Amadeus takes control of Opodo
Ginny McGrath - Jun 16, 2026
Amadeus has spent 62 million euros on taking a controlling stake in Opodo. The GDS has taken a 55% share…
Categories: Agent
TMCs can beat online rivals at their own game, GBTA
Ginny McGrath - Jun 16, 2026
Online travel giants are buying the expertise they need to break into the business travel market, but agents can compete…
Mega ‘fun ship’ to sail in the Med
Phil Davies - Jun 16, 2026
US-based Carnival Cruise Lines is to sail in the Mediterranean for the first time next summer. The company is…
Industry has bad attitude to graduates, says expert
Ginny McGrath - Jun 15, 2026
Bridget Major, a senior lecturer in travel and tourism at Northumbria University has hit back at reports in the travel…
ARC Record
David - Jun 15, 2026
In a move that the Airlines Reporting Corporation said revealed the “strength of travel agency sales,” Agents hit a record…
Invicta adds new company
David - Jun 15, 2026
Invicta Group Inc. acquired Caribbean Travel Specialists (CTS). CTS offers travel packages to travel agents and consumers to six Caribbean…
Summer vacationers spending more
David - Jun 15, 2026
Travel agents say summer vacationers are spending more than last winter, according to the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA)…
Fire your agent?
David - Jun 15, 2026
John Frenaye is not a travel agent but he owns an agency in Maryland. And his advice, while simple, might…
Mobile phone commissions rising
David - Jun 15, 2026
Travel agent commissions at WorldCell have increased about 300% over the past three years, says Ellie Khouri, director of corporate…
FC revamps independent sales team
Phil Davies - Jun 14, 2026
First Choice has restructured the sales team for its independent travel division. The change brings Unijet Flights, Suncars and first4extras…
Experience pays off for home working agency
Phil Davies - Jun 14, 2026
Homeworking travel agency Travel Counsellors claims to be attracting experienced staff away from high street branches. Research by the Bolton-based…
Swiss switches London-Basel flights
Phil Davies - Jun 14, 2026
Swiss International Air Lines is to replace a Basel service from Heathrow with flights from London City Airport. The carrier…
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