St Patrick’s Day key to Irish tourism strategy
Phil Davies - Nov 11, 2026
Tourism Ireland is to forge closer links with group organisers, coach operators, wholesalers and specialists as part of a…
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Ryanair pulls Swiss base
Phil Davies - Nov 11, 2026
Ryanair is pulling out of Basel with the loss of six routes. Routes to Stansted, Alicante,…
Flight search site plans first TV ads
Phil Davies - Nov 11, 2026
Flight search site Skyscanner is to advertise on television for the first time. The first phase…
Qantas means business at check-in
Ian Jarrett - Nov 11, 2026
SYDNEY – Business travelers will be the big winners in plans by Qantas to revolutionise the way people check in…
Majority of travel companies to up online spend
Phil Davies - Nov 10, 2026
Almost nine out of ten travel companies plan to increase or maintain online spend, according to a…
Social media key to promoting Britain
Phil Davies - Nov 10, 2026
Budget-constrained VisitBritain is to rely more on online social networking to get the UK’s tourism message out globally. More…
Google Wave – the next big thing in social networking
Phil Davies - Nov 10, 2026
Massive changes in consumer marketing by travel companies and destinmations will continue into 2010 with the advent of…
S Africa plays up World Cup hopes
Phil Davies - Nov 10, 2026
Hosting the 2010 World Cup will help South Africa reach a target of attracting 10 million visitors…
Key UK airports stemming passenger decline
Phil Davies - Nov 10, 2026
BAA’s seven UK airports handled 12.3 million passengers last month, down by 1.4% on the same month…
Goodman prepares for start-up operator
Phil Davies - Nov 10, 2026
Package holiday entrepreneur Harry Goodman has been attending World Travel Market in advance of the launch of a new…
Holiday Extras founder stepping down
Phil Davies - Nov 10, 2026
Holiday Extras founder Gerry Pack is stepping down from his role as non-executive chairman to focus on other…
The big divide in holiday dreams
Phil Davies - Nov 10, 2026
The over-60s are saying “to hell with it” and refusing to let the recession kill their holidays. They are…
