Travel industry tweet-rate rising
Phil Davies - Nov 04, 2026
The use of micro blogging site Twitter is gaining rapid penetration within the travel industry, according to…
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Travel Counsellors opens up conference to other agents
Phil Davies - Nov 04, 2026
Agents from outside home working company Travel Counsellors will be allowed to attend a day of its…
Royal Caribbean suffers summer profits dive
Phil Davies - Nov 04, 2026
The company behind Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, saw peak summer profits almost halve. Third…
Airport self-service check-in now a ‘global trend’
Phil Davies - Nov 04, 2026
The majority of the world’s leading airports (80%) aim to make passenger self-service the primary channel for…
Virgin starting Puerto Rico flights
Phil Davies - Nov 04, 2026
Virgin Atlantic is to start flights between the UK and its ninth Caribbean destination this weekend. …
Costa names new sister ships
Phil Davies - Nov 04, 2026
Costa Cruises has named two new sister ships Costa Favolosa and Costa Fascinosa. The 16th and…
Virtual expertise added to Virgin Holidays trade site
Phil Davies - Nov 04, 2026
A virtual customer services assistant called ‘Valerie’ will feature on a revamped Virgin Holidays trade booking website.…
Ex-NCL chief Riley takes up new US role
Phil Davies - Nov 04, 2026
Former NCL international business development vice president Francis Riley has joined US travel group Travel Holdings …
Families turning to tours
David - Nov 03, 2026
Who’s looking more intently at packaged tours? Families, says Explore Arizona Tours. No surprise, they say, since the state is…
Intrepid chalks up another 500 carbon trips
Ian Jarrett - Nov 03, 2026
MELBOURNE - Intrepid Travel has announced that another 500 different carbon trips will be available in 2010. The move comes…
UK passenger tax is simply greenwash, says tourism body
Ian Jarrett - Nov 03, 2026
SYDNEY - The Australian Tourism Export Council (ATEC) has joined the attacks on the controversial Air Passenger Duty (APD), effectively…
For VFM, pick Thailand or Bali
Ian Jarrett - Nov 03, 2026
LONDON – A UK Value-For-Money report has placed Australia at the bottom of a list of countries offering best value…
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