16-02-2023, 12:56 AM
(16-02-2023, 12:43 AM)Kojak Wrote:BBC Travel handle the corporate side of bookings, and act as an in house travel agency in effect.(16-02-2023, 12:01 AM)Newsroom Wrote: Why does everyone jump to 'half term' as being a reason why presenters are off? All the presenters being discussed have mature families or none at all.
Secondly - getting someone from Cardiff to Scotland is hardly a brain ache! Guaranteed both network pres wouldn't have caught the train which is substantially more than a plane! They'll have flown up with a bunch of journalists and shared the cost.
Anyway surely an org like the Beeb would have long ago negotiated cheaper rates with such an airline? As you say it would make much more sense for journos in that position to fly up.
Generally, and specifically post Covid, the expectation is that train travel will be booked unless the Division finance can be assured that air travel is the only appropriate way.