Brit dies after suspected food poisoning at Lake Garda hotel
Bev - Jun 25, 2026
One British holidaymaker has died and a further 30 others are ill in Lake Garda after suffering from suspected food…
Categories: Operators
Kuoni acquires large slice of Swiss operator
Bev - Jun 25, 2026
Kuoni is to buy a 60% share in Switzerland’s inclusive tour operation Direkt Reisen AG for an undisclosed sum. The…
Virgin Holidays First Big Operator to Build Sustainable Donation Into its Pricing
Valere - Jun 24, 2026
Virgin Holidays has upped its responsible business ante by incorporating a 50p donation (25p for children) per passenger to the…
Online travel shopping mall opens in Singapore
Ian - Jun 24, 2026
SINGAPORE – TravClass.com, Asia Pacific’s largest travel e-classifieds, has gone “live†at www.travclass.com. The new website will offer local travellers…
Thomas Cook buoyant despite economic slump
Bev - Jun 24, 2026
Thomas Cook is predicting strong trading for summer having hedged most of its fuel and foreign currency needs and reports…
Holidaybreak goes to top of class in educational travel market
Bev - Jun 24, 2026
European specialist operator Holidaybreak has bought educational tour company EST for just over £4m. EST, which focuses on bespoke travel…
UK gets consumer cruise event
Phil Davies - Jun 24, 2026
A consumer cruise show is to be held in London next spring. The Cruise 2009 show is to be held…
P&O Cruises overhauls brochure for 2009
Phil Davies - Jun 24, 2026
Customer and agent research has prompted P&O Cruises to completely overhaul its main brochure for 2009. The redesigned brochure takes…
UK hotels holding their own against economic concerns
Phil Davies - Jun 24, 2026
UK hotels reported steady levels of growth in May despite current economic concerns. Latest monthly figures released today by PKF…
Costa hits 1m bookings mark five weeks early
Phil Davies - Jun 24, 2026
Costa Cruises has topped the record figure of one million bookings for the year’s cruises some five weeks earlier than…
Kingfisher plans Heathrow-India flights
Phil Davies - Jun 24, 2026
Private Indian airline Kingfisher has signalled an early September start of flights from London. The airline's chairman and CEO, Indian…
Sustainable Tourism Film & Project Contests Open For Entries
Valere - Jun 23, 2026
TOURA D'OR Sustainable Tourism film contest and TO DO! International Contest for Responsible Tourism are now open for entries –…
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