HotelConnect steps in after Bluebookonline failure
Phil Davies - Oct 09, 2026
A dedicated phone line for agents with clients affected by the demise of non-ABTA bedbank Bluebookonline has been set up…
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Sustainable tourism initiative offered to ABTA members
Phil Davies - Oct 09, 2026
A sustainability initiative developed by the Federation of Tour Operators is to be made available to ABTA members. The Travelife…
Sell cruises on value – not price, agents urged
Phil Davies - Oct 09, 2026
Agents have been urged to not get “fixated†on price when selling cruises for 2009 and beyond. The message…
Cruise agency doubles sales staff
Phil Davies - Oct 09, 2026
Gill’s Cruise Centre has more than doubled its sales team to 55 staff as it gears up for future growth…
BA extends upgrade offer to Heathrow
Bev - Oct 09, 2026
British Airways has extended its ‘upgrade before you fly’ offer to flights from London Heathrow. The initiative, introduced at London…
Etihad widens codeshare with Sri Lankan
Bev - Oct 09, 2026
Etihad Airways has extended its codeshare agreement with Sri Lankan Airlines. Under the extended deal, the Abu Dhabi-based airline will…
IGNORE: Sell cruises on value – not price, agents urged
Phil Davies - Oct 08, 2026
Agents have been urged to not get “fixated†on price when selling cruises for 2009 and beyond. The message…
IGNORE: Sustainable tourism initiative offered to ABTA members
Phil Davies - Oct 08, 2026
A sustainability initiative developed by the Federation of Tour Operators is to be made available to ABTA members. The Travelife…
IGNORE: Sustainable tourism initiative offered to ABTA members
Phil Davies - Oct 08, 2026
A sustainability initiative developed by the Federation of Tour Operators is to be made available to ABTA members. The Travelife…
New carrier to fill XL void?
Phil Davies - Oct 08, 2026
A proportion of the capacity lost with the collapse of XL Leisure Group and its 21-strong airline fleet is likely…
‘Difficult trading’ blamed for Blubookonline failure
Phil Davies - Oct 08, 2026
Accommodation firm Bluebookonline has collapsed, blaming "difficult trading conditions". The company, part of Worldwide Tailor Made Holidays based in Tonbridge…
Agents benefit from the credit crunch
Jeremy Skidmore - Oct 08, 2026
High street travel agents are emerging as unlikely benefactors of the credit crunch. At the ABTA Travel Convention, PricewaterhouseCoopers partner…
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