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Dear valued friends, colleagues and customers,
I wish to thank all our loyal country managers and sales teams as well as our sponsors, guest speakers and guests who came from all around the world to our annual conference that took place at the end of June in Jerusalem.
We chose Jerusalem as the venue for our 25th anniversary conference in the spirit of peace, love and friendship. We were delighted to welcome guests from so many diverse cultures and religions including those of the Christian, Muslim, Buddhist and Jewish faiths, and hope they enjoyed the 3 days of informative and professional sessions as well as the time exploring the beauty of the city. I am confident that everyone benefitted from the mingling and social activities.
I have no doubt that all participants returned home with positive memories of the meetings in this inspiring atmosphere.
Very soon most of you will be going on your summer vacations. I wish you all a relaxing holiday and trust that you will come back to work refreshed and with much enthusiasm!
Gideon Thaler
President & CEO
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New Appointments:Aegean Airlines (A3) - TurkeyAegean Airlines offers year round direct daily flights from Istanbul to Athens, and twice weekly seasonal service from Istanbul to Heraklion,Greece using Airbus A320 aircraft.
For company profile, please click here
Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) - Turkey and Bulgaria
TAL Aviation Turkey with an office in central Istanbul, will handle all matters on behalf of Aerolineas Argentinas throughout Turkey, while TAL Aviation Bulgaria with an office in downtown Sofia, will handle all matters on behalf of Aerolineas Argentinas in Bulgaria.
Aerolineas Argentinas is one of the leading air companies in South America.
Passengers can purchase "Visit Argentina" a book of coupons between 3 and 12 flights among 35 domestic destinations (valid within a 3 month period). Or, a unique experience travelling around South America by combing the domestic destinations with the coupon book of the "South American Pass".
Enterprise Holdings (EHI) - Poland
EHI, the Corporate parent of Enterprise Rent a car, Alamo Car Rental, National Car Rental
Travel Agents and Corporates will now be able to access competitive rates and other deals for their car rental needs in North America, with the ease of working through the TAL Aviation office in Warsaw, Poland.
With annual revenues of $15.4 billion and more than 74,000 employees, Enterprise Holdings and its affiliates own and operate almost 1.3 million cars and trucks. Enterprise Holdings – the largest car rental service provider in the world measured by revenue, employees and fleet – and its affiliates together offer a total transportation solution.
Variety Cruises - Baltics (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia), Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia (see article below).
Welcome & Good Luck to TAL Aviation's expanding Sales Teams:
Irini Yallouri - Greece
Michael Ayzenshtat - Russia
Figen Akyoler - Turkey
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Seminars & Events:
4th of July celebrations .jpg) The 4th of July, United States Independence day, was celebrated with different events, by TAL Aviation offices representing American in Israel, Scandinavia, Poland, Russia and Turkey.Celebrations were held at the US Ambassadors residence in Stockholm attended by over 500 guests, and in Israel, where American Airlines sponsored the limousines that transported guests to the Ambassador's residence by the sea in Herzliya.
In Poland, the event was arranged by Amcham in Warsaw, in Turkey at the Consulate General in Istanbul, where American had a booth and distributed handmade marzipan cookies with the new American logo (mmm mmm good was heard in the crowd).
In Russia we held a 4th of July event for the travel trade, organized by Visit USA Russia, American, and Enterprise Holdings and American Travel Company. It was a "Business 4th of July Breakfast" and the food and presentations were enjoyed by all! click here to see more photos of the events
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Athens, Greece
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An informative seminar for Air Baltic was held in Athens at the Electra Palace hotel in May. Presentations were given to the 40 travel agents who participated.
