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 Marcus Waring (PR coordinator) on +44 (0)20 7223 1041 or 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. Email. charlotte.c@virtualnecessities.com. Advertisers in the British Guild of Travel Writers Yearbook 2006

Associations African Travel and Tourist Association (ATTA) Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO)

Public Relations Companies BGB Communications Destination PR Ethos Marketing Great Escapes G&O Public Relations Hills Balfour Synergy KBC Lucre Communications Macrae Communications Marlen Taffarello Representation Plus Travel Media Travel PR Company Ltd Vanessa Aves Tourist Offices Austrian National Tourist Office Botswana Department of Tourism Canada Tourism Croatian National Tourist Office Cyprus Tourism Organisation Czech Tourist Authority Egypt Tourism Government of Dubai Tourism Ghana Tourism Greek Tourist Board (cover) Grenada Board of Tourism Hungarian National Tourism Macau Government Tourist Office (cover) Maison de la France Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board Mexico Tourism Board Seychelles The Sultanate of Oman (cover)

Travel Media

Bradt Travel Guides

Travel Trade Aldemar Group Coco Resorts Helpful Holidays Irish Ferries Journeywise Portsmouth Ferry Port Portsmouth Historic Docks Rail Europe TAP Portugal Savoy Hotel

Tour Operators Acacia Adventure Hols Adventure Company Andante Travel Corsican Places Destination Portugal Discover the World Foot Trails Mallorca Farm Quark Expeds Rex Resorts Rhino Safaris Serengeti Balloon Safaris The Gambia Experience Travel City Direct

USA Tourism Funway Holidays Kissimmee-St Cloud Tourism Bureau Quad Cities Visit Florida Travel Industry Association of America (TIA)

Travel Kit

Berghaus Complete Outdoors Cotswold Outdoor Snow and Rock Travelling with Children Miscellaneous

Disasters Emergency Committee Silverman Sherliker (Solicitors) Travelling with Children Travmedia (Bookmark) Wakewing Ltd (Typesetting)