Whitbread acquires Holiday Inn hotels
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 31, 2026
Whitbread has agreed to acquire 21 Express by Holiday Inn hotels from Mitchells and Butlers, in exchange for 44 pub…
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Eurostar adds 11th daily Brussels service
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 31, 2026
Eurostar is adding an 11th daily service in each direction between London and Brussels from December 14. Passenger numbers have…
VisitBritain redundancies spark anger
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 31, 2026
Tourism Alliance chairman Bob Cotton has expressed his dismay at the loss of 136 jobs at VisitBritain. The cull, announced…
VisitBritain redundancies spark anger
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 31, 2026
Tourism Alliance chairman Bob Cotton has expressed his dismay at the loss of 136 jobs at VisitBritain. The cull, announced…
Travelrepublic signs deal with Travelport
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 31, 2026
Travelrepublic has signed a three-year deal with Worldspan, part of the Travelport GDS, in the first step to expanding globally…
And then there was 2
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 31, 2026
Long haul tour operator Travel 2 Travel 4 is simplifying its name to become just Travel 2. The operator said…
Crisis forces Brits to stay at home
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 31, 2026
One in four Brits plan to spend their summer holiday in the UK because of the worsening economic crisis, according…
Ryanair considers selected ban on checked luggage
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 31, 2026
Ryanair is considering a ban on checked-in luggage on selected flights in a bid to cut costs after announcing an…
BA plans to fill the void left by Silverjet
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 31, 2026
British Airways is aiming to fill the void left by Silverjet and other failed business-only airlines with changes to its…
Air Asia X plans 2009 launch of KL service
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 31, 2026
Malaysia’s Air Asia X has put back plans to launch budget flights from Stansted to Kuala Lumpur. The carrier had…
Ofcom gives green light to mobiles on flights
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 31, 2026
The use of mobile phones in the sky has moved a step closer after communications watchdog Ofcom gave it the all-clear. Ofcom…
AllClear becomes ABTA headline sponsor
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 31, 2026
AllClear Travel Insurance has joined Cosmos, Lopesan and Fred.Olsen Lines as a headline sponsor at this year’s ABTA Convention. The…
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