Thomson claims success with flying campaign
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 21, 2026
Thomson is claiming that sales of foreign holidays are gradually starting to rise after an advertising campaign to promote the…
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Choice launches price war against budget brands
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 21, 2026
Choice Hotels has hit out at the growing number of budget ‘lodge’ properties and claims that it will match their…
Travelodge sold for £675m
Phil Davies - Aug 21, 2026
Budget chain Travelodge has been acquired by a Dubai-based investment firm for £675 million. Dubai International Capital has purchased the…
ASPIRE and STEPS to join forces
Phil Davies - Aug 21, 2026
ASPIRE, the two-day event for travel and tourism students, is to be held jointly with the Spanish Tourism Exchange for…
UK launch for Hotel upSell
Phil Davies - Aug 21, 2026
Technology that enables hoteliers to automatically offer upgrades when travel agents book hotel rooms via Sabre has been introduced in…
Stansted workers to strike over Bank Holiday
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 21, 2026
Passengers are facing further misery at Stansted Airport after baggage handlers and check-in staff voted to strike over the Bank…
ABC TV’s Chaser Boys prank on Virgin Blue – should it be taken more seriously – let The Mole have your comments
John Alwyn-Jones - Aug 21, 2026
TravelMole subscribers may have read recently about the prank played by the ABC TV’s Chaser Boys on Virgin Blue at…
Mulpha bids for control of Australia’s Grand Hotel Group
John Alwyn-Jones - Aug 21, 2026
Malaysian owned property group Mulpha International Bhd has made a bid to take control of publicly-traded Australian luxury hotel group…
Qantas increases flights to regional NSW
Graham Muldoon - Aug 21, 2026
Qantas announced late last week it would increase services to Armidale and Tamworth, with additional flights to provide the opportunity…
Changes to Qantas International Fuel Surcharges
Graham Muldoon - Aug 21, 2026
Qantas said today that, due to continuing record fuel prices, it would increase its international fuel surcharges for tickets issued…
Jasons Travel Media – new Chief Executive
Graham Muldoon - Aug 21, 2026
Travel publisher John Sandford is to step aside as Chief Executive and Publisher of Jasons Travel Media, the company he…
Directional selling soars in tough market
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 18, 2026
Directional selling among major tour operators has intensified this summer because package holiday sales have been so poor. Thomson, which…
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