Friday 2 January 2009

Will you take a holiday in 2009?

Its been a burning question for many travel businesses since October 2008 - will the UK public be taking their holidays as normal in 2009 or will this grey cloud of financial depression hit our yearly trip to sunnier shores?

We're optimistic here at Beat The Brochure and do not think it will be as bad as the dooms day brigade are making out. We honestly believe that the British Public feel they 'deserve' a holiday at least once a year and if they are saving their pennies for anything atall, it will be their yearly get-away.


So Where exactly is a good holiday destination for 2009?

With the Euro hammering the Pound and the Dollar also in a stroner position, we believe this years hot destinations will be Egypt Holidays and Turkey Holidays. There are some great value All Inclusive hotels in each as well as beautiful beaches along the coast lines of Sharm El Sheikh and Olu Deniz.

So if you are looking for a great travel offer in 2009 take a look at some of the great holiday destination guides on the website, or contact our sales team.

Happy New Year!

Monday 25 February 2008

Pilot Sacked for 'Top Gun Style' Fly-By

Captain Ian Wilkinson, a seniour captain at Cathay Pacific astounded passengers as well as onlookers by swooping a Boeing 777 to within 8.5 metres from the ground at almost 350mph!

It was the maiden flight for the brand new addition to the Cathay Pacific fleet from Boeings factory in Washington, cheered on by onlookers. Passengers on the £100 million plane even included Chris Pratt, the chairman of Cathay Pacific.

Buit when footage of the fly by leaked on the internet, the champagne celebrations turned murky and Captain Wilkinson was sacked from his £250,000 a year job. A spokesman said: “The pilot in command of the flight was dismissed as he had neither sought nor obtained the necessary company approval to undertake such a fly-by.”

We feel a bit sorry for Captain Wilkinson as we thinks its pretty cool...but none the less he's now got the boot so we thought we'd show you the clip!

REMEMBER: Although this is just four seconds, it is almost 350mph and 8.5m from the ground!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7hpVH1IAQM

Wednesday 21 November 2007

Staff Go-Karting Day

Gentlemen start your engines......ladies too!

On Sunday 19th November, some of the BeatTheBrochure sales team and management spent an evening go karting.

Days before hand the banter and heckling started on the sales floor, with audacious claims like "I'm related to Lewis Hamilton .." and "I've never go-karted before in my life..."(of course you haven't JP) and so on, with varied side bets also being put into the mix. But this meant absolutely nothing on the day. Petrol, grease and burning rubber was on the menu and it was clear that some had bitten off more than they could chew!

The first few races were exciting and involved several drivers being black flagged, which became the norm for the rest of the day, eventually resulting in several of our drivers being given life term bans from the track.

8 gruelling races and a final later, the titles were taken as follows:

1st - David 'Disqualified' Ox (car no.3) - Worldwide Consulatant
2nd - Daniel 'The Face' Ox (car no.1) - Web Reservations Team
3rd - Jean 'Button' Paul (car no.2) - Web Resrevation Team

A clear agreement was made that Davids' extra 0.5 seconds per lap advantage on everyone else was due to his 9.5 stone body weight, bringing a clear advantage over everyone else. But then again, maybe none of us like to lose.

UNTIL NEXT TIME!

Sunday 18 November 2007

Sex ban on the new A380


With the introduction of the new A380 craft, airlines have made it clear to all double bed suite passengers that there is definately no sex allowed on board!


Singapore Airlines were the first to take on the new craft and Stephen Forshaw, the companies spokesman said “If couples used our double beds to engage in inappropriate activity, we would politely ask them to desist”


“If couples used our double beds to engage in inappropriate activity, we would politely ask them to desist,” said the company’s Stephen Forshaw.
But BeatTheBrochure have had reports that these cabins are very cosy indeed and short of suppltying oysters for their passengers, champagne and privacy are standard.
For flights on the new A380 of further info, pleaase ciontact our flight specialists on 0870 950 9690, or book flightsonline at http://www.beatthebrochure.com/Flights.aspx?Offer=Yes

Thursday 25 October 2007

Welcome!




Hello and welcome to the new BeatTheBrochure blog.

Intended for our employees, clients and potential clients alike, this blog space is intended to keep you up to date on the latest information from our company, including news, competitions, and related developments.

Our Technology

As you may already know, behind BeatTheBrochure is a unique technology created to compare fares from airlines, hotel bed banks, car hire companies and many other travel products in one simple search, providing the very best prices to our users and also to our in house sales team.

What are the benefits of using our technology? It saves you time and money!

Our flight search is connected 'live' to Budget airlines, charter operators and scheduled airline fare information. This means that you can compare and book fares from Easyjet, Ryanair, Thomson, and British airways to name a few, in one search, simply and easily.

Our hotel compare and book facility is connected to 5 of the largest bed banks in the world and again can put the power of finding a cheap hotel in your hands!

Why surf individual sites for hours to find the best prices possible when you have it right here in one easy comparison search...?


Our Mission

Holidays are an important part of everyones lives. They can bring much needed rest, excitement, romance and discovery and are a considered a necessity in the modern world.

At Beat the Brochure, we believe we can offer the very best priced holidays to our clients, delivered with superior knowledge and excellent service.

Our Clients

The most important component of BeattheBrochure. Without our clients wouldnt exist and although we are an online agency, we are still human and love to hear from our clients.

If you have any feedback on our services, company, blog or would just like a chat, then please drop us an e-mail on the following:

blog@beatthebrochure.com

Happy Holidays!