Flight Centre buys gapyear.com
Linsey McNeill - Oct 19, 2026
FLIGHT Centre has expanded its presence in the niche travel sector by acquiring a majority stake in gapyear.com, the social network…
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Ex-Holiday Taxis manager launches rival transfer business
Linsey McNeill - Oct 19, 2026
A former Holiday Taxis employee has launched a rival company offering airport transfers, to be unveiled at World Travel Market.…
Convention Special: Majority want financial protection
Linsey McNeill - Oct 19, 2026
The vast majority of people want to have financial protection for holidays, according to a new survey. The 2010…
French travel chaos continues
Ian Jarrett - Oct 19, 2026
Travellers in France are facing another day of severe disruption as protests continue to hit air, road and rail links.…
Sandilands tears stripes off Tiger
Ian Jarrett - Oct 19, 2026
Ben Sandilands, the aviation guru behind the Plane Talking blog, is among those less than impressed by Tiger Airways’ new…
Expedia TAAP rides the Aussie dollar wave
Ian Jarrett - Oct 19, 2026
The strong Aussie dollar appears to be good news for travel agents as Australians target the United States to take…
Flight Centre to mind the gap
Ian Jarrett - Oct 19, 2026
Flight Centre has snapped up a social networking business that focuses on the growing “gap year†market. The company has…
Travel’s Who’s Who heading for Singapore
Ian Jarrett - Oct 18, 2026
The Great Singapore Talkfest kicks off today with the Asia Travel Leaders’ Summit, billed as a forum for travel heavyweights…
Second Bali tourism official arrested
Ian Jarrett - Oct 18, 2026
The arrest of Gede Nurjaya, Bali’s former chief of tourism, has been followed by the detention of one of his…
London Olympics ticket prices unveiled
Dinah - Oct 18, 2026
Most of the tickets for the London Olympics will be sold for under £100 each and 125,000 will be…
TravelRepublic seeks Facebook fans for charity cash
Dinah - Oct 18, 2026
TravelRepublic.co.uk says it will pledge £25,000 to this year’s Children In Need appeal if it can reach the target…
Think non-core and get richer, Amadeus tells world’s carriers
Dinah - Oct 18, 2026
Travel technology supplier Amadeus is urging carriers to make more of their ancillary revenue opportunities by selling through high-yield…
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