Operators mount APD legal challenge
Phil Davies - Jul 17, 2026
Leading tour operators are to mount a legal challenge to the latest hike in Air Passenger Duty which has cost…
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Ham steps into Elite role
Phil Davies - Jul 17, 2026
Former Worldchoice senior commercial manager Nigel Ham is to replace Paul Cowley as general manager of Elite Travel Group. He…
CAA issues reminder about ‘dangerous goods’
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 17, 2026
The Civil Aviation Authority has issued a warning to passengers about the risks of taking ‘dangerous goods' on to flights…
Fred Olsen to offer record cruise capacity in ’08
Phil Davies - Jul 17, 2026
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines will be offering record cruise capacity next year with the addition of a fifth ship and…
Long haul on the rise this summer – lastminute.com
Phil Davies - Jul 17, 2026
Adventure-seeking holidaymakers are branching out to more far flung destinations this summer, according to lastminute.com The online travel retailer has…
Germanwings names marketing director
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 17, 2026
Germanwings has appointed Thomas Labonde as marketing director. He was previously a sales team leader at Lufthansa subsidiary Worldshop and…
Pre-paid cash card to be sold by Thomas Cook agencies
Phil Davies - Jul 17, 2026
Thomas Cook is to make a pre-paid travel card from Travelex available across its branch network. The Cash Passport will…
Captains of travel industry to attend TTI Executive Forum
Phil Davies - Jul 17, 2026
An Executive Forum is planned by the Travel Technology Initiative to enable senior management to explore the industry's most pressing…
War in the air as Tiger challenges Jetstar
John Alwyn-Jones - Jul 17, 2026
A report in The Age says that the jostling to be deemed the leading budget airline in Australia continues, with…
Jetstar receives international aviation award
John Alwyn-Jones - Jul 17, 2026
Australia’s low fares airline Jetstar has won Airline Business magazine’s award for Operational excellence for 2007, with the announcement being…
Virgin Blue buys new $61 million office
John Alwyn-Jones - Jul 17, 2026
Virgin Blue has paid $61 million for a new national HQ at Breakfast Creek in Bowen Hills, Brisbane with the…
Union threatens ‘indefinite’ strike at Turkish Airlines
Phil Davies - Jul 16, 2026
An indefinite strike over pay by workers at Turkish Airlines has been set to begin on Friday (July 20) – the…
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