Topics discussed were a general overview of fares, destinations, group procedures and seamen fares. There was also a presentation from a prominent Latvian tour operator, TAS Baltics, providing information about the 3 Baltic countries of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Guests were treated to some Greek delicacies later on. Air Baltic contributed four prizes including two tickets to Riga, Latvia. |
Names from left to right:
Liad Solomon - Marketing and Sales Support, Evi Chatzigeorgiou - Passenger Sales Agent, Maria Mastoraki - Country Manager, Laima Vartukapteine, Air Baltic Area Sales Manager, Irina Pilipenko, Air Baltic Head of GSA Sales |
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IBCS/BSP:
Welcome to new IBCS customers:
Aerolineas Argentinas - Turkey and Bulgaria
Binter Canarias - Morocco Israir - Bermuda, Canada & Spain
Jet Airways - CroatiaSri Lankan - Bulgaria and Romania
Tap Portugal - Hong Kong and MacauJoining IBCS creates the perfect opportunity for an airline to explore and earn revenue from markets currently untapped by a particular airline. Once in the IBCS program (at a cost considerably less than joining full BSP), the airline can monitor its distribution and volume. To receive details of a very special offer for airlines "five territories for the price of joining one" please contact Carmella Orbach at ibcs@tal-aviation.com
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Social Media:
TAL Aviation group has launched its official, global Facebook Fan Page.
The launch took place during the annual conference "Social Media Marketing" presentation. Photos and content of the conference was published live during the presentation and generated great interest.
TAL Aviation invites you to join us on our Facebook Fan Page and see our latest activities, photos and videos:
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Product Highlight: Variety Cruises (Yachting)
Variety Cruises is the largest Small Ships Cruise company world-wide with a fleet of over 11 fully owned vessels offering you a total yachting experience. With sizes varying from 4 to 36 cabins, their private yachts and small ships allow their passengers to visit well known destinations or to discover unique and more private ports of call in a private, convivial and relaxed environment.
Fine cuisine, with a strong local flavour, exciting itineraries blending well known ports of call and less known gems of the Mediterranean as well as the exotic destinations offering dream holidays, and a personalized service have positioned the company as the choice for an ever growing number of cruise goers looking for a small ship cruise experience.
A variety of cruises are offered including the Greek Islands, South France and Italy, Adriatic, Seychelles, Cuba, Costa Rica, Panama, Cabo Verde and West Africa.
Click below to view video:
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Country Focus: Ukraine
Ukraine is a rapidly growing aviation market with an annual average growth between 2007-2011 of 8.8%. In 2011, 3.7 million passengers travelled between the EU and Ukraine, up from 2.1 million in 2006.
The country is linked through bilateral air services agreements with all the 27 EU Member States.
In 1st half of 2013 Borispyl Airport in Kyiv catered to 3.6 million passengers, which is + 28 % over first half 2012.
Background/Economy
TAL Aviation Ukraine started operations in 2005 with an office in Kiev (now known as Kyiv). Ukraine has moved significantly from a centralized planned economy that it once had within the USSR, toward a free market economy. Ukraine has been growing into an independent player in the international marketplace and in 2008, Ukraine joined the WTO. Ukraine economy is working to meet EU standards.
Foreign direct investment continues to flow into Ukraine’s economy in 2013. Direct investment from Ukraine was USD 6.8 billion.
Aviation Industry News
Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv just finished hosting the Sky Over Kyiv Conference. The organizer of the event – the German Business Club (DWK) – invited businesses and airline representatives to talk about the development of the existing airport infrastructure, specifically the nation’s main international airport located in Kyiv - Boryspyl, and discuss the present and future goals of Ukrainian aviation industry.
Very essential parts of the entire evening discussion was spent on the future of the Boryspyl Airport, which is known for having the best infrastructure in the country and holds the means of competing with other major international airport hubs in the eastern European region. In 1st half of 2013 Borispyl catered to 3.6 million passengers, which is + 28 % over first half 2012.
BSP participating airlines: 72
IATA travel agents: 292 NON IATA Agents: 800 plus
Most popular destinations according to Borispyl airport data for first half 2013 - Europe, Asia & USA
What we offer
TAL Aviation's downtown Kyiv office is in a modern building, and has a team of five aviation professionals. Currently representing Cathay Pacific Airways & Jet Airways, the team headed by Irina Slavitskaya is on an upward spiral and not letting any opportunity pass them by! Outside Kyiv, Irina and her sales team visit agents in the following Ukrainian cities; Donetsk, Lugansk, Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa & Lviv. In addition to sales calls they hold agent seminars and participate in trade shows such as UITT held in Kyiv in March & UTS held in Kyiv in September.
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Pictured (from left to right):
Nataliya Bondar – Sales Executive, Olga Bogatyrova – Head Accountant, Irina Slavitskaya - Country Manager, Yuliya Priymak – Accounts, Missing - Myroslava Onyshchak - Passenger Sales Agent
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