Qantas passengers in nosedive get huge compensation
Diane - Jan 03, 2026
Qantas passengers on board an Airbus A330 when it nosedived in 2008 have been awarded up to £250,000 compensation each.…
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Honours for Contiki Travel founder, WTM chair
Ian Jarrett - Jan 03, 2026
Founder of Contiki Travel John Anderson has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Developed in…
The Louvre is world’s most visited museum
Ian Jarrett - Jan 03, 2026
The Louvre in Paris was the world’s most popular museum last year with a record 8.8 million visitors to the…
Thailand: Let’s not risk losing tourists
Ian Jarrett - Jan 03, 2026
Tourism leaders in Thailand have urged the industry to prepare risk-management plans to cope with any further instability following last…
UK interest in Australia, NZ perks up
Ian Jarrett - Jan 03, 2026
In its first Travel Trends 2012 report, flight comparison site Skyscanner has revealed that Australia and New Zealand are seeing…
Intrepid goes sailing
Ian Jarrett - Jan 03, 2026
Intrepid Travel has launched small group sailing adventures in Europe and South East available to both groups and solo travellers…
Ships ahoy in Bali
Ian Jarrett - Jan 03, 2026
Bali saw a record number of cruise ships visit the island last year - 35 berthed at the Benoa port…
Emirates A380 arrives in Kuala Lumpur
Ian Jarrett - Jan 03, 2026
Emirates has become the first airline to operate a scheduled Airbus A380 service to Malaysia. Piloted by Malaysian national Captain…
Travel agent pay bucks trend
Diane - Dec 30, 2026
Travel agents and pilots have had one of the lowest drops in living standards of all professions according to research…
Traditional tour ops in ‘terminal decline’
Diane - Dec 30, 2026
Operators need to radically change their business to survive in 2012 claims accountant KPMG. The company says that traditional high-volume…
Airline chiefs claim APD unfair as emissions tax begins
Diane - Dec 30, 2026
Airline chiefs have again called for the Government to scrap APD as the EU emissions tax comes into force in…
Short breaks fall as travellers cut back
Diane - Dec 30, 2026
Short breaks are on the decline as less holidaymakers plan for an ‘extra’ holiday in 2012. Of 5,000 travellers questioned,…
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