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					</url></image><item><title>FTO's Travelife scheme gains 100 auditors</title><link>http://www.ttglive.com/articledetails?groupId=10246&amp;CMPI_SHARED_articleId=2950917&amp;CMPI_SHARED_CommentArticleId=2950917&amp;CMPI_SHARED_ImageArticleId=2950917&amp;CMPI_SHARED_ToolsArticleId=2950917&amp;CMPI_SHARED_articleIdRelated=2950917&amp;version=1.0</link><description>Independent health and safety expert, Check Safety First, is supporting the FTOs Travelife sc ...</description><guid>http://www.ttglive.com/articledetails?groupId=10246&amp;CMPI_SHARED_articleId=2950917&amp;CMPI_SHARED_CommentArticleId=2950917&amp;CMPI_SHARED_ImageArticleId=2950917&amp;CMPI_SHARED_ToolsArticleId=2950917&amp;CMPI_SHARED_articleIdRelated=2950917&amp;version=1.0</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:12:44 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.ttglive.com" /></item><item><title>Restructure and job losses at ABTA</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/17/31242/restructure-and-job-losses-at-abta.html</link><description>ABTA is to announce job losses and create two new roles as it continues to integrate with the Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/06/17/31242/restructure-and-job-losses-at-abta.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:51:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>Amalgamation of ABTA and FTO</title><link>http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/25229</link><description>The Boards of ABTA and the Federation of Tour Operators (FTO) announced that they intend to amalgamate the two organisations with effect from 1 July 2008.</description><guid>http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/25229</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.traveldailynews.com" /></item><item><title>Kenya holidays cancelled</title><link>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/739254/Kenya-holidays-cancelled.html</link><description>The ban on all holidays to Kenya has been extended, reports Charles Starmer-Smith.</description><guid>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/739254/Kenya-holidays-cancelled.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.telegraph.co.uk" /></item><item><title>Latest News Stories - Federation of Tour Operators - FTO</title><link>http://www.fto.co.uk/resources/latest-news/index.php?newsID=80</link><description>Our Latest News Stories page is updated as soon as we have information to update our Members with. For historical news items go to our News Archive page.</description><guid>http://www.fto.co.uk/resources/latest-news/index.php?newsID=80</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate /><source url="http://www.fto.co.uk" /></item><item><title>FTO issues code of safety on transport</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/02/05/30174/fto-issues-code-of-safety-on-transport.html</link><description>The Federation of Tour Operators has introduced a code of practice for land transport in an effort to standardise safety guidelines that currently vary by country.</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/02/05/30174/fto-issues-code-of-safety-on-transport.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>FTO hopes for government action over tourism</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/15/29972/fto-hopes-for-government-action-over-tourism.html</link><description>The Federation of Tour Operators is hoping the government will come good on pledges made last week to support British tourism.</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/15/29972/fto-hopes-for-government-action-over-tourism.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>Majorca's Calvia region backs Travelife sustainability scheme</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/11/13/29477/majorcas-calvia-region-backs-travelife-sustainability.html</link><description>Majorca's Calvia region has backed the Federation of Tour Operators' sustainability programme in a move which could pave the way for the scheme to be rolled out across the whole of Spain.</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/11/13/29477/majorcas-calvia-region-backs-travelife-sustainability.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>Opinion: How the Travelife system is helping to lead the way</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/11/12/29390/opinion-how-the-travelife-system-is-helping-to-lead-the.html</link><description>Andy Cooper, director-general, Federation of Tour Operators, and head of development, ABTA on how the Travelife system is helping to lead the way</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/11/12/29390/opinion-how-the-travelife-system-is-helping-to-lead-the.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>ABTA members offered sustainability tool</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/10/08/29093/abta-members-offered-sustainability-tool.html</link><description>Operator members of ABTA are being offered a tool which allows them to measure how sustainable a hotel is.</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/10/08/29093/abta-members-offered-sustainability-tool.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>FTO calls for reassurances over Antigua</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/08/07/28424/fto-calls-for-reassurances-over-antigua.html</link><description>The Federation of Tour Operators has called for reassurance from Antigua's tourism ministry about security on the island,</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/08/07/28424/fto-calls-for-reassurances-over-antigua.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>ABTA announces new board appointments</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/22/28253/abta-announces-new-board-appointments.html</link><description>Virgin Holidays sales and operations director Stewart Baird and TUI Travel UK marketing and product director Tim Williamson both take their positions with immediate effect.</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/22/28253/abta-announces-new-board-appointments.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>ABTA boss defends subscriptions hike</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/10/28152/abta-boss-defends-subscriptions-hike.html</link><description>Small ABTA members are paying a huge rise in subscriptions as the price of retaining the major tour operators as members.