Union slams ‘draconian’ Thomas Cook cuts
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
The mergered Thomas Cook/MyTravel is to close 150 travel agencies and cut up to 2,800 staff - a sixth of…
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Trading standards attack ‘fictitious’ online travel prices
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
Budget airlines and tour operators that continue to abuse holiday and flight pricing on the internet have come under fire…
Leger Holidays sets up temporary booking line
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
Leger Holidays has set up a back-up reservations service for agents after its office had to be evacuated as a…
Many ABTA members ‘may stop selling travel insurance’
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
ABTA has voiced "disappointment" that travel agents and tour operators will lose their exemption from Financial Services Authority regulation for…
BCD Travel snaps up Irish partner agency
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
BCD Travel has stepped up its presence in Ireland by acquiring Tommy Tobin Travel for an undisclosed sum. The Irish…
Ryanair’s bid for Aer Lingus ‘to be blocked’
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
Ryanair expects the European Commission to block its bid to take over Aer Lingus this week. The no-frills carrier was…
New Seabourn flagship to be named Odyssey
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
Luxury cruise line Seabourn is to name its $250 million new flagship Seabourn Odyssey. The 450-passenger, all-suite vessel will be the…
Online agents to sell Silverjet flights
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
All business class carrier Silverjet has secured distribution through six key online travel agents. The UK airline which operates between…
Trainline to acquire smart card software firm
Phil Davies - Jun 27, 2026
The Trainline is to embrace smartcard technology after agreeing to acquire software company AST. The deal for an undisclosed sum…
Escape the winter blues with a Coral Princess Cruise into the great blue yonder
John Alwyn-Jones - Jun 27, 2026
The bitterness of winter may have set in, but it’s always balmy up in Far North Queensland. Escape the blues this…
Australia’s first Air Travel Companion
John Alwyn-Jones - Jun 27, 2026
Australians can now be rest assured that their elderly or unwell relatives and young children can travel interstate or overseas…
Overseas Flights from $168* with Two For One Offer
John Alwyn-Jones - Jun 27, 2026
Norfolk Island may be the closest international destination for most Australians but the idyllic isle is now more accessible than…
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