Top 10 of 2010: Travel Weekly’s most-read stories of the year

Collapses, strikes, mergers, weather and volcanoes – this year has certainly been eventful.

Unusually, many of the year's biggest stories happened during the summer, a traditionally quiet period for news. Seven of our ten most-read stories come from the summer period, and five of those seven from August.

 

As we go into 2011, let's hope the coming 12 months are just as exciting, but that the stories that make the news are more positive for the travel industry. You can add your comments on our list below, or discuss it on the travelhub forums.

 

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from everyone on the Travel Weekly team.

 

1. Goldtrail Holidays fails with 16,000 overseas	July
2. Kiss flights ceases trading	August
3. Thomas Cook and Co-operative retail stores to merge	August
4. Sun4u collapse heightens lates market fears	August
5. Airports shut as snow hits the uk	December
6. UK airports remain shut as volcanic ash cloud spreads	April
7. Keith Prowse parent to call in administrators	August
8. Monster Travel ceases trading	July
9. French air traffic strike to impact UK flights	September
10. Viking Airlines makes fleet and job cuts	August