Countdown to Responsible Tourism Awards deadline
Phil Davies - Apr 27, 2025
The deadline for entries to the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards is less than two months away. Nominations should be…
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Hays steps in to acquire Freedom Direct assets
Phil Davies - Apr 27, 2025
Hays Travel has acquired fellow North East travel company Freedom Direct Holidays after it ceased trading. Hays has taken on the…
Travel shares slump amid flu pandemic fears
Phil Davies - Apr 27, 2025
Shares in leading travel companies and airlines slumped today over fears of a global fly pandemic. Stock markets around the…
Cruise ship attacked by pirates – UPDATED
Phil Davies - Apr 27, 2025
An MSC Cruises ship carrying 1,000 passengers and 500 crew has come under fire from pirates off the Seychelles. The…
Aer Lingus says ‘watch this space’ over Gatwick expansion
Phil Davies - Apr 27, 2025
Aer Lingus has dropped a strong hint that it plans to expand its fledgling network of routes from Gatwick. The…
Ex-England rugby coach to speak at Advantage conference
Phil Davies - Apr 27, 2025
Former England rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward has been named as a speaker at the Advantage Travel Centres conference in…
Accommodation-only website added by Holidayline
Phil Davies - Apr 27, 2025
Holidayline UK, the company behind directline-holidays.co.uk, has created its sixth website, directline hotels. The accommodation only website www.directline-hotels.co.uk enables users…
Airline commits to ‘lock in’ fares
Phil Davies - Apr 27, 2025
Spanish budget carrier Clickair is enabling passengers to ‘freeze’ fares for up to 72 hours. The ‘Lock your Fare’ initiative…
Flybe increases Guernsey frequency
Phil Davies - Apr 27, 2025
Flybe is to increase frequency between Gatwick and Guernsey this summer. The new summer service from June 29 adds an…
‘Hairspray’ takes to the high seas
Phil Davies - Apr 27, 2025
The hit musical 'Hairspray' is to debut on Royal Caribbean International's biggest ship Oasis of the Seas. The show will…
FTO chief Cooper quits for Thomas Cook
Phil Davies - Apr 24, 2025
Federation of Tour Operators director general and ABTA head of development Andy Cooper is quitting to join Thomas Cook. He…
Independence of the Seas to sail year-round from UK
Phil Davies - Apr 24, 2025
One of the world’s largest cruise ships is to sail from Southampton in the winter for the first time from…
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