Travel Republic Press Release - 28th January 2009 - For Immediate Release

Travel Republic Offers “Chavs” A 10% Hotel Discount

ONLINE travel giant Travel Republic has slammed Activities Abroad for its snobby stance on ‘chav’ names and is offering a 10% discount to Biancas, Dazzas and Chantelles.

Managing director Paul Furner said: “For a business to come out publicly, with such blatantly biased and offensive comments, and to describe their holidays as ‘chav free’, is simply outrageous.

“We actively encourage bookings from everyone, irrespective of their name and its perceived social standing.

“In fact we’re delighted to have 1600 Shannons, 1100 Courtneys, 600 Chantelles, 500 Kylies, 400 Tiffanys, 300 Candices and 200 Britneys on our database, and to have 2 Candices, a Chantelle and a Dazza among our staff.”

In an attempt to offer some comfort to those affected, Travel Republic is offering a 10% discount on hotel bookings made by customers with one of the ten ‘chav’ names identified by Activities Abroad*. The offer runs for the next two weeks (up to midnight on Wed February 11th). To take advantage of the discount, ‘chavs’ should enter Promotional Code DAZZA when booking.

* Britney, Kylie, Bianca, Tiffany, Dazza, Chardonnay, Chantelle, Candice, Courtney and Shannon

About TravelRepublic.co.uk

  • The TravelRepublic.co.uk website offers charter, low-cost and scheduled airlines, powerful rate shopping technology for hotel rooms and apartments, plus hotel reviews and resort guides written by its customers. Customers can save up to 50% on the price of a comparable package holiday purchased online or on the high street.
  • TravelRepublic.co.uk works with over 100 different flight operators and offers flights to more than 200 destinations in Europe, the Caribbean, Florida and Canada, plus numerous ski resorts and exotic destinations.  The website also offers over 30,000 discounted hotels, apartments and villas plus a wide range of other services such as taxi transfers, airport parking and car hire. The website gives customers complete flexibility with flights, hotels and durations.

  • Other recent TravelRepublic.co.uk achievements include

    • Sep 2007 - TravelRepublic.co.uk appears for the first time in the IMRG-Hitwise Hot Shops List which ranks the UK's top 50 most popular internet retailers, across all sectors.
    • Nov 2007 - TravelRepublic.co.uk is unveiled as the fastest-growing non user-generated content brand online in the UK.
    • Apr 2008 – Winner of Online Agent of the Year award at the Agent Achievement Awards. Winner of Best Online Travel Agency Website and Online Travel Brand of the Year at the Travolution Awards.
    • 2008 - Winner of "Travel Company of the Year - Retailer over £50 Million Turnover" - The TTG Travel Awards.
    • 2008 - Winner of "Best Online Travel Agent Website" - TravelMole.Com Travel & Tourism Web Awards.

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