</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/10/28152/abta-boss-defends-subscriptions-hike.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>UK tour operators lose tax claim against Treasury</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/28075/uk-tour-operators-lose-tax-claim-against-treasury.html</link><description>The Federation of Tour Operators has lost its appeal for £50 million in compensation for the rushed introduction of a doubling in air passenger duty at the beginning of last year.</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/07/02/28075/uk-tour-operators-lose-tax-claim-against-treasury.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>Better a high fee than no industry representation</title><link>http://www.ttglive.com/articledetails?groupId=10246&amp;CMPI_SHARED_articleId=831162&amp;CMPI_SHARED_CommentArticleId=831162&amp;CMPI_SHARED_ImageArticleId=831162&amp;CMPI_SHARED_ToolsArticleId=831162&amp;CMPI_SHARED_articleIdRelated=831162&amp;version=1.0</link><description>When the FTO joined forces with Abta, it was rumoured the association had to take on more than  ...</description><guid>http://www.ttglive.com/articledetails?groupId=10246&amp;CMPI_SHARED_articleId=831162&amp;CMPI_SHARED_CommentArticleId=831162&amp;CMPI_SHARED_ImageArticleId=831162&amp;CMPI_SHARED_ToolsArticleId=831162&amp;CMPI_SHARED_articleIdRelated=831162&amp;version=1.0</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:35:47 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.ttglive.com" /></item><item><title>ABTA-FTO merger provokes mixed reaction from travel agents</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/26/28018/abta-fto-merger-provokes-mixed-reaction-from-travel.html</link><description>Travel agents have expressed hope that the merger of ABTA and the Federation of Tour Operators will bring change for the better, but some remain sceptical</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/26/28018/abta-fto-merger-provokes-mixed-reaction-from-travel.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>Comment | ABTA-FTO merger must benefit small travel agents too</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/26/28024/comment-abta-fto-merger-must-benefit-small-travel-agents.html</link><description>The trade bodies merge on July 1, but some agents remain sceptical - particularly as they see subscription fees rise</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/26/28024/comment-abta-fto-merger-must-benefit-small-travel-agents.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:33:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>Analysis: what the ABTA and FTO merger means for travel</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/26/28010/analysis-what-the-abta-and-fto-merger-means-for-travel.html</link><description>ABTA and the Federation of Tour Operators become a single organisation on July 1. Ian Taylor reports on the consequences for the travel industry</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/26/28010/analysis-what-the-abta-and-fto-merger-means-for-travel.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>ABTA and FTO: timeline and merger details</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/26/28011/abta-and-fto-timeline-and-merger-details.html</link><description>Ian Taylor offers some background information on the ABTA and FTO merger - part of a feature on how the tie-up will affect the travel trade</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/26/28011/abta-and-fto-timeline-and-merger-details.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>ABTA and FTO founder Rene Chandler dies aged 95</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/25/28004/abta-and-fto-founder-rene-chandler-dies-aged-95.html</link><description>ABTA and Federation of Tour Operators founder member Rene Chandler died peacefully at her home in Upminster, Essex, on Friday, June 20, aged 95.</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/25/28004/abta-and-fto-founder-rene-chandler-dies-aged-95.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:40:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>ABTA and FTO to campaign on financial protection</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/12/27873/abta-and-fto-to-campaign-on-financial-protection.html</link><description>ABTA and the Federation of Tour Operators are poised to launch campaigns on consumer financial protection and the environment when the associations merge on July 1.</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/06/12/27873/abta-and-fto-to-campaign-on-financial-protection.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>FTO appeal against air passenger duty heard in Court of Appeal</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/27619/fto-appeal-against-air-passenger-duty-heard-in-court-of.html</link><description>The Federation of Tour Operators’ appeal against the Government’s decision to double Air Passenger Duty was heard in the Court of Appeal yesterday.</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/16/27619/fto-appeal-against-air-passenger-duty-heard-in-court-of.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>FTO set to take £50m APD claim to Court of Appeal</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/13/27578/fto-set-to-take-50m-apd-claim-to-court-of-appeal.html</link><description>The Federation of Tour Operators will resume its challenge to the Treasury over air passenger duty</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/05/13/27578/fto-set-to-take-50m-apd-claim-to-court-of-appeal.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; Organisations/Travel Industry Organisations/Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.travelweekly.co.uk" /></item><item><title>FTO backs Family Safe Holidays initiative</title><link>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/04/11/27250/fto-backs-family-safe-holidays-initiative.html</link><description>The Federation of Tour Operators (FTO) is supporting the Family Safe Holidays initiative designed to create and distribute a missing person poster rapidly...</description><guid>http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2008/04/11/27250/fto-backs-family-safe-holidays-initiative.html</guid><category domain="http://www.zibb.com">Travel/Travel Companies &amp; 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