Travel Stockwatch: BA gains after averting strike
Phil Davies - Aug 24, 2026
British Airways shares made healthy gains after news that the company had averted a strike by baggage handlers and check-in…
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“Hidden” cost of travelling abroad
Phil Davies - Aug 24, 2026
Holidaymakers and business travellers are being “fleeced” by their banks while abroad, according to a newspaper report. The Daily Mail says people…
New scheme for wireless onboard internet
Ginny McGrath - Aug 23, 2026
Boeing is working with a US technology provider to enable air passengers to surf the internet securely on long-haul flights…
Man held after killing of British backpacker
Ginny McGrath - Aug 23, 2026
A man has been arrested by police in Thailand after the brutal murder of a British backpacker. The body of…
Glamour trains back in business
Ginny McGrath - Aug 23, 2026
A railway used in the 1920s to ferry armed guerillas around the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – now…
Portugal’s naked ambition
Ginny McGrath - Aug 23, 2026
Travellers who like to let it all hang out on holiday may soon be flocking to Portugal – to strip…
BA deal “within touching distance”
- Aug 20, 2026
British Airways has declared that it is “much more confident” that strike action over the Bank Holiday weekend can be…
Ryanair announces another seat sale
- Aug 20, 2026
Ryanair has announced another huge seat sale – selling off some 900,000 seats at 90p each – but admitted that…
Four-wheel-driving causing dust storms
- Aug 20, 2026
Recreational four-wheel-drive excursions into the world’s desert areas are threatening health and could be effecting climate change by contributing to…
Another good day for lastminute.com
- Aug 20, 2026
Travel and tourism shares enjoyed a largely positive session yesterday, as London’s equity markets registered small gains. The FTSE…
No-frills “not dealing with complaints well”
- Aug 19, 2026
No-frills carriers have been hit by a “surge” in complaints because they try to stick to “unrealistic” timetables, according to…
BA anger at second strike vote
- Aug 19, 2026
The prospect of a strike by British Airways workers over the August Bank Holiday weekend seemingly became more real yesterday…
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