Virgin chooses Galileo
- Dec 13, 2025
Virgin Holidays has selected Galileo as its preferred GDS.The operator has only required a GDS since September, when it took…
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ABTA loses case against BA
- Dec 12, 2025
ABTA’s complaint against BA for reducing its commission payments has been ruled out by the Office of Fair Trading, but…
Interview: Ian Derbyshire, tour operations sales director, Thomas Cook
- Dec 11, 2025
Thomas Cook tour operations sales director Ian Derbyshire (left) has claimed that any argument over the merits of discounting is…
UK airport festive strikes off
- Dec 11, 2025
Proposed strike action at BAA airports has been called off following talks.The airport workers strikes, the first of which was…
Comment, by Jeremy Skidmore
- Dec 10, 2025
It’s been said before, but it’s certainly worth re-iterating that independent agents can play a big role in digging the…
MyTravelLite boosts routes
- Dec 10, 2025
In spite of its parent company's misfortunes, MyTravelLite has announced expansion for next Summer.From 30 March the carrier will offer…
UK airport delays this weekend: Updated
- Dec 10, 2025
Strikes planned for the UK's airports this weekend could still go ahead because one of the unions representing airport workers…
Tiscover signs first UK deal
- Dec 10, 2025
Tiscover has signed a deal with the south coast city, Plymouth to provide it with a marketing website – Tiscover's…
Technology will pick up on agents’ mistakes
- Dec 10, 2025
Comtec has developed a system to automatically identify discrepancies in bookings between agency and operator systems.The Booking Match and Reconcile…
GoldTrail goes live
- Dec 10, 2025
UK operator, GoldTrail is to start selling holidays through Viewdata, and direct to consumers through a website.The operator, which offers…
UAL files for bankruptcy
- Dec 09, 2025
United Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.A statement from the carrier said: "The Chapter 11 process will facilitate UAL’s…
UK tourism in 2003
- Dec 09, 2025
The Tourism Society is holding an event for travel industry professionals to discuss the prospects for the travel industry next…
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