Women in tourism: A chance to SHINE
Ginny McGrath - Dec 20, 2026
Nominations will close this week for an awards scheme that seeks to recognise the leading women in the travel, tourism…
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Two UK families devastated in Orlando crash
- Dec 20, 2026
Three British holidaymakers have been killed, with three children being critically injured, in a road crash in Florida. Members of…
Ride in Marshall Tito’s train
- Dec 20, 2026
Visitors to Serbia are reportedly being offered rides on the personal train of former leader Marshall Tito, in which such…
In-flight mobile calls a step nearer?
- Dec 20, 2026
Communications experts are considering ways to allow mobile phones to be used on aircraft – and technological solutions are already…
Bondi beach stubs out cigarettes
- Dec 20, 2026
Smoking is now outlawed on world-famous Bondi beach, with plans to extend the ban to other areas. As of today,…
Cheapflights boosts travel website traffic
Phil Davies - Dec 17, 2026
Search engines and travel industry portals are becoming of growing importance as access points to agency websites. Latest clickstream data…
Cendant acquires Gullivers/OctopusTravel.com
Phil Davies - Dec 17, 2026
US travel giant Cendant has continued its rapid expansion by acquiring Gullivers Travel Associates and online arm OctopusTravel.com. The $1.1…
Carnival cruises to record profits
Phil Davies - Dec 17, 2026
Carnival, the world’s largest cruise group, has issued an optimistic forecast for 2005 after seeing net profits rise to a…
Launch of “intuitive” business travel booking system
Phil Davies - Dec 17, 2026
A system designed to simplify business travel arrangements has been launched by Ickenham Business Travel. Blueprint has been developed by…
Time for industry truce on dynamic packaging
Phil Davies - Dec 17, 2026
It's time for the industry to stop throwing mud into the dynamic packaging debate and agree best practices - guest…
Extra capacity for Fred Olsen ship?
Phil Davies - Dec 17, 2026
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ ship Black Watch is to undergo major refurbishment which will take it out of service for…
Cendant acquires giant hotel wholesaler Gullivers/OctopusTravel.com
Charles Kao - Dec 17, 2026
US travel giant Cendant has continued its rapid expansion by acquiring Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA), online arm OctopusTravel.com and US…
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