First Choice to install futuristic travel pods in supermarkets
Bev - Jul 07, 2025
First Choice is introducing futuristic ‘travel pods’ in Asda and Sainsbury’s stores throughout the UK. Starting from the end of…
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New rail booking site dedicated to agents
Bev - Jul 07, 2025
International Rail is set to launch an updated booking site for global rail, www.railagent.co.uk, aimed at the travel trade. It…
Orient Express buys Pansea group
Bev - Jul 07, 2025
Orient-Express Hotels is to acquire Hong Kong-based Pansea hotels group for US$25 million. The purchase will be completed within the…
Designate appoints director
Bev - Jul 07, 2025
Designate, the travel, tourism and leisure specialist marketing agency, has appointed Jason Triandafyllou in the new position of director of…
Joint office opened by Air France and KLM
Bev - Jul 07, 2025
Air France and KLM have opened new joint offices in Hatton Cross, London. Originally KLM’s offices, the building will now…
First Choice and Kuoni reported to be in merger talks
Bev - Jul 06, 2025
First Choice is in 'preliminary' merger discussions with Kuoni, according to reports in the business press today. Switzerland-based Kuoni was…
MyTravel Group buys cruise brand
Bev - Jul 06, 2025
MyTravel Group is to purchase Encore Cruises, a Canadian distributor of cruise holidays, from First Choice. The purchase for around…
New sales director for Gold Medal
Bev - Jul 06, 2025
Gold Medal Travel has appointed David Holland in the new position of sales director. He will join the company on…
Cheapflights sells off non-flights business
Bev - Jul 06, 2025
AIM listed e-commerce company Internet Business Group has acquired a number of non-flight websites from Cheapflights.com for £1.1 million. The…
Co-ordinated strategy needed to prevent Olympics tourism slump
Phil Davies - Jul 06, 2025
The government is being urged to create a co-ordinated strategy to mitigate potentially damaging impact on tourism of the 2012…
AAT Kings team get together
Graham Muldoon - Jul 06, 2025
The AAT Kings team from around the globe met up in Queenstown last week for the AAT Kings World Meeting.…
Agents slammed over travel insurance sales
Phil Davies - Jul 05, 2025
Consumer watchdog Which? is advising people not to buy travel insurance from travel agents because they failed to follow basic selling…
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