BA appoints new head of consumer sales
Diane - Jul 10, 2026
British Airways has named Chris Rankin as its new head of consumer sales replacing Simon Brooks. Rankin, who previously worked…
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Cox & Kings returns to Zimbabwe after 10 years
Diane - Jul 10, 2026
Cox & Kings is reintroducing holidays to Zimbabwe this summer after a 10 year break. The upmarket tour operator feels…
Calls to follow Virgin on APD fight
Diane - Jul 10, 2026
The Fair Tax on Flying group has urged other UK airlines and operators to follow Virgin’s endorsement of the APD…
Heathrow still plagued by ‘unacceptable’ queues
Diane - Jul 10, 2026
Airport operator BAA has said passport queues have been "unacceptably long" during peak periods in the last few days. The…
London hotels lop Olympic rates
Ian Jarrett - Jul 10, 2026
JacTravel says it is seeing "a substantial decline" in London hotel rates as the Olympic Games deters visitors. Rates have…
ABTA announces new keynote speaker
Diane - Jul 10, 2026
Graham Cooke CEO and founder of web analytics company Qubit is the latest key speaker at this year’s ABTA Travel…
Realex wins McKenzie Cup in close run race
Diane - Jul 10, 2026
Realex has won the 2012 Travel Industry Yacht Regatta in the closest run race since the competition began. The online…
New Egyptian President is pro-tourism, says UNWTO
Gretchen Kelly - Jul 10, 2026
The United Nations World Tourism Organization's secretary-general, Taleb Rifai has congratulated new Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi on his election and…
Maggie White to leave Tourism Australia
Ian Jarrett - Jul 10, 2026
Tourism Australia is losing one of its longest serving executives, Maggie White, who will bring down the curtain on her…
ITB Asia adds new conference partners
Ian Jarrett - Jul 10, 2026
Messe Berlin (Singapore), organiser of ITB Asia, has added three new conference partners to this year’s programme line-up. Now in…
Ashes Test packages released
Ian Jarrett - Jul 10, 2026
The Cricket Australia Travel Office (CATO) has released a range of travel packages and fully escorted tours covering every Test…
Qantas checks into online accommodation market
Ian Jarrett - Jul 10, 2026
Qantas is entering Australia's online accommodation market with the launch of a new service called Hooroo. Hooroo will launch on…
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