‘Ticking time bomb’ for struggling travel firms
Phil Davies - Nov 27, 2026
The rate of travel company insolvencies was 13% higher in the first nine months of this year than…
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‘Resilient performance’ as Holidaybreak reports profit drop
Phil Davies - Nov 27, 2026
Headline annual pre-tax profit at Holidaybreak was down from £32.6 million to £28 million. The result…
Package Travel Directive consultation starts
Phil Davies - Nov 27, 2026
Europe’s biggest tour operator has welcomed the inclusion of scheduled and low cost airlines in long awaited consultation into reforming…
Business travel showing ‘early signs of stabilisation’
Phil Davies - Nov 27, 2026
Business travel is sowing early signs of stabilisation against the backdrop of the worst global recession since the 1930s,…
New UK boss for Travelzoo
Phil Davies - Nov 27, 2026
The general manager of Frommers Unlimited is moving to become UK managing director of Travelzoo. Joel Brando-Bravo will…
WTM numbers drop
Phil Davies - Nov 27, 2026
Numbers attending this year's World Travel Market were down by eight per cent over 2008’s event. A…
Ex-Expedia chief lands non-travel role
Phil Davies - Nov 27, 2026
Former Expedia.com Europe president Dermot Halpin has taken over as CEO of online used car seller Autoquake.com.…
MCVB chalks up another record year
Ian Jarrett - Nov 27, 2026
MELBOURNE - The Melbourne Convention + Visitors Bureau (MCVB) has achieved a fourth year of record results. Speaking at MCVB’s…
More Australians have yen for Japan
Ian Jarrett - Nov 27, 2026
SYDNEY - Australian arrivals to Japan during October 2009 increased 9.3 percent on 2008 figures, according to a preliminary report…
Collapse of biggest operator in Ireland
Phil Davies - Nov 26, 2026
Budget Travel, Ireland’s biggest operator, ceased trading yesterday. The company is to be wound up after a…
Financial protection reforms set to reach ‘critical’ phase
Phil Davies - Nov 26, 2026
Major reforms to protect more travellers will have far reaching implications for travel businesses on the back…
Technology taking off in business travel
Phil Davies - Nov 26, 2026
Almost three quarters of travel managers use self-booking tools for business travel, according to a new study.…
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