Travelodge sold for £675m
Phil Davies - Aug 21, 2026
Budget chain Travelodge has been acquired by a Dubai-based investment firm for £675 million. Dubai International Capital has purchased the…
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ASPIRE and STEPS to join forces
Phil Davies - Aug 21, 2026
ASPIRE, the two-day event for travel and tourism students, is to be held jointly with the Spanish Tourism Exchange for…
UK launch for Hotel upSell
Phil Davies - Aug 21, 2026
Technology that enables hoteliers to automatically offer upgrades when travel agents book hotel rooms via Sabre has been introduced in…
Stansted workers to strike over Bank Holiday
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 21, 2026
Passengers are facing further misery at Stansted Airport after baggage handlers and check-in staff voted to strike over the Bank…
Qantas increases flights to regional NSW
Graham Muldoon - Aug 21, 2026
Qantas announced late last week it would increase services to Armidale and Tamworth, with additional flights to provide the opportunity…
Changes to Qantas International Fuel Surcharges
Graham Muldoon - Aug 21, 2026
Qantas said today that, due to continuing record fuel prices, it would increase its international fuel surcharges for tickets issued…
Directional selling soars in tough market
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 18, 2026
Directional selling among major tour operators has intensified this summer because package holiday sales have been so poor. Thomson, which…
Suspect package found on US flight
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 18, 2026
An airport terminal in West Virginia was evacuated yesterday after two bottles in a passenger’s hand luggage tested positive for…
Europe wide legislation on bags to be introduced
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 18, 2026
New European Union legislation is expected within the next few weeks to standardise hand baggage restrictions throughout Europe. Although strict…
Treasury probe is justified
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 18, 2026
Comment by Jeremy Skidmore (www.jeremyskidmore.com) As we - hopefully - return to some sort of normality and more mundane subjects,…
Excessive commissions will undermine struggling domestic tourism industry
Graham Muldoon - Aug 18, 2026
Excessive commissions on holiday units will further undermine Australia’s struggling domestic tourism industry, leading holiday destination website totaltravel.com has warned.…
Wine and Tourism icon passes away suddenly.
John Alwyn-Jones - Aug 18, 2026
With wine forming a critical part of Australia’s tourism industry, the passing away of Australian wine icon Len Evans, yesterday ends…
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