Swine flu – don’t panic, WTTC urges
Phil Davies - Apr 30, 2026
The World Travel & Tourism Council has urged the industry not to panic over the growing threat of swine flu.…
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Holland confirms abolition of flight tax
Phil Davies - Apr 30, 2026
The Dutch government has confirmed the scrapping of the country’s flight tax after just a year. The tax, which was…
Pirate threat forces change to world cruise
Phil Davies - Apr 30, 2026
The threat of pirates attacking cruise ships has led to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines re-routeing a world cruise next year…
Registration for Travel Convention opens
Phil Davies - Apr 30, 2026
ABTA today opened registrations for this year’s Travel Convention in Barcelona. Attendance rates have been frozen at 2008 levels with the…
118118 figures show slump in cruise enquiries
Bev - Apr 30, 2026
The latest figures from directory enquiries service, 118118, showed a 33% drop in calls for passport and visa services and…
Youth travel brand emerges from social networking
Phil Davies - Apr 30, 2026
A former Club 18-30 boss has started a new youth holiday company aimed at “independently minded” travellers. John Davis, a…
Flybe releases part of winter schedule
Bev - Apr 30, 2026
Flybe has put part of its 2009/10 winter schedule on sale early. The expanded schedule, which begins on October 25,…
Comtec buys cruise module
Bev - Apr 30, 2026
Comtec has acquired the Traveltradex Cruise module and will rebrand it Travelconnect Cruise. It means Travelconnect users can now search…
Conference programme unveiled for new business travel event
Bev - Apr 30, 2026
Malmaison CEO Robert Cook, Sabre head of Europe Martin Cowley, and HSBC head of procurement David Pritchard are lined up…
Scanners in operation as WHO lifts pandemic alert level
Ian Jarrett - Apr 30, 2026
GENEVA - The UN's World Health Organisation has raised the alert over swine flu to level five - one short…
Emirates near-miss probe identifies data entry error
Ian Jarrett - Apr 30, 2026
CANBERRA - An error in the cockpit has been identified by a preliminary report into an incident that saw an…
AIME 09 defies the downturn
Ian Jarrett - Apr 30, 2026
MELBOURNE - - AIME 09 (17th Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo) held in Melbourne in February, has confirmed its status…
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