Travel is once again the easy target as a London MP prepares to table a question in Parliament about travel firms hiking prices during school holidays, says Lee Hayhurst
Virgin Atlantic has called for outright prohibition of the bid for BMI by British Airways’ parent International Airlines Group in its submission to the European Competition Commissioner.
Former Tapestry Holidays managing director Nick Wrightman is preparing to sue his former employer claiming it has missed a deadline to pay damages following an industrial tribunal.
Trade union Unite has demanded an assurance of no compulsory redundancies from Thomson Airways following the carrier’s decision to cut 600 cabin crew jobs.
The Civil Aviation Authority has written to tour operators and other Atol licence-holders warning them to prepare for changes to the way they sell holidays following the government’s decision to reform consumer financial protection.
Our resident City analyst David Stevenson sees some positive signs for the global economy in 2012 but conjurs up the words of economist JM Keynes to issue a warning over prospects for the UK
Travel Weekly honoured the best in the industry at a dazzling ceremony with top class entertainment at the Grosvenor House hotel in London on January 25. Here are the winners.
Oceania Cruises has been forced to push back the launch of new ship Riviera by three weeks due to strikes at the Italian ship yard where it is being built.
The industry came together to celebrate at last night’s Globe Awards against the background of market conditions that Travel Weekly Group chairman Clive Jacobs described as “the most challenging any of us have experienced”.
The Civil Aviation Authority has admitted it will be difficult to police the new Atol Certificate scheme until a centralised system is implemented in around two years’ time.
The start of the US antitrust lawsuit between American Airlines and Sabre Travel Network has been put back from June to August this year following a request by the carrier.
EasyJet has been found guilty of discriminating against wheelchair passengers by a court in France, where lawyers described the case as a “landmark ruling”.
Former Bales Worldwide sales and marketing director Iain Fenton has joined an executive recruitment company concentrating on the travel, leisure and hospitality sectors.
Travellers on the first day back to work today after the Christmas and New Year holidays face travel disruption as damaging winds and heavy rain hit the UK.
Fiona Jeffery, chairman of annual trade exhibition World Travel Market, has been appointed OBE in the New Year Honours list for services to the tourism industry.
Fragmented air traffic control systems across Europe are resulting in airline passengers facing needless delays of up to an hour, according to a report today.
Holidaymakers and business travellers accessing the internet on smartphones while overseas look set to continue to be hit with hugely inflated “roaming” prices.
The use of “hidden” credit and debit card surcharges to ramp up the price of flights and other goods is being banned by the government. The crackdown follows a call by the Office of Fair Trading for the fees, often added in the final stages of a transaction, to be blocked for debit cards. Treasury…
The European Court of Justice has ruled Brussels can legally compel airlines to join the European Union’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) from January 1.
A warning of widespread travel disruption has been issued ahead of a general strike in Belgium on Thursday – one of the busiest travel days of the year.
A watching brief is being kept on the recovering corporate travel sector as UK and European economies struggle, says Sujata Bhatia of American Express Business Insights
Lastminute.com co-founder Brent Hoberman is being linked to a deal with Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou as part of a multi-million pound co-investment to revamp the EasyCar rental business.
Tax authorities in Spain are understood to have begun investigating whether hoteliers in the country are paying the right level of VAT following the MedHotels case in the UK.
Confirmation this week that the government intends to make no changes on APD was another kick in the teeth for our industry and for destinations reliant on tourism.
