BOARD OF DIRECTORS - NOEL JOSEPHIDES Noel Josephides (Sunvil Holidays) has been elected to the Board with immediate effect as a result of a by-election in Principal Band B. For a full list of current Board members, please visit www.abtamembers.org/contact/bod.htm

AIRCRAFT HAND LUGGAGE In the 6 April issue of ABTA Today, we advised Members of the industry recommendations for aircraft hand luggage - a maximum length of 22" (56 cm), a width of 18" (45 cm) and a depth of 10" (25 cm) but the total measurement (length, plus width, plus depth) should not exceed 45" (115 cm). These dimensions include wheels, handles, and side pockets. Please note that all the BAA airports will be phasing in these measurements from 5 July and passengers could be sent back to their airline check-in to check in their luggage should it exceed these measurements. If you have any queries about this, please contact BAA on 020 8745 7224.

THE ABTA TRAVEL CONVENTION This year's ABTA Travel Convention will be held in Marbella from 27-29 November 2006. As in 2005, the Convention will contain a series of learn day sessions. To help us co-ordinate a cutting edge programme, we're once again asking Members for their ideas and assistance. As with the hot zone of 2005, the learn day sessions this year will be available for sponsorship. Designed to involve audience participation, the sessions will involve a number of companies discussing specific topics that may affect travel organisations in the future. If you'd like to submit a proposal for this year's learn day sessions, please contact Colin Yonge (cyonge@abta.co.uk) on 020 7307 1979. Initial ideas need to be submitted by 3 July 2006. For further information about this year's Convention, see www.theabtatravelconvention.com

IDENTITY OF OPERATING CARRIER Members are reminded that they have an obligation to bring the Community blacklist to the attention of passengers booking flights. A list of the blacklisted airlines is available at http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/air/safety/flywell_en.htm From 16 July 2006 Members will be required to inform passengers, at the time of reservation, of the airline they will be travelling with. Where a change of airline occurs, passengers should be informed as soon as possible and in all cases at check-in or at the time of boarding. Guidance can be found at www.abtamembers.org/aviation/identitycarrier.pdf If you have any queries about this, please contact the ABTA Legal Department (legal@abta.co.uk) on 020 7307 1961.

ELMAN WALL Travel Industry Partner Elman Wall is one of a very few firms of accountants who truly specialise in acting for tour operators and travel agents. They're proud to be an ABTA Travel Industry Partner and possibly submit more accounts of owner-managed businesses to ABTA than any other firm of accountants in the UK. They offer their clients a one stop shop encompassing all audit, tax, licencing and profit improvement requirements. For a free consultation, please contact Jonathan Wall (jonw@elmanwall.co.uk) on 020 7493 9595. For further information please visit www.travelaccountants.co.uk.

AIRPORT ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH (AER) JCDecaux Airport have recently completed airport ethnographic research, which studied the experiences of airport passengers at Heathrow and Stansted Airports. Using ethnographic methods, passengers were observed in each of the individual areas of the airport to study their awareness of advertising. Their heightened alertness, that was found by monitoring pulse rate, showed increased awareness of different advertising types ranging from the simple and impactful to the complex and interactive. These findings show the dynamism of the airport is a highly effective media environment like no other, with implications for airport planning and advertising design. For further information, please see www.jcdecauxairport.co.uk or contact Kevin Miller (kevin.miller@jcdecauxairport.co.uk) on 020 7298 8135.

NEW ABTA MEMBER We are pleased to welcome M Stuart Travel Ltd t/as Mike Stuart Travel (K5874) in Lytham St Annes as a new ABTA Member. For a full list of companies that have recently joined the Association, go to www.abtamembers.org/abtel/new.htm

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