2008
November 2008 – ABTA Golf 2009 new look
The only annual publication dedicated to promoting golf to the travel trade is given an extensive makeover to bring it into line with the new ABTA Magazine design. New sections include celebrity interviews, the top 10 new golfing developments, company profiles and reviews, golf and spa, and tips on selling golf. This 274-page edition is launched at the International Golf Travel Market.
http://www.abtamagazine.co.uk/golf/2009/
September 2008 – Launch of the ASTA Worldwide Destination Guide 2008/9
The NEW 356-page annual directory for the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) is an invaluable country-by-country reference guide packed full of useful member and travel industry information, printed on high-gloss, colour, American A4-sized paper. Distributed to 22,000 of the most influential members of the US travel industry.
August 2008 – ASTAnetwork redesign
ASTAnetwork undergoes an extensive redesign taking onboard reader comments to improve the content, navigation and look and feel of the publication. New features include Shop Talk, exploring travel industry issues; Reviews – from gadgets, to airlines, trains, and hotels; unusual destination features in Out There; and a revised News section.
www.astanetwork.com/autumn08
August 2008 – ABTA Magazine launches on Facebook
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/ABTA-Magazine/53467590380
May 2008 – New Promotional Supplement for Royal British Legion
The Royal British Legion Member Benefit Directory: This A5 colour promotional supplement was is distributed with 400,000 copies of the official Royal British Legion Magazine on the 1 May 2008.
April 2008 – ABTA Magazine refreshed
ABTA Magazine takes on a new cleaner, slicker up-to-date look and feel, following reader and client feedback. The magazine features a revised news and analysis section and the introduction of dedicated business travel news pages. The lifestyle and reviews section moves to the back while new regulars include ‘in brief’, a round-up of the latest happenings around the world, and ‘face-off’.
www.abtamagazine.co.uk/april
March 2008 - APL welcomes Spa Secrets Magazine