Cruise line gets tough on discounting
Bev - Oct 15, 2026
Royal Caribbean has warned agents that it's going to get tough on discounting as it unveils new commercial terms. The…
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Commission cut by Royal Caribbean
Bev - Oct 15, 2026
Royal Caribbean International will cut its base commission to agents from 15% to 10% from January 1. The drop is…
Arrest warrant issued for airline boss
Bev - Oct 15, 2026
An arrest warrant has been issued for Vijay Mallya, the owner of Kingfisher Airlines, after he failed to adhere to…
High street retailers urged to back new ‘Association of Travel Agents’
Linsey McNeill - Oct 15, 2026
Barrhead Travel boss Bill Munro has emerged as the man most likely to head a new agent's lobby group being…
British man killed after seal-watching boat capsizes
Diane - Oct 15, 2026
A British man was killed after a boat capsized on a seal-watching trip in Cape Town. A member of the…
Two more execs leave Thomas Cook
Diane - Oct 15, 2026
Thomas Cook's chief commercial officer Neil Morris and chief financial officer Michelle MacMahon have resigned from the tour operator as…
New search engine site for specialist tour ops
Diane - Oct 15, 2026
Travelwhere is re-launching as a search engine website featuring itineraries from more than 60 specialist tour operators. Formerly a brochure…
ABTA reveals destination for annual Travel Convention
Linsey McNeill - Oct 15, 2026
ABTA's Travel Convention in 2013 will be held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from October 21 to 23. The venue was announced…
Heathrow expansion would lead to more pollution deaths
Diane - Oct 15, 2026
A third runway at Heathrow would lead to significantly more early deaths from pollution according to a new study by…
Kingfisher cleared for departure
Ian Jarrett - Oct 15, 2026
India's Kingfisher Airlines has been asked by the country's aviation ministry why it shouldn't be grounded permanently. With seven years…
AirAsia cools on Air Batavia
Ian Jarrett - Oct 15, 2026
AirAsia has set out the reasons it is walking away from a July agreement to acquire Indonesia's Air Batavia. AirAsia…
Agents warned: Don’t fall asleep at the wheel
Ian Jarrett - Oct 15, 2026
Robert Bailey, president and CEO of Abacus International, has told travel agents that there has never been a better time…
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