"OLIVIA
REIGNS IN SPAIN"
Northern Ireland Leisure Travel News - Nov 2004
SHE's
a winner! Just days after scooping the award for the Northern Ireland
Travel and Tourism Personality of the Year, Portrush born Olivia Mullan has
pledged even greater support for Ulster travellers.
And yesterday she revealed that from next Easter, her company,
Teleticket/Servitour would be the only travel company operating from ALL THREE
Northern Ireland airports.
Teleticket's first flight from Belfast City Airport will be to Malaga next
Easter, but by then a full summer programme of flights from Belfast City will
be in place.
"We are working on details of the programme at the moment," said
Olivia,
"but we will definitely be flying from Belfast City for the first time
in March.
"This means we will be reinforcing our aim of providing local flights
for local people."
Olivia, Commercial Director of Teleticket's parent company, Spanish tour giant
Servitour, received the top Awards' accolade for her achievements in setting
up direct services between the Province and Spain, aswell as for her considerable
efforts in selling the Province to the Spanish travel trade.
The Awards citation, delivered by broadcasting legend Angela Rippon at the
Slieve Donard gala, included the words: "a successful businesswoman in
the travel industry abroad but also a great ambassador for Northern Ireland
overseas".
Last month
Teleticket/Servitour announced its first programme of flights to Malaga and
Alicante from City of Derry Airport in addition to its services from Belfast
International to Spanish destinations.
And in the first week of going on sale, 25 per cent of seats on the new City
of Derry programme were snapped up by eager holidaymakers in the North West.
Olivia added: "We will be promoting and marketing the North West region
of Ireland to the Spanish market and hope to see up to 2,400 Spanish tourists
and business travellers making the trip to the North West during the first
year."
Olivia confessed that he had the "best weekend of her life" following
the Northern Ireland Travel and Tourism Awards gala. And she added: "Only
in Northern Ireland could someone go from being a
comparitive unknown to winning such a prestigious award in just three years."
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