Drownings among holidaymakers abroad on the increase
Phil Davies - Jul 19, 2026
New research from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has revealeda sharp rise in the number of Britons…
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Travel call centres set standards for other industries
Phil Davies - Jul 19, 2026
Travel call centres provide a similar or better level of service than other callcentres in other industries, according to a…
Spending on holidays to reach nearly £2,000 per family
Phil Davies - Jul 19, 2026
The average British family will spend £1,830 on annual holidays this year,according to new research from Mintel. The average family…
Attention! French cops are out to nail speeders
Phil Davies - Jul 19, 2026
Travellers in France this summer face a crackdown by speed cops. Far from being laissez-faire with motorists from abroad, as…
Tourists in America and Asia face killer storms
Phil Davies - Jul 19, 2026
If you think the weather is rotten in the UK at present, spare a thought for people who are holidaying abroad. Many…
Terror ride on balloon
Phil Davies - Jul 19, 2026
Visitors to the US city of Baltimore were left stranded hundreds of feet above the ground after a hot air balloon…
Cosmos launches e-brochure initiative
Phil Davies - Jul 19, 2026
Cosmos is to offer agents e-brochures as part of a revamp of the operator’s website. Agents will be able to…
Sabre cruises into leisure sector
Phil Davies - Jul 16, 2026
Package holidays, European cruises, specially negotiated hotel rates and specialist breaks are all due to be offered by Sabre as…
Travel Counsellors to unveil consumer protection scheme
Phil Davies - Jul 16, 2026
Homeworking travel agency Travel Counsellors is to create its own passenger protection scheme. The company is in the final stages…
Multiples will shrink, but not fail – Comment by Jeremy Skidmore
Phil Davies - Jul 16, 2026
It's not been a great month for the multiples. Thomas Cook UK chief executive Manny Fontenla-Novoa recently claimed every multiple…
Reglar elected Advantage president
Phil Davies - Jul 16, 2026
Ickenham Travel boss Peter Reglar has been elected president of Advantage Travel Centres. He beat off a challege from former…
US cruise passengers rise in Q1
David - Jul 16, 2026
Cruise lines carried 2.3 million passengers on North American cruises in the first quarter of this year, a 13.6% increase,…
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