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Industry bosses back Travel Weekly's call for tourism minister

Travel Weekly’s campaign demanding that the next government creates a post for a dedicated tourism minister has won high level backing from within the industry...more >

Barrhead Travel makes Sunday Times top employers list

Barrhead Travel was the only travel agency to make it into The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For list yesterday...more >

New charges for US visitors as Obama signs Travel Promotions Act

US President Barack Obama has given the final go-ahead for a major programme designed to attract more overseas visitors to the US....more >

Advantage launches training academy

Advantage Travel Centres has revamped its member training scheme and renamed it the Advantage Training Academy....more >

Regent Holidays upgrades website

Regent Holidays has celebrated its 40th anniversary by upgrading its website and introducing an agent-only section....more >

Corfu mother warns other holidaymakers

The mother of two children who died after a carbon monoxide leak while on holiday in Corfu today warned other families of the dangers of the deadly gas. ...more >

Premier Holidays reports record sales

Premier Holidays has reported record sales for the second month in a row in Februay, despite a fall in conversion rates....more >

Gas expert condemns Corfu deaths boiler

A gas boiler that leaked carbon monoxide into a holiday bungalow and killed two children was the worst installation an expert had seen in 50 years, a court heard today. ...more >

Yes Minister: Back our call for a tourism champion in government

Travel Weekly this week sets out its key demand for the forthcoming general election – that the incoming government must create a senior ministerial post for the tourism industry....more >

Rival lobby group to Abta looks set to take off

Independent travel agents took a step closer to forming their own rival to Abta last week as they seek to increase their influence on government policy. ...more >

New Atol rules 'must be enforced'

Any new Atol regime must make it impossible for dynamic packaging agents to avoid regulations, the Association of Atol Companies (AAC) has demanded. AAC legal adviser Alan Bowen said a survey...more >

Medhotels 'likely to lose' VAT tribunal

Medhotels 'likely to lose' VAT tribunal...more >

Comment: Travel needs a dedicated minister to fight its cause

For our industry to prosper it must get the recognition it deserves at Westminster, says Lucy Huxley...more >

No direct sell ploy behind e-tickets, Carnival UK insists

Bosses of the UK’s leading group of cruise operators have denied that passenger details collected for e-ticketing will be used to increase its share of direct bookings....more >

MSC bids for new UK cruise market

MSC Cruises is looking to build a new market of UK cruisers by moving its UK base from Dover to Southampton next year....more >

Agents doubt Tui discounting claims

Independent agents have reacted with disbelief to claims by Tui Travel that it intends to discount less online. ...more >

IATA payments deal likely

An agreement is expected to be reached to allow agents to continue paying airlines on a monthly basis rather than weekly or fortnightly as proposed by Iata....more >

Badly fitted appliance caused Corfu deaths, court told

A catalogue of errors installing and maintaining a gas boiler caused a carbon monoxide leak that led to the deaths of two children, a court heard today. ...more >

Two cruise passengers killed as huge wave hits ship

Two cruise passengers died when a Louis Cruise Lines ship was hit by a huge wave off the coast of France, according to reports. The Cypriot-owned Louis Majesty, carrying nearly 2,000 people, ...more >

BA says 1,000 volunteers will stand in for cabin crew

British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has said 6,000 volunteers have offered to stand in for cabin crew during a potential strike....more >

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