German tourists ends up in Sidney instead of Sydney!
Bev - Jan 03, 2026
A 21-year-old German tourist who wanted to visit his girlfriend in Sydney, Australia, landed 13,000 kilometres away near Sidney, Montana,…
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Thomson takes stand on fuel supplements
Bev - Jan 02, 2026
Thomson has decided to stop adding a fuel supplement on to its prices. It says it is taking the lead…
US airlines launch post-holiday fare sales
David - Jan 02, 2026
United Airlines launched its post-holiday fare sale and many competitors followed suit. That’s a long-standing tradition as US airlines…
Death of travel industry pioneer Peter Bath
Phil Davies - Jan 02, 2026
Peter Bath MBE, head of Bath Travel, one of the country's largest independent travel agency chains, has died aged 79.…
Air Asia due to make "huge announcement"
Bev - Jan 02, 2026
Virgin has refused to comment on reports that it is looking to form an alliance with Malaysian low-cost airline, Air…
Virgin shoeshine man gets MBE
Bev - Jan 02, 2026
John Grey, an 80-year-old shoeshiner for Virgin Atlantic passengers at Heathrow, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New…
Air transport to be brought into EU Emissions Trading Scheme -New directive proposed
Valere - Jan 02, 2026
A proposed new EU directive will cover emissions from flights within the EU from 2011 and all flights to and from EU…
Lufthansa sells Thomas Cook stake
Phil Davies - Dec 29, 2026
Lufthansa has agreed to sell its half share of Thomas Cook AG to fellow 50% shareholder, German store group KarstadtQuelle, for…
Passengers get out of Denver but bags left behind
David - Dec 28, 2026
The snow drifts around Denver’s airport were melting and passengers were happy to finally get away after more than 2,650…
No ID? You can still fly
David - Dec 28, 2026
The general assumption is that losing your photo ID grounds you, correct? But travel writer Laurie Berger found that is…
Christmas chaos – third day of flight disruption
Phil Davies - Dec 22, 2026
Thick fog is still causing severe disruption to British Airways and other flights for a third day. The airline planned to cancel at least 170 Heathrow…
First Choice revives carbon off-setting – but delays its contributions
Phil Davies - Dec 22, 2026
First Choice is to go ahead with a revised carbon-offsetting scheme after putting the initiative on hold after the Government…
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