Per plane levy gets mixed reaction
Dinah - Jun 04, 2026
Skyscanner’s chief executive officer has hit out at the new coalition government’s plans to adopt a per plane tax. The…
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TUI head calls for more government support for industry
Dinah - Jun 04, 2026
TUI managing director Dermot Blastland told an ABTA Travel Matters briefing in London today that the government needed to support…
VisitScotland boss in talks over his position
Dinah - Jun 04, 2026
A question mark hangs over whether Visit Scotland’s chief executive Philip Riddle will remain in post today after the tourism…
ABTA course helps agents empathise with travellers with disabilities
Dinah - Jun 04, 2026
ABTA is to introduce a course for agents to enable them to feel at ease selling travel products to people…
SeaDream introduces ex-UK itinerary
Dinah - Jun 03, 2026
SeaDream Yacht Club is to sail out of London and through Europe for the first time. The upmarket cruiseline has…
First all-inclusive property in St. Thomas
David - Jun 03, 2026
The Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa, which will become St. Thomas' only all-inclusive resort beginning July 1, is welcoming…
State of travel agents: endangered species?
David - Jun 03, 2026
Not so long ago, prognosticators were cheerfully predicting the extinction of the live travel agent. He or she would be…
QF, TA singing from the same songsheet
Philip Thorniley - Jun 03, 2026
Qantas and Tourism Australia today announced a new three year AUS$44 million partnership to market Australia internationally as a tourist…
Bumping airlines to count the cost
Philip Thorniley - Jun 03, 2026
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced plans to bump up the cost to airlines for bumping passengers on overbooked…
Kiwi port safety fees slashed
Philip Thorniley - Jun 03, 2026
The New Zealand Government has announced marine safety charges paid by cruise ships will be reduced by almost $5 per…
Opportunity beckons for women in tourism
Ian Jarrett - Jun 03, 2026
MasterCard Worldwide and U21Global Graduate School have launched the fifth year of the MasterCard-U21Global scholarship programme for women in the…
Deep discounting causing deep divisions in Bangkok
Ian Jarrett - Jun 03, 2026
Thailand’s private sector tourism recovery strategy appears to be coming apart at the seams. Following the end of political unrest…
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