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Top 10: Travel Weekly’s most-read stories of 2008

With just a few hours of 2008 remaining, we’ve dug into the Travel Weekly records to find out which news stories scored the most hits this year…


News stories



  1. BA London City flight to New York will require fuel stop

  2. TUI to close 100 agencies

  3. Three found guilty of travel agency fraud

  4. Four in court over holiday fraud

  5. Online Travel Group confirms failure

  6. Libra Holidays Group changes name to Allbury Travel Group

  7. Virgin Holidays buys Travel City Direct

  8. Fraudsters jailed for a total of 18 years

  9. Agents told to take second jobs as forward sales suffer

  10. Antigua shooting: ABTA advises tourists to be vigilant

Top subject pages



  1. XL Leisure Group failure

  2. Globe Travel Awards 2008

  3. World Travel Market 2008

  4. Advantage Conference 2008

  5. Agent Excellence Awards 2008

Top features



  1. Winter sun 2008/09: Holiday hotspots

  2. All-inclusive resorts: What’s new for 2009

  3. Wedding anniversary holiday ideas (part one)

  4. How would an economic downturn affect the travel industry?

  5. Review: Eurostar leisure select, St Pancras International to Lille

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