Trading standards attack ‘fictitious’ online travel prices
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
Budget airlines and tour operators that continue to abuse holiday and flight pricing on the internet have come under fire…
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Leger Holidays sets up temporary booking line
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
Leger Holidays has set up a back-up reservations service for agents after its office had to be evacuated as a…
Many ABTA members ‘may stop selling travel insurance’
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
ABTA has voiced "disappointment" that travel agents and tour operators will lose their exemption from Financial Services Authority regulation for…
BCD Travel snaps up Irish partner agency
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
BCD Travel has stepped up its presence in Ireland by acquiring Tommy Tobin Travel for an undisclosed sum. The Irish…
Ryanair’s bid for Aer Lingus ‘to be blocked’
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
Ryanair expects the European Commission to block its bid to take over Aer Lingus this week. The no-frills carrier was…
New Seabourn flagship to be named Odyssey
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
Luxury cruise line Seabourn is to name its $250 million new flagship Seabourn Odyssey. The 450-passenger, all-suite vessel will be the…
Online agents to sell Silverjet flights
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
All business class carrier Silverjet has secured distribution through six key online travel agents. The UK airline which operates between…
Trainline to acquire smart card software firm
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
The Trainline is to embrace smartcard technology after agreeing to acquire software company AST. The deal for an undisclosed sum…
Jetstar eyes Gold Coast for direct international flights
John Alwyn-Jones - Jun 27, 2026
An ABC report this morning says that Jetstar is looking at introducing direct international flights to the Gold Coast. Jetstar's…
Fiji tourism pays $89m in taxes
John Alwyn-Jones - Jun 27, 2026
The Fiji tourism industry contributes about $89million in taxes annually, it was revealed recently by accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, which conducted…
Sanctions a side issue in Fiji
John Alwyn-Jones - Jun 27, 2026
In a report in The Dominion Post yesterday Richard Longs says Jonathon Hunt for Fiji, then? The suggestion, from a…
Virgin Blue closes international airline naming competition
John Alwyn-Jones - Jun 27, 2026
Virgin Blue has closed its competition in which the general public were asked to suggest potential names for its new…
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