Gold Coast ready for budget airline boom
Ian Jarrett - Oct 23, 2025
GOLD COAST – Australia’s Gold Coast airport expects passengers to switch from nearby Brisbane to take advantage of new low…
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My Myanmar dilemma: Should I boycott or not?
Ian Jarrett - Oct 23, 2025
By Yeoh Siew Hoon Sometime in the early 90s, I was given a special “tourist visa” to enter Myanmar from…
Travelocity Business launches in Asia/Pacific
Ian Jarrett - Oct 23, 2025
SINGAPORE – Travelocity Business will begin providing travel management services in select Asia/Pacific countries for its client base. The expansion…
Welcome to Afghanistan, warts and all
Ian Jarrett - Oct 23, 2025
LONDON – It may be one of the world’s most volatile nations, but that has not deterred Lonely Planet from…
Japan to fingerprint, photograph most visitors
Ian Jarrett - Oct 23, 2025
TOKYO - In a move that is likely to prove very unpopular with tourists and business visitors alike, new anti-terrorism…
Publicity push needed behind £1 levy
Phil Davies - Oct 23, 2025
A high profile publicity campaign is needed to explain to travellers the benefits of the £1 levy to replace ATOL bonding from April…
Flight-only bonding remains a concern
Phil Davies - Oct 23, 2025
Tour operators remain concerned that they will have to continue bonding flight-only travel while scheduled airlines are not required to.…
£1 levy confirmed to replace ATOL bonds
Phil Davies - Oct 23, 2025
Air Travel Organiser Licence [ATOL] bonds will be replaced with a £1 levy, the government has confirmed. The new scheme…
Pilots strike hits flights to Portugal
Phil Davies - Oct 23, 2025
Flights to Portugal face disruption for three days due to strike action by pilots. National carrier TAP Air Portugal warned…
Etihad expands from London and Manchester
Phil Davies - Oct 23, 2025
Etihad Airways is expanding services to Abu Dhabi from London and Manchester this winter. An additional daily morning flight from…
Royal Caribbean Q3 profits rise by $50m
Phil Davies - Oct 23, 2025
Royal Caribbean Cruises has recorded a strong summer period with net profits up by $50 million to $395 million. Revenue…
Virgin Holidays to open lounge at Gatwick
Phil Davies - Oct 23, 2025
An airport lounge dedicated to leisure travellers is to be opened at Gatwick by Virgin Holidays. Covering 7,340 square feet…
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