Virgin Blue e-commerce head joins SkyEurope
Phil Davies - Dec 03, 2026
Slovakian budget airline SkyEurope has recruited a new commercial head from Virgin Blue in Australia. The Australian airline’s head of…
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Thumbs down to Japan’s new fingerprint checks
Phil Davies - Dec 03, 2026
TravelMole guest comment by Euromonitor International research analyst in Singapore, Parita Chitakasem Japan’s new finger printing policy has sparked controversy…
56 killed in Turkey plane crash
Bev - Nov 30, 2026
A domestic flight from Istanbul has crashed in south-western Turkey killing all 56 people on board. The Atlasjet, carrying 49…
CAA vows to enforce new protection laws
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 30, 2026
Civil Aviation Authority director Richard Jackson has warned that new laws on financial protection will be rigidly enforced and offenders…
ABTA yet to decide on 2008 convention venue
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2026
ABTA will not decide on a venue for 2008’s Travel Convention until the new year. The association usually closes the…
Monarch comes under fire from passengers after scrapping Gatwick-Granada flights
Bev - Nov 30, 2026
Monarch has defended its decision to scrap its Gatwick-Granada flights earlier this month after receiving a petition from 630 "angry"…
5.2m ‘cruise virgins’ indentified as potential market
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2026
More than five million potential ‘cruise virgins’ have been identified as a market for UK travel agents to go after.…
Carpenter: Our offer is serious
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 30, 2026
Travel Trust Association director Todd Carpenter has hit back at claims it cannot fund an offer for Worldchoice. TTA is…
Family ‘time famine’ highlights importance of holidays
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2026
Pressures of modern day life are creating 'family time famine' with couples and children seeing foreign holidays as more important…
TUI outlines vision of future
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 30, 2026
Mobile phones which can download information from websites and children’s play areas on flights will be a reality for future…
Environmental ‘drive’ from First Choice
Jeremy Skidmore - Nov 30, 2026
A gas-guzzling 80-seater coach is sent to pick up four journalists from a hotel. The destination: an early evening press…
Domestic tourism hit by summer floods
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2026
This summer’s record rainfall and floods in parts of the UK led to a six per cent slump in overnight…
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