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Skyscanner recruits chairman

Bev - Feb 12, 2026

Flight search engine Skyscanner has recruited IT industry veteran John Nicholson as chairman. He will help Skyscanner build the first…

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ABTA and Worldchoice member fails

Phil Davies - Feb 12, 2026

ABTA travel agent and Worldchoice member Just Tenerife has ceased trading. The company, based in Bolton, was unable to meeting…

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Travelport GDS to work with Expedia

Phil Davies - Feb 12, 2026

Global distribution system services are to be provided by Galileo parent Travelport GDS to Expedia in Europe. The move come…

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Online conference booking system set up

Phil Davies - Feb 12, 2026

A booking engine providing hotels and meeting venues with a tool to sell their space online has been established. Meetingsbooker.com…

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Thailand butts out

Ian Jarrett - Feb 12, 2026

BANGKOK - A total ban on smoking in pubs and clubs throughout the country took effect in Thailand yesterday. The…

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Burma tourism plummets 50 per cent

Ian Jarrett - Feb 12, 2026

YANGON - Tourist arrivals in Burma almost halved in the last three months of 2007 after the military junta crushed…

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Please don’t mention the F-word

Ian Jarrett - Feb 12, 2026

SINGAPORE: The world's biggest observation wheel has gone on its first spin with corporate clients paying thousands of dollars for…