Government urged to cut ‘unfair’ Insurance Premium Tax
Phil Davies - Jul 06, 2025
A call has gone out to government to cut the 17.5% Insurance Premium Tax payable on travel insurance. Specialist travel…
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‘Scope to double size of von Essen hotels’
Phil Davies - Jul 06, 2025
The boss of luxury hotel group von Essen has signalled plans to double its UK portfolio to more than 50…
Vueling new airline name to UK
Phil Davies - Jul 06, 2025
Spanish budget airlines Vueling and Clickair are due to complete a merger this week. They are set…
Ryanair agrees to improve website clarity
Phil Davies - Jul 06, 2025
Ryanair has agreed to clean up its website following discussions with the Office of Fair Trading. The low fares…
Monarch expands Canary Islands services
Phil Davies - Jul 06, 2025
New year-round scheduled flights to Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura are being started by Monarch. Services to the Canary island destinations…
Ryanair sets monthly passenger carrying record
Phil Davies - Jul 06, 2025
Ryanair’s June traffic increased by 13% to a record 5.8 million. The figure exceeds the 5.7 million passenger record set…
BA accelerates capacity cuts
Phil Davies - Jul 06, 2025
British Airways is cutting capacity further following traffic levels dropping by almost four per cent last month. Traffic, measured in…
New boss for Virgin Holidays Cruises
Phil Davies - Jul 06, 2025
Former Island Cruises sales chief Leslie Peden has been named as managing director of Virgin Holidays Cruises. Peden, whose cruise…
Travel industry ‘Dragon’s Den’ to run at WTM
Phil Davies - Jul 06, 2025
A travel industry ‘Dragon’s Den’, enabling budding entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to industry leaders, is to be held…
UK cruise lines claim record early bookings
Phil Davies - Jul 03, 2025
UK cruise lines are claiming record early bookings for 2010 and 2011 departures. Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines described advance bookings…
Tourism recovery before 2010 ‘difficult’ – UNWTO
Phil Davies - Jul 03, 2025
International tourism slumped by eight per cent between January and April compared to the same period last year, new figures…
Holiday Experts acquired by Vertical Group
Phil Davies - Jul 03, 2025
Travel technology company The Vertical Group has purchased the trading assets of Holiday Experts protecting almost 30 jobs. The deal,…
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