Mondrago Multimedia's Learn2Book Viewdata training has been mapped on to ATP.  Industry professionals can earn 20 points for doing the training.  Mondrago was formed to develop realistic training for those in the travel industry. The company is headed by teaching professionals who have over 25 years experience in teaching travel and tourism in further education colleges.  

However, they also have extensive experience in working in various sectors of the travel industry and work with a range of industry partners to ensure that their software reflects current industry practice.  Mondrago use the latest techniques to create software that brings travel reservation systems to your PC. For more information go to http://sites.google.com/site/learn2book.

Mondrago are offering a discount of 25% to any ATP member wishing to purchase Learn2Book.  Learn2Book currently retails for £199, but ATP members can purchase it for £149 until the end of October. This is a great £50 saving.  ATP members will need to purchase the software via www.onlinetraveltraining.co.uk and quote their ATP membership number.

The ABTA Events team are running the popular Dealing with Complaints seminar on 11 June in London. This seminar combines presentations by guest speakers from organisations including Cosmos and Trading Standards with a workshop where attendees are able to discuss ideas and learn from the expertise of our specialist panel. It's for staff at all levels that deal with customers either face to face, or via another medium. You'll also gain three points towards the Accredited Travel Professional Scheme for attending this seminar.

For more information go to www.abta.com/events or email events@abta.co.uk

ATP attended the grand opening of Intraining's (very swanky ed.) new offices in Sheffield on Friday 3rd April.  The event was very well attend with over 100 guests present from a wide range of companies including Tui, ABTA, City & Guilds, Edexcel & Hays Travel.

Intraining also formalised the strategic partnership with New Frontiers to promote the take-up of Government funded NVQ Apprenticeships.  This new service offers clients the opportunity to enable employees to gain a National Vocational Qualification - while they work! NVQ Training is a great way to help boost staff expertise, confidence and commitment - and best of all its fully funded by Government!

We are delighted to be working with Intraining to help as many travel people access to funded NVQ qualifications as possible.  The take-up so far has been really positive across both business & leisure sectors.   Bruce Martin, Operations Director, New Frontiers

Since 1995 Edutour is the exclusive distributor of the Mundus training and simulation software for GDSs.  The combined expertise of Mundus and Edutour is a guarantee for the quality of the software and courses offered.

The Online GDS Amadeus and Online GDS Galileo training have both been mapped onto the ATP programme. Each training programme will earn ATP members 20 points.

For more information go to www.edutour.nl .

We still have a few spaces left on the Tourism Industry and Academics conference on 1 June at the Strand Palace Hotel in London.  If our 2008 conferences are anything to go by it promises to be a very lively event with lots of exciting debate.

This is exactly what ABTA, The Tourism Society and the ITT aim to achieve with this conference - dialogue between educators, students and industry professionals about what currently works, what doesn't and how we can all work together to make sure we understand the qualifications available in travel and tourism and ensure that when students graduate they are sought after by our industry for the valuable skills and knowledge they can bring to employers.

For more information and to book go to : http://www.tourismsociety.org/events/overcoming_employment_challenges_tourism

ATP members are reminded that they stand to win a lovely bottle of bubbly compliments of Travel Uni simply by writing a short blog about the latest training course, FAM trip or other travel event that you've attended. So not only can you earn your CPD points, but you could also end up kicking back and sipping on some cold, decadent bubbles.

This month's winner is Tony Graham, Tailormade Executive at American Express. To read Tony's blog click here.

If you would like to win a bottle of bubbly write about your experiences and email your 250 words to Sally Oakey at Travel Uni on sally.oakey@bmipublications.com.

Don't forget that you get fantastic offers through People Value as part of your ATP membership. For example, this month you can get a pair of Morphy Richards cordless hair straighteners for only £20.99 - a massive £29 saving!

Other offers include a portable pilates set for only £8.00, iSynergy MP3 Speakers for £8, and the rest of the discounts you get on supermarkets, high street stores and much, much more. You'll find your access code to People Value on the members pages under Benefits. If you have any questions or comments please email administrator@travelprofessional.co.uk  or call Vicki Wolf on 020 3117 0549.