Search results

Travel Agent Is Dead campaign axed after 'hostile response'

An insurance provider has been forced to drop a social media campaign called ‘The Travel Agent is Dead’ after receiving an “unprecedentedly hostile response"...more >

E-Clear must be probed, says travel fraud watchdog

The head of the travel trade’s fraud prevention group has written to Visa and Mastercard asking why E-Clear was allowed to withhold funds from clients...more >

Agent-turned-inventor develops portable car seat for kids

A former Travel Counsellors consultant has invented a portable child car seat after being frustrated by the lack of safety provisions abroad...more >

Royal Caribbean to sail 10 ships in Europe in 2011

Royal Caribbean will operate 10 ships in Europe in summer 2011, up from the eight which are sailing this year. ...more >

Spanair to launch Madrid and Barcelona flights from Birmingham

Spanair is to launch its first scheduled operation in the UK in May with flights from Birmingham to Madrid and Barcelona....more >

Thomas Cook shop robbed by manager's boyfriend

A Thomas Cook shop has been robbed by the shop manager's boyfriend, according to reports. ...more >

Imaginative Traveller launches 'must-do trips' brochure

Tui adventure brand Imaginative Traveller has launched a brochure outlining 50 ‘must-do trips of a lifetime’....more >

BA union gains support from US

The Unite union leaders are meeting their counterparts in the United States today to discuss the planned walkout by cabin crew....more >

Corfu Thomas Cook trial adjourned until after Easter

The trial of two Thomas Cook reps and nine Greeks over the death of two children in Corfu has been adjourned until April 21. ...more >

Teletext Holidays recruits new business development director

Cressida Sergeant has become business development director at Teletext Holidays....more >

Tourism boom will see it outstrip other sectors

Tourism will grow at 3.5% a year for the next decade, outstripping the manufacturing, utilities, retailing, transport and communications sectors, according to new research....more >

Abta and ECPAT team up to tackle child abuse

A training course designed to help industry staff protect children from sexual exploitation has gone live at everychildeverywhere.com....more >

BA announces flying schedule for strikes

British Airways has announced which flights will be affected by the forthcoming strikes....more >

Manda Churchill leaves Tui to join 1st4Cruising parent

Totally Travel, the parent company of 1st4Cruising, has announced managing director Kevin Ivie will step down while Manda Churchill is to join from Tui Travel...more >

Queen Elizabeth boosts Cunard for 2011

Cunard has joined sister lines in the Carnival UK group, P&O Cruises and Princess Cruises, in launching its biggest ever programme of voyages for 2011/12....more >

New agent group to succeed Triton

An independent travel agents’ group that will become the successor to the Triton Travel Group super-consortium has thrown its weight behind Travel Weekly’s Yes Minister campaign for a dedicated...more >

FCO reviews Thai travel advice as protestors target capital

The Foreign Office (FCO) has reviewed its travel advice to Thailand following escalating political turmoil over the weekend, and warnings of bomb threats....more >

Gatwick faces 120 job losses as part of restructure

As many as 120 jobs may go at Gatwick as the airport’s new owners seek to distance themselves from the previous regime....more >

Celebrity Cruises to build on non-US growth

Celebrity Cruises will have three of its new Solstice-class ships in Europe next year, when Celebrity Silhouette launches, to meet growing demand for the brand from outside the US....more >

Travellers told to respect local laws as Brits face jail in Dubai

Customers visiting Dubai are being reminded to read up on local customs before they travel as a British couple face jail for kissing in public....more >

Back to top