Air France-KLM to buy stake in Alitalia
Bev - Jan 14, 2026
Air France-KLM is planning to buy a 25% stake in Alitalia for €323m, subject to regulatory approval by Eurpean competition…
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HRG wins account in nine-way tender
Bev - Jan 14, 2026
HRG has won the travel management account of Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) Group, the world’s oldest surviving bank.…
New Birmingham route for bmi regional
Bev - Jan 14, 2026
Full service airline bmi regional will operate flights between Birmingham and Aberdeen from March 29. It will fly three times…
Lastminute provides hotel bookings for UK rail website
Bev - Jan 14, 2026
National Rail Enquiries has selected Lastminute.com to provide hotel bookings on its website. The UK rail booking website will provide…
Travelport’s David Brown dies of cancer
Phil Davies - Jan 13, 2026
Travelport GDS vice president of sales for Europe David Brown died on Saturday morning at a hospital in Windsor…
Travelport’s David Brown dies of cancer
Phil Davies - Jan 13, 2026
Travelport GDS vice president of sales for Europe David Brown died on Saturday morning at a hospital in Windsor…
Record sales and passenger numbers for Eurostar
Bev - Jan 13, 2026
Eurostar achieved a 10.9% increase in ticket sales and a 10.3% growth in passenger numbers in 2008, despite the Channel…
Two new hotels to create 200 jobs in Liverpool
Phil Davies - Jan 13, 2026
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels is to open two new hotels in Liverpool. Both are due to open in 2012 and create…
‘Stagnation is the best we can hope for in ’09’ – report
Phil Davies - Jan 12, 2026
This year will be one of “stagnation at best” a new report warns. The travel industry can expect…
Business leaders and unions back Heathrow third runway
Phil Davies - Jan 12, 2026
Business leaders and trade unions are collectively supporting a third runway at Heathrow in advertisements in the national press today.…
1,200 jobs saved as Folio Hotels emerges from administration
Phil Davies - Jan 12, 2026
Folio Hotels pledged to continue working with hotel booking agents after a management buy-out of 18 former Folio hotels,…
Virgin extends Bmi codeshare
Phil Davies - Jan 12, 2026
Virgin Atlantic and bmi are to expand an existing codeshare agreement. The new deal will allow passengers on…
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