United Kingdom

Director

Rob Pope

  • Travel industry since 1980
  • Discover the World Marketing since 2000
  • British Caledonian Airways, Sales, Planning and Marketing
  • British Airways, Sales, Planning and Marketing
  • United Airlines,
    - Offline Sales Manager
    - Country General Manager
    - Commercial Manager
  • LSG Sky Chef's, V.P. Marketing and Customer Service Europe and Africa
Rob Pope

Contact details

Address:

Discover the World Marketing
1 Sekforde Street

City: London
Postal code: EC1R 0BE
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44.207.107. 2303
Fax:
Email: Rob_pope@discovertheworld.com

Description of Market


The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) statistics show:

  • Over 2,400 members of which 1,548 are travel agents and 856 tour operators accounting for over 7,000 offices throughout the country
  • 80% of all the package holidays sold in the UK come from ABTA members
  • Annual turnover of almost £ 30 billion (56% generated by travel agents and 44% by tour operators)

Some of the key members are:

  • Advanced Travel Partners
  • Carlson Wagonlint Travel
  • First Choice Retail and Travel
  • Flight Centre
  • Kuoni Travel 
  • Thomas Cook
  • Reed & Mckay
  • Hogg Robinson
  • Trailfinders
  • Citalia Holidays
  • STA Travel

    GDS USAGE percentages from wikipedia.org)
    • Worldspan by Travelport - 26.5%
    • Galileo - 19.7%
    • Amadeus - 9.2%
    • Sabre - Unknown

    CARRIER WITH MOST SERVICES
    • British Airways - 48%

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Clients

  • Caesars Entertainment
  • Expedia
  • Hainan Airlines
  • HotelREZ
  • IBCS
  • Interglobe Technologies