Tourist arrivals plummet in Thailand amid credit crunch
John Alwyn-Jones - Nov 17, 2026
According to AFP Thailand's high season for tourism has just begun and runs to February, but the signs for one…
Categories: Destination
Wizard of Oz or Down Under disaster movie?
John Alwyn-Jones - Nov 17, 2026
According to the Independent in London, Baz Luhrmann took some work home this weekend. His task? To finish editing the…
Luhrmann’s ‘Australia’ epic picks up buzz from Oprah
John Alwyn-Jones - Nov 17, 2026
According to AFP Baz Luhrmann hadn't even finished his much-anticipated outback epic "Australia" when the world heard the news that…
Christmas bookings spike due to squeeze on household budgets
John Alwyn-Jones - Nov 17, 2026
The Australian tradition of caravan and camping holidays for families over the Christmas break is making a resurgence due to…
TUI Travel cuts capacity further
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
TUI Travel has revealed further “significant†UK capacity cuts for the coming winter. A nine per cent extra reduction…
TUI AG sees improved summer travel profits
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
TUI Group achieved “substantial increases†in turnover and operating profits in its core tourism businesses in the third quarter of…
Expedia Europe boss quits
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
Expedia’s Europe president Dermot Halpin is leaving the company at the end of the year as part of a…
Celebrity boost for UK cruise market
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
Celebrity Cruises is to base one of its new 2,850-passenger ships in Southampton in summer 2010. The 122,000-tonnes ship Celebrity…
Travel must not become ‘cash cow’ for governments
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
Governments have been warned off using the travel industry as a ‘cash cow’ during the current economic crisis. The comments came…
Ski resorts set to open early
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
Heavy snow falls across Europe and North America means that a number of ski resorts are due to open…
Northwest drops Heathrow-Seattle route
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
Northwest Airlines is to terminate flights introduced earlier this year between Heathrow and Seattle. The service, run in joint…
Businesses wasting money on ‘sweetheart’ deals with airlines
Phil Davies - Nov 14, 2026
Easyjet is cheaper than alternative carriers on the busiest European routes the majority of the time, according to a…
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