SideStep unveils UK meta search engine
- Feb 02, 2026
US travel meta search engine SideStep has launched in the UK with deals already secured with 100 travel sites. Executive…
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United emerges from Chapter 11
Phil Davies - Feb 02, 2026
United Airlines has left Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection leaner and more cost-efficient, according to industry observers. The US carrier's painful restructuring…
Advantage in U-turn on business conference
- Feb 02, 2026
Advantage Travel Centres will stage a separate conference for its business agents having previously agreed to scrap the event. The…
Accenture to launch customer interaction technology
Linda Fox - Feb 02, 2026
Management consultancy Accenture is developing several innovations which will open up opportunities for travel retailers. The first, the ‘Interactive Wall’…
‘Magic Kingdom’ of sports planned for Vegas
David - Feb 01, 2026
Ultimate Sports Entertainment unveiled plans in Las Vegas for what it called the world’s first sports-mega-resort complex -- a $4…
‘Bogota Babes’ fighting back
David - Feb 01, 2026
A pair of former cocktail servers at the Bogota Hotel Casino & Spa filed a sexual discrimination suit charging their…
Maupintour commissions going up
David - Feb 01, 2026
Maupintour announced an increase in base commissions to 13% for escorted programs. The company says agents can now earn up…
One in five flout travel policy, survey reveals
- Feb 01, 2026
BTS Special Report: One out of five business trips are made outside of travel policy with employees of larger firms…
Thomas Cook-owned Up Trips to create ‘virtual agents’
Linda Fox - Feb 01, 2026
BTS Special Report: Thomas Cook specialist business Up Trips is developing a ‘virtual agents’ facility enabling online consumers to get…
FCm close in on US acquisition
- Feb 01, 2026
BTS Special Report: FCm Travel Solutions is poised to acquire a US company as it seeks to cement its global…
Galileo speeds up booking process for agents with Clickpoint
Linda Fox - Feb 01, 2026
BTS Special Report: Galileo has introduced its Clickpoint facility making searching for flights, hotels and car-hire faster for travel agents.…
Worldspan to offer powerful search tool by spring
Linda Fox - Feb 01, 2026
BTS Special Report: Worldspan is making its e-pricing low-fare technology available to the UK travel market at the end of…
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