Does the internet spell the end for agents?
Bev - May 21, 2026
Mole Factor winner and fortnightly columnist, Mike Stones, wonders if the travel agent is facing slow death... "Do you love…
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Tourism Australia, Wego.com drive Great Australian Roadtrips
Ian Jarrett - May 20, 2026
SINGAPORE - Tourism Australia and travel search engine, Wego.com have launched Great Australian Roadtrips in Singapore. In 2008, 51 percent…
Around 4,000 jobs to go at Amex
Bev - May 20, 2026
American Express is cutting around 4,000 jobs as part of a worldwide cost cutting drive. A spokeswoman would not confirm…
Tolmie leaves AA Appointments
Bev - May 20, 2026
AA Appointments managing director John Tolmie has left the company. Theresa Dempsey, sole shareholder of AA Appointments UK and majority…
Cheapflights unveils latest search figures
Bev - May 20, 2026
Online searches for tickets to Tenerife are down 45% and Lanzarote 18% respectively, according to the latest figures from Cheapflights.…
WTTC pushes ‘keep travelling’ mantra over flu fears
Phil Davies - May 18, 2026
Don’t let any fears of swine flu affect your holiday plans this year, keep travelling -- was the consensus from…
Travelport commits to CSR as downturn bites
Phil Davies - May 18, 2026
Travelport sees stability ahead, despite a drop in earnings for the first quarter. “We are seeing the low-point of the…
EC scolds airlines for misleading on fares
Phil Davies - May 15, 2026
The European Commission has publicly reprimanded Emirates, Turkish Airlines , Royal Air Maroc and six other airlines for persistently misleading customers…
Two agency bosses vie for ABTA chairmanship
Phil Davies - May 15, 2026
ABTA board member Daniele Broccoli (Britaly Holidays) and Advantage Travel Centres’ chief executive John McEwan are fighting for the position…
Social Media from the Island of the Gods
Reader Contribution - May 15, 2026
What do you envision when you think of Bali? Surf? Sun? Rice fields? Now you can add to that list…
Windmills or walls in China?
Ian Jarrett - May 14, 2026
by Yeoh Siew Hoon It’s a beautiful spring day in Beijing – one of those rare blue-sky, clear, crisp days…
More online focus as Thomas Cook claims ‘robust’ current trading
Phil Davies - May 14, 2026
Thomas Cook is seeing “robust” sales for this summer despite a later booking pattern and the impact of holiday cancellations…
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