Travelodge sold for £675m
Phil Davies - Aug 21, 2026
Budget chain Travelodge has been acquired by a Dubai-based investment firm for £675 million. Dubai International Capital has purchased the…
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ASPIRE and STEPS to join forces
Phil Davies - Aug 21, 2026
ASPIRE, the two-day event for travel and tourism students, is to be held jointly with the Spanish Tourism Exchange for…
UK launch for Hotel upSell
Phil Davies - Aug 21, 2026
Technology that enables hoteliers to automatically offer upgrades when travel agents book hotel rooms via Sabre has been introduced in…
Stansted workers to strike over Bank Holiday
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 21, 2026
Passengers are facing further misery at Stansted Airport after baggage handlers and check-in staff voted to strike over the Bank…
Jasons Travel Media – new Chief Executive
Graham Muldoon - Aug 21, 2026
Travel publisher John Sandford is to step aside as Chief Executive and Publisher of Jasons Travel Media, the company he…
Directional selling soars in tough market
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 18, 2026
Directional selling among major tour operators has intensified this summer because package holiday sales have been so poor. Thomson, which…
Suspect package found on US flight
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 18, 2026
An airport terminal in West Virginia was evacuated yesterday after two bottles in a passenger’s hand luggage tested positive for…
Europe wide legislation on bags to be introduced
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 18, 2026
New European Union legislation is expected within the next few weeks to standardise hand baggage restrictions throughout Europe. Although strict…
Treasury probe is justified
Jeremy Skidmore - Aug 18, 2026
Comment by Jeremy Skidmore (www.jeremyskidmore.com) As we - hopefully - return to some sort of normality and more mundane subjects,…
Xpress Tours launches new brochure
Graham Muldoon - Aug 18, 2026
Leading adventure travel operator, Xpress Tours has launched a stunning new 64 page full colour brochure covering short and long…
BA sells London travel clinic
Bev - Aug 17, 2026
British Airways has agreed to sell its Travel Clinic business to MASTA, the Medical Advisory Services for Travellers Abroad. The…
Bmibaby pilots vote to strike
Bev - Aug 17, 2026
Bmi is preparing itself for disruption to services after bmibaby pilots voted in favour of strike action. Two other ballots,…
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