Aer Lingus profits down but online sales rise
Phil Davies - Apr 15, 2026
Profits at Aer Lingus were down to euros 1.2 million last year from almost euros 70 million in 2003 due to restructuring costs.…
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TUI establishes Dutch holiday airline
Phil Davies - Apr 15, 2026
TUI is taking over troubled Dutch charter airline HollandExel. The Dutch arm of the German travel giant is taking on…
Virgin Holidays offering more peak summer child places to Florida
Phil Davies - Apr 15, 2026
Virgin Holidays is offering an unspecified number of additional free child places on Florida packages during the summer peak. The…
Olympic Airways has five suitors
- Apr 15, 2026
Five parties have reportedly expressed an interest in buying the troubled Greek carrier Olympic Airlines, in what it being described…
Launch of Cambridge-Oxford flights delayed
- Apr 15, 2026
The launch of a new airline founded by an 18-year-old has been delayed because of problems with its online booking…
Tough day for airline shares
- Apr 15, 2026
There were manly downward moves for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity markets went into reverse. The…
“Cheap flights” most popular online travel search
Phil Davies - Apr 14, 2026
The online travel sector has seen a 20% year-on-year growth in market share of website visits, according to latest data…
Online short break sales soar
Phil Davies - Apr 14, 2026
Almost half of people with internet access regularly book flights on line, a survey by EasyJet shows. It claims that…
Guest comment: The Great Online Holiday Hijack?
Ginny McGrath - Apr 14, 2026
Guest comment by Peter Matthews, managing director of Nucleus the brand experience consultancy, and online travel specialist. The internet and…
Good day for airline shares
- Apr 14, 2026
It was another quiet day for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s main equity markets made modest gains. The…
Ryanair to serve writ against Italian air regulator
- Apr 13, 2026
Ryanair is reportedly threatening to take the Italian air regulator to court because it is “interfering in competition” by refusing…
Dot travel set for launch
Ginny McGrath - Apr 12, 2026
WTTC Summit Special: The .travel domain name is likely to launch at the end of the year. The news was…
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