Economic Gloom 'not Impacting On Tourism' 10/07/2008
Economic problems in the UK are not putting people off booking holidays, it has been revealed. According to the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), holidays are now widely seen as a necessity and not a luxury. Therefore, many are cutting back on their spending in some areas in order to make sure they can afford a trip to foreign shores. Sean Tipton, spokesperson for ABTA, commented: "We are in a situation which is potentially quite depressing. "One way to escape the current economic gloom is to take a foreign holiday." He added that the poor weather in the UK has also contributed to the desire to book a trip overseas, as areas such as the Mediterranean offer consistently good weather. This contrasts sharply with Britain, which has been tipped by the Met Office to see... more

Words Of Advice When Buying Property Abroad 05/04/2008
Phrases like ‘credit crunch’ and ‘global financial crisis’ are having little effect on us resilient Brits, and whilst we may actually be feeling something of a financial squeeze and saving less and spending more cautiously, this has had nothing of a dampening effect on our insatiable desire for a place in the sun it seems! Whether your reasons for considering buying a property abroad stem from the fact that you can’t get a foothold on the British property ladder, you’re fed up with life in the UK or you want to invest in a property abroad rather than a poor returning pension plan back home, there are some words of advice that we would like to impart for you to think about when buying property abroad. If you want a jet to let property – i.e., a home abroad that you will rent out and... more

Mobiltel Selects Teradata For Analytical Intelligence 23/04/2008
Teradata Corporation, the global leader in enterprise data warehousing, today announced that MobilTel AD, Bulgaria's number one mobile operator, is implementing a Teradata system for pan-enterprise business intelligence with a focus on marketing analytics to improve customer relationship management (CRM). The Teradata information environment will provide both deeply detailed data as well as aggregated reports - resulting in faster and more accurate intelligence for decision making. The system will also ensure more precise and insightful business analyses - derived from high-performance in-database data mining. With key performance indicators readily available, MobilTel will be able to enrich its business intelligence as well as optimize its CRM. "We have five million customers... more