Financial watchdogs hit MyTravel with £240,000 fine
- Jul 14, 2026
MyTravel has been fined almost a quarter of a million pounds by financial watchdogs after failing to tell the city…
Categories: Operators
ABTA and FTO shelve merger
- Jul 14, 2026
ABTA and the Federation of Tour Operators have shelved plans to merge – but insisted it is still likely to…
Online clearing house to shift unsold holidays
- Jul 14, 2026
Apartments Abroad has launched an online clearing house for operators to shift distressed stock. The new facility will feature self-catering…
General agents have no future, says ski specialist
- Jul 12, 2026
The sale of winter sports holidays through general travel agents is in terminal decline and those retailers will account for…
Ski bookings rise despite fall in no frills capacity
- Jul 12, 2026
The winter sports market rose 3.8% to 1.1 million passengers last year, despite a sharp drop in the number of…
Tourism emergency response group meets
Phil Davies - Jul 11, 2026
Tourism officials have held an emergency session to debate the impact on inbound tourism to the UK in the wake…
Travel firms get ABTECH website audit
Phil Davies - Jul 11, 2026
Ten travel companies are to have their websites audited in an ABTECH project. The 'usability' study is being carried out…
USAirways-America West merger boost
Phil Davies - Jul 11, 2026
An asset management firm has commited $65 million equity funding for USAirways' financial restructuring. The pledge by Tudor Investment Corporation…
LONDON BOMB BLASTS – FRIDAY UPDATE
Phil Davies - Jul 08, 2026
More than 50 people were killed in multiple terrorist bomb blasts on the London Underground and a bus. Police confirmed the death…
WTTC urges people to keep travelling
Phil Davies - Jul 08, 2026
People should not alter their travel plans in the wake of the London terrorist bombings, according to the World Travel…
North American reaction to London bombings
Phil Davies - Jul 08, 2026
US reaction to the London bombings included speculation that international travel would decline. And in Canada, officials beefed up security…
Consolidation and convergence: The internet’s impact on travel. TravelMole guest comment by Alex Christou, partner, Accenture transportation and travel services
- Jul 08, 2026
At one time, disintermediation was expected to cut third parties out of travel and allow consumers to go directly to…
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