18 Wardle Travel shops shut after sale
Phil Davies - Apr 15, 2026
Major regional travel agency chain Wardle Travel has been broken up after going into administration. Wardle and subsidiary company Sandbach…
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Thomson to prosper – but don’t believe all those predictions. Comment by Jeremy Skidmore
Phil Davies - Apr 15, 2026
Thomson recently treated us to its view of the future.This time there was no talk of holidaying in special pods…
Aer Lingus profits down but online sales rise
Phil Davies - Apr 15, 2026
Profits at Aer Lingus were down to euros 1.2 million last year from almost euros 70 million in 2003 due to restructuring costs.…
ThomsonTV goes ‘on demand’ on the internet
Phil Davies - Apr 15, 2026
ThomsonTV claims to be the first travel-shopping channel to offer both holiday programmes and live broadcasts on demand via the…
TUI establishes Dutch holiday airline
Phil Davies - Apr 15, 2026
TUI is taking over troubled Dutch charter airline HollandExel. The Dutch arm of the German travel giant is taking on…
Virgin Holidays offering more peak summer child places to Florida
Phil Davies - Apr 15, 2026
Virgin Holidays is offering an unspecified number of additional free child places on Florida packages during the summer peak. The…
Radisson Edwardian to run London Docklands hotel
Phil Davies - Apr 15, 2026
A new four-star hotel in London's Docklands is to be run by Radisson Edwardian. The riverside property due to open in…
Online short break sales soar
Phil Davies - Apr 14, 2026
Almost half of people with internet access regularly book flights on line, a survey by EasyJet shows. It claims that…
Lastminute to sell Disneyland Resort Paris
Phil Davies - Apr 14, 2026
Tickets and hotels at Disneyland Resort Paris are to be sold by lastminute.com as part of a new deal between…
Guest comment: The Great Online Holiday Hijack?
Ginny McGrath - Apr 14, 2026
Guest comment by Peter Matthews, managing director of Nucleus the brand experience consultancy, and online travel specialist. The internet and…
Alamo to accelerate trade sales
Phil Davies - Apr 14, 2026
Alamo Rent A Car is to further woo the trade by creating a new role of UK sales manager. Alex…
Big Four could still be ‘biggest winners’
Ginny McGrath - Apr 13, 2026
The big four will survive despite the rise of online brands. This was the message emerging from the final debate…
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