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TRAVEL DAILY ASIA TRAVEL DAILY INDIA TRAVEL DAILY MECRUISE NEWS UKwww.traveldailymedia.com/uk <strong>Wednesday</strong> <strong>3rd</strong> <strong>July</strong> 2013 ▶ P 3Pub hotels “snapping at budget chain heels”Perceptionsof pubaccommodationare changing andcould be seen tocompete with thelikes of budgethotel chains, anew report hassuggested. One innine pubs in the UKis thought to haveaccommodation,totaling morethan 50,000 rooms across thecountry. With more awareness theRPBI Report suggested combinedturnover could reach GBP750million. In a survey of pub ownersthe report found two thirds of ownersexpect revenue from rooms to growin the next year and half have plansto refurbish rooms in the next 12UK’s luxury market holds upLuxury travel sales continueto hold up in the UK althoughChina and Brazil continue tosee the most growth, accordingto recent research. Data from asurvey of luxury tour operatorsby Pangaea Network foundmost companies were positivewith around three quarters ofcompanies seeing a boost in sales.months.A statement from the report said:“Pubs have always offeredaccommodation. It is hardly a newmarket. But, with all the focus onfood and other industry issues, thispotentially lucrative revenue streamhas often been overlooked.” Clickhere for full storyLuxury consumers are also takingmore trips, with more than half ofrespondents saying clients arebooking four or more trips a year.The UK has the largest numberof people with budgets more thanEUR10,000 and as such rateprivacy and exclusivity as their toppriority when it comes to bookinga hotel.Exciting Sales OpportunityICS <strong>Travel</strong> Group, premier DMC for Indochina,Indonesia and India, is looking for an UK-basedSales Representativeto strengthen the Group’s profile in theUK/Ireland market.Candidates must process a strong productknowledge of the destinations that we feature,along with a dedication to servicing our existingagents and establishing new contacts.Previous sales representative experience ispreferred along with a strong agent following.If you have the above attributes, please emailGordon Bell, Director of Sales, UK/Ireland Market at gordon@is-intl.comwww.icstravelgroup.comHyatt selectsSiteMinderHyatt has selected SiteMinderas a channel manager. Thecompany has chosen SiteMinder'stechnology in an effort to moreeffectively manage the onlinedistribution of its entire portfolio.David Williams, SiteMinder'sExecutive Director of Global Sales &Marketing, called the Hyatt contract a"milestone achievement" and a "voteof confidence in SiteMinder’s abilityto bolster the group’s online visibility".The gates await: Charlieand the Chocolate Factoryopened on the West End recentlyand has already been selling wellfor Superbreak. Packages areavailable throughout the summer.Eurolines launchesDisneyland ParisservicesEurolines UK has launched dailyservices to Disneyland Parisfrom its base at London Victoria.The coach operator will run theservices seven days a week to theresort’s coach station and six ofits resort hotels. Its services runfrom London to Charles du GaulleAirport and onto the theme park.follow us onAdvertise with TDUK today! Email us at advertising@traveldailymedia.comManaging Editor: Amanda Greenwood * | Editor-in-Chief: Mark Elliott *30 St John's Lane, London, EC1M 4NB Tel: +44 (0) 207 2530888