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2006 YEARBOOK LAUNCH

 

The Best Source Of Travel-Industry Contacts - Published 15th February 2006

15 February 2006

The new 2006 edition of the British Guild of Travel Writers Yearbook, hot off the press today, is the UK's richest source of information for the travel media. It is brimming with ideas for articles, films and programmes and contains details for locating appropriate experts.

The book has full details on the specialisms and experience of the 252 members of the Guild, who are professional travel writers, broadcasters, photographers, editors and publishers. Between them they work in all sectors of the travel media, both in the UK and across the world.

The hard-to-find contact details of over 2,500 travel-related organisations are also in the book. These include Tour Operators, Tourist Offices (both in the UK and worldwide), Transportation, Travel Associations, Accommodation (with hotels and resorts) and Travel Equipment. There are also sections on the UK Travel Media and Travel PR companies.

The 50-plus advertisers in the Yearbook describe their individual travel programmes for 2006 and the facilities they offer to the media, and they want to be contacted. They include tourist offices, tour operators, travel PR companies as well as travel associations, accommodation and transport organisations – an excellent source of new material for articles and broadcasts. A further 50-plus companies have highlighted their contact details with logos.

For more details on the Yearbook and the services provided by the British Guild of Travel Writers, contact  Charlotte Copeman, at the Guild Secretariat, on +44 (0)20 8749 1128.

The cost per copy of the British Guild of Travel Writers Yearbook 2006, which includes free access to the restricted areas of the Guild database bgtw.org bgtw.metronet.co.uk is £108, which includes postage and packing. Additional copies available at £54 each.

Copies of the book are available from;

Charlotte Copeman on +44 (0)20 8749 1128.

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