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New department heads for Venere.com

Bev - Sep 24, 2026

European online hotel reservations specialist, Venere.com, has appointed Mirko Behnert to lead its commercial department and Mark Brophy to head…

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Roamfree settles down with new owner

Ian Jarrett - Sep 23, 2026

SYDNEY - Online travel company Roamfree has been thrown a lifeline by David Oliver, CEO of Tourism Holdings. The acquisition…

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Twitter-based hotel booking engine launches

Bev - Sep 23, 2026

A Twitter-based hotel booking engine launches this week, aimed at recession hit hotels. The privately-funded company, Inoqo (www.inoqo.com), allows hotels…

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Ebookers trials Live Chat feature

Bev - Sep 23, 2026

Ebookers.com has begun trialing a Live Chat feature in the UK. The instant messenger support service is designed to give…

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Hotel chain appoints marketing director

Bev - Sep 23, 2026

Millennium and Copthorne Hotels has appointed Karen Sequeira in the newly-created position of director of marketing for Europe. She will…

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Truly cheap hotel rooms

David - Sep 22, 2026

The Tod Motor Hotel in Las Vegas ($19) and El Panchan in Palenque, Mexico ($6) are among TripAdvisor’s new list…

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Scottish travel firm folds

Phil Davies - Sep 22, 2026

      ABTA and Advantage member McCarthy Travel has collapsed.   The Bathgate-based company also traded as Bill McCarthy Travel,…

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Operator loses sales director

Phil Davies - Sep 22, 2026

      Croatia, Corsica and Sardinia specialist Holiday Options has lost sales director Rupert Diggins.   No explanation was…