Government scraps Aircraft Duty plan
Phil Davies - Nov 25, 2026
The government is to scrap plans for an aircraft duty to replace Air Passenger Duty. Instead a new four-band APD…
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Budget fails to inspire industry
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 25, 2026
Comment by Jeremy Skidmore (www.jeremyskidmore.com) Alistair Darling’s pre-Budget report will hardly have had the travel industry doing a Mexican wave.…
Travel websites hit by pre-Christmas shift
Bev - Nov 25, 2026
Travel companies were over taken by high street retailers in the latest IMRG-Hitwise Hot Shops List. The list ranks retail…
Attraction Tickets buys and predicts more consolidation
Phil Davies - Nov 25, 2026
ATD Travel Services, parent of Attraction Tickets Direct, has acquired the assets of ticket broker Tickets International. The deal,…
Irish carrier to land at London City
Phil Davies - Nov 25, 2026
Irish regional airline Aer Arann is to make its debut at London City Airport in the new year. The…
Travel trade failing to meet needs of solo travellers
Phil Davies - Nov 25, 2026
The travel industry is so badly failing to meet the needs of lone travellers that half would rather stay at home…
Andorra opens early
Bev - Nov 25, 2026
Record breaking early snow falls has allowed Andorran ski resorts to open early this year. Resorts in both the Grandvalira…
Shanghai World Expo 2010 Aims for Sustainable Tourism Legacy
Valere - Nov 24, 2026
SEE: Expo2010Video The tourism promotion slogans, emblems, and images for the 2010 World Expo have been unveiled at a press…
Planets Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award Announced
Valere - Nov 24, 2026
Planeta.com and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity are collaborating to showcase best practices in web-based technologies helping…
Tourism for Tomorrow Awards Judges Announced
Valere - Nov 24, 2026
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) today announced the Judges for the 2009 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, WTTC's high-profile…
El Salvador Launches Web Portal
Valere - Nov 24, 2026
Central America’s most undiscovered ecotourism destination is launching a new web portal, EcoExperiencias El Salvador EcoExperiencesElSalvador. Here travelers can investigate…
Venice’s Dignity For Sale? Buy Your World Heritage Ad Space Now
Valere - Nov 24, 2026
Ad for Rolex in the Piazza San Marco Francesco da Mosto was spitting with fury. "Venice," he said, "has put…
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