ATE heads for Perth in ’08
Phil Davies - Dec 17, 2025
Aboriginal tourism experiences will be a key focus of next year’s Australian Tourism Exchange. ATE 2008 will run on June…
Categories: Operators
Kuoni acquires German destination management firm
Phil Davies - Dec 17, 2025
Kuoni has entered Germany with the acquisition of destination management agency Conference & Touring for an undisclosed sum. The Berlin-based…
European LCC’s to match US counterparts within two years
Phil Davies - Dec 14, 2025
Low cost carriers in Europe will be carrying the same numbers of passengers as those in the US within two…
Kuoni CEO to stand down
Phil Davies - Dec 14, 2025
The CEO of Kuoni is to step down following a dispute over aspects of the Swiss-based operator's future direction. Armin Meier…
Thistle Hotels to undergo £100m rebrand
Phil Davies - Dec 14, 2025
More than £100 million is to be spent by Thistle Hotels in rebranding more than 30 properties nationwide. A new corporate identity…
Carnival to expand German cruise fleet
Phil Davies - Dec 14, 2025
Carnival Corporation has responded to rival Royal Caribbean's joint cruise venture with TUI AG by ordering two more ships for…
Luftansa gains US airline stake
Phil Davies - Dec 14, 2025
Lufthansa is taking a 19% stake in US budget airline JetBlue for almost £150 million. The deal is described as…
First Choice expands 2008 brochure range
Phil Davies - Dec 14, 2025
A stand-alone “Premier Luxury” brochure has been released by First Choice together with a range of second and third edition…
‘Nostalgia tourism’ uncovered as new trend
Phil Davies - Dec 14, 2025
Ninety per cent of UK travellers use their holidays to re-visit a specific country or city with a sentimental association…
Microsoft tourism boss to speak at ENTER conference
Phil Davies - Dec 14, 2025
A senior Mircosoft boss is among the key speakers at a leading travel technology conference to be held next month.…
New agreement opens door to huge Chinese leisure market
David - Dec 13, 2025
A new federal trade agreement that will allow destinations for the first time to market in China has tremendous implications…
TUI Travel sees 5% profits rise – capacity slashed for ’08
Phil Davies - Dec 13, 2025
TUI Travel today revealed a £287 million operating profit, up 5% on the 2006 figure.The result for the merged TUI…
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