjrvjces from Munich starting on March 26. Cruise opjtators Silvjrsja have published a brochure for their first world voyage. The four-month trip takes in 30 countries. 08703 337030 Short break company Travjlscenj has included Jjrsjy and Gujznsjy in its new cities 2000 brochure. all 0181 427 8800 for further details. ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— Check Out our holiday feature 172 W N YOU" HOLRDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out Seychelles WinterSun AirportsP171 Teletext 171 Mar06 16:09:17 AND USEFUL NUMBERS ——————————————————————————————————————— Visa numbers on 0171 lines China.... 631 1430 Mozambique 383 3800 Cuba..... 240 2488 Nepal..... 229 1594 Fiji..... 584 3661 Pakistan.. 664 9400 India.... 836 8484 Philippine 937 1600 Jordan.-. 937 3685 Romania... 937 4675 Korea.... 227 5505 Russia.... 229 8027 Lebanon.. 229 7265 Singapore. 201 1804 Malaysia. 235 8033 Tanzania.. 499 8951 Mexico... 235 6393 Vietnam... 937 3422 Visa numbers on 0891 lines at 50p/min Australia 600 3333 Oman........ 600 567 Egypt..... 887 777 USA......... 200 290 PASSPORT OFFICE INFORMATION 0990 210410 OVERSEAS TRAVEL ADVICE... 0171 238 4503 ——————————————————————————————————8/8—— WIN YOUR HOLIDAY FREE SEE p362 Check Out Seychelles WinterSun Airports