Travelocity offloads arm to Expotel
Phil Davies - Nov 12, 2026
The UK hotel and conference booking service of Travelocity has been acquired by Expotel for an undisclosed sum. Expotel…
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Major investment for home rental company
Bev - Nov 12, 2026
The parent company of Holiday-Rentals.co.uk and OwnersDirect.co.uk has raised $250 million in private financing to help speed up “organic growth…
Majorca resorts seek sustainability
Phil Davies - Nov 12, 2026
The largest tourism destination in Spain by number of beds – 60,000 – has ageed to adopt a British…
Hoteliers less ‘lazy’ about agent programmes, says Utell
Bev - Nov 12, 2026
Hoteliers are being more proactive about working with travel agents and travel management companies in the current economic downturn,…
Tourism minister apologises for WTM transport chaos
Phil Davies - Nov 12, 2026
Tourism minister Barbara Follett issued an apology from the government for the transport chaos which has delays to hundreds of World…
Increased demand for holiday wifi access
Bev - Nov 12, 2026
Travel agents can increasingly expect customers to stipulate that their holiday accommodation has access to wifi as laptop, PDAs and smart phones…
Optimism hard to find at WTM
Phil Davies - Nov 12, 2026
TravelMole Comment by Jeremy SkidmoreLike thousands of other people heading for World Travel Market on its first morning, I felt like a…
Egencia further expands reach
Phil Davies - Nov 12, 2026
Expedia’s travel management arm Egencia has expanded its global reach by entering India and Switzerland. In Switzerland a partnership…
Shine Awards finalists unveiled
Bev - Nov 12, 2026
Finalists for the Shine Awards have been unveiled after the first round of judging took place. The awards,…
Trade ‘positive’ to mobile technology
Dinah - Nov 11, 2026
The travel industry is “hugely positive†towards using mobile technology but has some way to go before it is prepared…
Government urged to back UK tourism – UPDATED
Phil Davies - Nov 11, 2026
The boss of VisitBritain has called for “wide-ranging†government backing for UK tourism as a report warned of barriers…
Aldi to launch travel website
Bev - Nov 11, 2026
Aldi is launching a travel website in January and claims the venture will turn the online travel industry on…
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