MyTravel gets green light
Ginny McGrath - Dec 20, 2025
MyTravel has avoided a court battle after reaching an agreement with bondholders over the proposed 800m debt-for-equity swap. Bondholders agreed…
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Virgin issues stand-alone Cuba brochure
Phil Davies - Dec 20, 2025
A dedicated Cuba brochure has been released by Virgin Holidays. The programme, with prices starting at £699 for seven nights,…
Women in tourism: A chance to SHINE
Ginny McGrath - Dec 20, 2025
Nominations will close this week for an awards scheme that seeks to recognise the leading women in the travel, tourism…
Cheapflights boosts travel website traffic
Phil Davies - Dec 17, 2025
Search engines and travel industry portals are becoming of growing importance as access points to agency websites. Latest clickstream data…
Cendant acquires Gullivers/OctopusTravel.com
Phil Davies - Dec 17, 2025
US travel giant Cendant has continued its rapid expansion by acquiring Gullivers Travel Associates and online arm OctopusTravel.com. The $1.1…
Carnival cruises to record profits
Phil Davies - Dec 17, 2025
Carnival, the world’s largest cruise group, has issued an optimistic forecast for 2005 after seeing net profits rise to a…
Time for industry truce on dynamic packaging
Phil Davies - Dec 17, 2025
It's time for the industry to stop throwing mud into the dynamic packaging debate and agree best practices - guest…
Extra capacity for Fred Olsen ship?
Phil Davies - Dec 17, 2025
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ ship Black Watch is to undergo major refurbishment which will take it out of service for…
Cendant acquires giant hotel wholesaler Gullivers/OctopusTravel.com
Charles Kao - Dec 17, 2025
US travel giant Cendant has continued its rapid expansion by acquiring Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA), online arm OctopusTravel.com and US…
Direct connect offering ‘sizeable’ commissions
David - Dec 16, 2025
Galileo International announced delivery of direct connect access for their newest distribution partner, LeisureLink Inc. Galileo travel agents worldwide can…
TV discounting push starts Christmas Day
Phil Davies - Dec 16, 2025
First Choice has broken cover with details of its 2005 discounting campaign with TV advertising starting on Christmas Day. The operator claims to be…
Travellers face “heightened risk” of terror attacks in Indonesia
Phil Davies - Dec 16, 2025
The Foreign Office has issued a revised alert against the possibility of terrorist attacks against foreign tourists in Indonesia over Christmas…
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