Online agents losing out as bookings go direct
Ginny McGrath - Nov 16, 2026
WTM Special Report: Consumers are increasingly going direct to hotel and airline websites at the expense of online travel agencies.…
Categories: Air
GDSs make no promises on fees
Ginny McGrath - Nov 16, 2026
WTM Special Report: Under fierce criticism over the level of their booking fees, GDSs said they were under review but…
New entrants ‘could serve their purpose’
Ginny McGrath - Nov 16, 2026
WTM 2005 Special Report: GDSs have disregarded new entrants as “limited”, but admit they could bring about change for the…
BA to shake-up struggling regional business
- Nov 16, 2026
British Airways is preparing to overhaul its loss-making regional business, CitiExpress, after chief executive Willie Walsh admitted its performance “was…
Mobile phones already taking £1000s in travel bookings
Ginny McGrath - Nov 16, 2026
WTM Special Report: Mobile phones will be a viable medium for booking travel by 2007, with companies such as Lastminute.com…
Traditional business model is history, Spain tells industry
- Nov 16, 2026
WTM Special Report: Spain has described the traditional holiday market as “history” after admitting package holidays have been in decline…
Visitors to US still facing security grilling
- Nov 16, 2026
WTM Special Report: Improvements have been made but more needs to be done to stop visitors feeling criminalised and unwelcome…
Manchester debut for Etihad
Phil Davies - Nov 16, 2026
WTM Special report: UAE carrier Etihad Airways is to add Manchester as its third UK departure airport with daily flights to…
New York City recovers from 9/11
Phil Davies - Nov 16, 2026
WTM Special report:Latest figures for UK arrivals in New York City show full recovery from the post-9/11 downturn. Tourist office…
Qantas rebuffs Minister on capacity claims
Graham Muldoon - Nov 16, 2026
Qantas Chief Financial Officer Peter Gregg said comments made yesterday by Tourism Minister Fran Bailey that opening up the Pacific…
New Orleans residents key to city’s recovery
- Nov 16, 2026
WTM Special Report: New Orleans must not only rebuild its infrastructure but persuade its former residents to return if the…
Jamaica agent training goes online
Phil Davies - Nov 16, 2026
WTM Special Report: An upgraded online travel agent training programme has been unveiled by the Jamaica Tourist Board. The Jamaica…
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