VisitEngland chairman named – UPDATED
Phil Davies - Dec 22, 2026
Penelope, Viscountess Cobham is to be chairman of VisitEngland, the new national body for tourism in England. …
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TAP strike called off
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2026
A 24-hour strike called by TAP Portugal cabin crew for tomorrow (December 20) has been suspended. The planned…
Christmas rush overseas for 3 million
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2026
More than three million people will be heading overseas over Christmas and New Year. According to ABTA estimates, the…
ABTA goes for Barcelona but no UK event
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2026
ABTA;s Travel Convention is to be staged in Barcelona next year. But the association has ruled out…
Virgin swoops for Travel City Direct assets
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2026
Virgin Holidays has acquired some of the assets of former Florida specialist operator Travel City Direct. It has purchased…
Some silver clouds on the horizon
Jeremy Skidmore - Dec 19, 2026
Comment by Jeremy Skidmore (www.jeremyskidmore.com) It’s that time of year when we all drink and eat ourselves stupid and start…
Newquay flights set to resume
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2026
Airline flights to and from Newquay Cornwall Airport are due to resume from tomorrow (Saturday). The airport…
Sabre buys software supplier
Dinah - Dec 19, 2026
Sabre has bought software supplier EB2 in a bid to soup up its Sabresonic suite. The GDS provider…
WEXAS signs up as new GTMC member
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2026
WEXAS has become the third travel management company to join the Guild of Travel Management Companies in 2008. …
New leisure sales head for Lufthansa
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2026
Becky Schmidt has been named by Lufthansa as manager leisure and specialist sales for the UK & Ireland. …
Bye-bye BA, hello MAS
Ian Jarrett - Dec 19, 2026
SYDNEY - Australian carrier Qantas remains open to airline mergers, especially in Asia, after talks with British Airways failed, a…
Europe loses its lust for low cost
Ian Jarrett - Dec 19, 2026
BERLIN - For the moment one of the most conspicuous travel trends of recent years seems to have been checked.…
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