ABTA yet to decide on 2008 convention venue
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2026
ABTA will not decide on a venue for 2008’s Travel Convention until the new year. The association usually closes the…
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Monarch comes under fire from passengers after scrapping Gatwick-Granada flights
Bev - Nov 30, 2026
Monarch has defended its decision to scrap its Gatwick-Granada flights earlier this month after receiving a petition from 630 "angry"…
5.2m ‘cruise virgins’ indentified as potential market
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2026
More than five million potential ‘cruise virgins’ have been identified as a market for UK travel agents to go after.…
Carpenter: Our offer is serious
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 30, 2026
Travel Trust Association director Todd Carpenter has hit back at claims it cannot fund an offer for Worldchoice. TTA is…
Family ‘time famine’ highlights importance of holidays
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2026
Pressures of modern day life are creating 'family time famine' with couples and children seeing foreign holidays as more important…
TUI outlines vision of future
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 30, 2026
Mobile phones which can download information from websites and children’s play areas on flights will be a reality for future…
Environmental ‘drive’ from First Choice
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 30, 2026
A gas-guzzling 80-seater coach is sent to pick up four journalists from a hotel. The destination: an early evening press…
Domestic tourism hit by summer floods
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2026
This summer’s record rainfall and floods in parts of the UK led to a six per cent slump in overnight…
Spanish chain outlines UK expansion plans
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2026
Spanish chain Barcelo Hotels & Resorts is to establish itself in the UK through the management of four-star hotel group Paramount…
English tourism awards finalists unveiled
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2026
Tourism’s commitment to sustainability and the environment will be recognised for the first time in the 2008 Enjoy England Awards…
Silverjet launches agent training programme
Bev - Nov 30, 2026
Silverjet has launched an online training programme for travel agents. Called the Silverjet Academy, the site features four modules with…
Lastminute.com hits 2m unique users a week
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2026
Lastminte.com has claimed record users in 2007, with the site attracting two million unique users a week for the first…
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