Eurostar carryings up 19%
Phil Davies - Jul 02, 2026
Eurostar carryings rose by 19% to 3.4 million in the first half of 2004. Sales increased by 16% to £214 million…
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HLX to pay agency commission
Ginny McGrath - Jun 30, 2026
TUI’s German no-frills airline, Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX) is offering a flat commission to agents for selling its flights. The airline…
Air travel finally exceeds pre 9/11 levels
Ginny McGrath - Jun 30, 2026
The airline industry has "fully recovered" from the impact of Sars and the war in Iraq, according to IATA, but…
E-Travel to power aircanada.com
Ginny McGrath - Jun 30, 2026
Amadeus’ e-Travel has signed a five-year contract with Air Canada to power its website. The technology solutions unit will provide…
Travel Company buys Cyberes subsidiary
Ginny McGrath - Jun 29, 2026
The UK travel management firm, The Travel Company, has bought Corporate Travel International (CTI) after it entered into administration last…
Advantage business agents opt for Sabre
Phil Davies - Jun 25, 2026
Business travel agents within the Advantage Travel Centres consortium have selected Sabre as their recommended GDS supplier. Although it is…
Cyberes folds after “cash crisis”
Phil Davies - Jun 24, 2026
Internet flight consolidator Cyberes Systems has collapsed, bringing down seven-branch subsidiary Corporate Travel International Limited with it. Accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers was…
BA boss attacks US “protectionism”
Phil Davies - Jun 24, 2026
A senior British Airways executive has hit out at American “protectionism” which is keeping many US carriers afloat. BA’s general…
Travelport luring consultant customers
David - Jun 23, 2026
Travelport’s 275 active customers has swelled to 330 in recent months, partly due to consultants signing up. President David Falter…
Flybe deal boosts GDS content by a third
Ginny McGrath - Jun 22, 2026
Flybe is giving Sabre and Galileo powered agents full access to its fares, boosting content in the GDSs by around…
BA ‘commits’ to agents
Ginny McGrath - Jun 22, 2026
British Airways says it is boosting its commitment to smaller agents with an email service that keeps them up to…
Virgin plans Australia launch for December
Ginny McGrath - Jun 21, 2026
Virgin Atlantic has announced a launch date for its Australia service despite lacking formal approval from the European Commission. Virgin…
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