ESTraveller September/October 2000
Summary
in English
Estraveller
is Estravel's quarterly customer magazine with an ordinary circulation
of 11,000 copies. 9,500 copies of Estraveller are sent by direct mail
to Estravel's loyal customers, the Estravel Kuldkaart (Gold card) owners,
and partners, and the rest is distributed through Estravel's sales offices.
The autumn issue was even printed in 15,000 copies due to the International
Travel Trade Fair TOUREST'2000, held in September in Tallinn, and containes
material about many facets of Estravel and the services and products offered.
In 2001 six issues of Estraveller will be published.
Trade Fairs in Cologne, Germany are becoming increasingly popular among
Estonian businessmen, eager to obtain international business contacts.
Sirje Puust-Mumme, project leader of Estonian Chamber of Commerce and
the representative of Cologne Trade Fairs in Estonia, tells our readers
about Köln Messe, and shares the experience of Estonian trade exhibitors
and visitors.
In addition to its usual inbound and outbound travel services, Estravel
also offers conference services, arranging wide variety of events from
small meetings to big international congresses. "Every small detail counts
in the final outcome of a conference," says Malle Pottsepp, manager of
Estravel's conference department. "And we at Estravel are good in details.
This saves a lot of time and money to our customers."
Few of us have been to Lapland, but we have heard a lot about this Land
of Santa Claus and reindeer. And in reality it is all there - heaps of
snow several metres high, reindeer crossing the streets in villages, clean
air and endless expanse. In this article Finnish Tourist Board invites
you to visit ski centres in Finland which offer a wide choice of activities
to both children and adults.
Finnish
Railways is a stable company, the speed of its development satisfactory
and renewal process underway," says Pekka Söderling, passenger traffic
director of VR Ltd. New cosy airconditioned coaches have been introduced,
resulting in a steady growth of both long-distance and Helsinki commuter
traffic. From Finland there are three daily train connections to Russia.,
two to St.Petersburg and one to Moscow, and tickets are available at Estravel.
Tjäreborg, once a small private Danish charter company, belongs now to
the world's biggest tour operator Airtours and has a 13 per cent market
share in Finland. Its package tours to several destinations, especially
to the Canary Islands, are popular in Estonia too. "We have a good quality/price
ratio, wide choice of destinations and hotels, special prices for children
and families and interesting sightseeing programmes," says Jukka Ahonen,
marketing manager of Tjäreborg.
Estravel's
marketing manager Jüri Toomel travelled to Kenya, and now shares his impressions
of such out-of-stream places like Maasai Mara Nature Reserve and Lamu
Island. "Most of Estonian tourists go to beach hotels near Mombasa," Toomel
says. "But I strongly suggest to experience something more exotic instead,
or in addition to that."
Royal Cliff Beach Resort is one of the most famous hotel complexes in
Asia and very popular among Estonians. Estraveller describes in this article
the Royal Cliff hotels as well as the services offered in Pattaya.
The
Seaside Hotel in Helsinki is situated by the sea, 10 minutes walk from
the city centre and in close vicinity of the West Harbour. The former
cheese factory, today a 4-star hotel provides high standard accommodation
for business and leisure travellers. Due to a special contract and large
volumes, Estravel can offer highly competitive room rates at this hotel.
