Independent hotels ready to take on the World
Ian Jarrett - Oct 21, 2026
Independent four and five-star hotels competing against global chains are being given the chance to brand their business. Worldhotels is…
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Tiger clawed by AirAsia
Ian Jarrett - Oct 21, 2026
AirAsia has stepped up its attacks on rival low cost carrier Tiger Airways, launching newspaper ads in Singapore lampooning Tiger’s…
Convention special: Banks wary of travel industry
Linsey McNeill - Oct 20, 2026
Banks are wary about lending to travel companies because of the exposure they face when something goes wrong, a…
End in sight for BA strikes
Linsey McNeill - Oct 20, 2026
British Airways cabin crew could vote to end the long-running industrial dispute with the airline which has already led…
Convention Special: Panelists give mixed views on trading
Linsey McNeill - Oct 20, 2026
Hays Travel founder John Hays admitted that he did not have high expectations of growth for his business in…
Convention Special: BA attacked over financial protection
Linsey McNeill - Oct 20, 2026
British Airways was accused of having an arrogant approach to financial protection in a lively spat at one of…
Convention special: Book on a credit card, Pirie says
Linsey McNeill - Oct 20, 2026
The travel industry has an unhealthy obsession with traditional protection schemes when simply booking on a credit card would safeguard…
Peter Long welcomes new ATOL certificate
Linsey McNeill - Oct 20, 2026
TUI Travel has welcomed the Civil Aviation Authority's announcement that it plans to begin discussions on the introduction of a…
Convention Special: Less than 1 in 5 holidaymakers books on the high street
Linsey McNeill - Oct 20, 2026
Less than one in five people who booked a holiday in the past 12 months did so through a high…
Second Briton dies in Canary islands
Linsey McNeill - Oct 20, 2026
A second British holidaymaker this week has drowned in a hotel swimming pool in the Canary Islands, according to London's…
Monarch appoints new sales director
Linsey McNeill - Oct 20, 2026
Monarch Travel Group has appointed industry outsider Gary Anslow as sales director with responsibility for Cosmos, somewhere2stay, Avro and…
Gatwick wins approval for A380
Linsey McNeill - Oct 20, 2026
Gatwick is ready to compete for more long-haul traffic after being granted planning permission to operate the A380 super-jumbo jet.…
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