Middle-aged travellers leading travel social media revolution
Phil Davies - Mar 25, 2026
Middle age travellers are shaping consumer views of the best hotels and holiday destinations at home and…
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Thomas Cook reports “considerable improvement†in summer sales
Phil Davies - Mar 25, 2026
Thomas Cook reported “good progress” in trading for summer 2010 with fewer late sales anticipated. The travel group…
Administrators called in as Scottish airline fails
Phil Davies - Mar 25, 2026
Scottish airline Highland Airways has ceased operating as administrators were called in. The carrier operated a…
Med Hotels VAT ruling creates “level playing fieldâ€
Phil Davies - Mar 25, 2026
A “murky” area over whether travel companies act as agents or principals has been clarified in a court ruling. …
Tourism Australia defends caged kangaroo stunt
Ian Jarrett - Mar 25, 2026
SYDNEY - Tourism Australia has been scrambling to defend its use of a caged kangaroo as part of a publicity…
Barrhead Travel opens first business travel franchise
Phil Davies - Mar 25, 2026
A business travel franchise has been opened in Belfast by leading Scottish travel agency Barrhead Travel. The franchise…
Guardian chief takes helm at EasyJet
Phil Davies - Mar 25, 2026
Guardian Media Group chief executive Carolyn McCall is to become one of the most senior female executives in…
Indonesia’s new tax hike on alcohol
Ian Jarrett - Mar 25, 2026
DENPASAR - Shortages of alcoholic beverages, and the high cost of drinks, especially wine, are set to increase in Indonesia…
Market recovery continues for New Zealand
Ian Jarrett - Mar 25, 2026
WELLINGTON - Australia continues to underpin New Zealand visitor arrivals, up 4.3 percent (3,737) in February compared with 2009. Other…
Tasmania unwraps its winter warmers
Ian Jarrett - Mar 25, 2026
HOBART - Tourism Tasmania has launched a $3 million campaign that celebrates winter in Tasmania: Lumina – A Winter of…
Fuel cost rises take shine off Carnival first quarter
Phil Davies - Mar 24, 2026
Carnival Corporation has reported a “robust” wave peak season booking period but rising fuel prices took the shine…
“Staycation†trend set to continue this summer
Phil Davies - Mar 24, 2026
A major change in domestic holiday taking may have been sparked by last year’s recession-driven rise of the “staycation”.…
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