New Avis website ‘speeds booking process’
Phil Davies - Dec 01, 2025
Avis claims car rental bookings can be completed within a minute on its new website. The car hire firm says…
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BA grounds three aircraft in radiation scare
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2025
British Airways has grounded three Boeing 767s after low traces of a radioactive substance was found on two of the…
Sabre delivers new hotel commissions tool
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2025
A new web-based tool designed to help hotels and travel agencies manage hotel booking commissions more effectively has been developed…
Travel companies warned about effectiveness of carbon offsetting
Bev - Nov 30, 2025
Friends of the Earth has warned the travel industry to make sure they are implementing effective carbon emission schemes. An…
ABTA must bypass Westminster and look to Brussels
Bev - Nov 30, 2025
ABTA must bypass the UK government and go straight to the European Commission over the issue of protection, chairman Justin…
Doubts raised over business travel procurement transparency
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2025
More than half of corporate travel suppliers (60%) believe organisations are not fully transparent when involved in supplier negotiations. And half of…
The soft life at Sofitel
David - Nov 30, 2025
In a program mainly aimed at busy executives on the go, Sofitel’s 11 North American hotels are now offering gourmet…
Study: business travelers prefer Europe over US
David - Nov 30, 2025
The United States continues to lose large numbers of business travelers to Europe. The reason: stringent security measures for international…
Opodo names new boss
Phil Davies - Nov 29, 2025
Ignacio Martos, boss of Spanish online travel portal Rumbo for six years, has been named CEO of Opodo. He replaces…
Web design focus for TTI winter forum
Phil Davies - Nov 29, 2025
The Travel Technology Initiative is running its winter forum on the subject of web design. The session, which is planned…
Flybe makes Croatia debut in expanded 2007 schedule
Phil Davies - Nov 28, 2025
Flybe is adding 13 routes in the latest phase of its 2007 summer schedule. The final phase of the schedule…
Five-star hotel rates soar by 15%
Phil Davies - Nov 28, 2025
Hotel rate increases in 2006 have been directly proportionate to a hotel’s star rating – the higher the star rating,…
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