New director for Lastminute
Ginny McGrath - Mar 30, 2026
Lastminute.com has appointed a replacement for David Howell, the company’s chief financial officer whose departure was announced last year. Replacing…
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Ex-Lastminute exec joins Opodo
Ginny McGrath - Mar 30, 2026
Opodo has found a new commercial director with both internet and travel experience including Lastminute.com. Stephan Uhrenbacher takes over responsibility…
GetThere and Travelocity: new technology sharing initiative
Charles Kao - Mar 30, 2026
The corporate travel marketplace continues to rapidly adopt online technology because of its powerful tools that help companies significantly reduce…
Travel stockwatch
Ginny McGrath - Mar 30, 2026
There was little major movement on the travel and holiday shares front yesterday, with the FTSE 100 finishing the day…
Third of online travel will be ‘dynamically packaged’
Ginny McGrath - Mar 29, 2026
Dynamic packaging will account for more than a third of the UK online travel market in two years, according to…
TUI UK shedding 2,000 jobs
Phil Davies - Mar 24, 2026
Restructuring costs within Thomson parent TUI UK cost £31.3 million last year, mainly due to redundancies. German parent company TUI…
Largest hotel franchisor pushes for more $1 million booking days
David - Mar 24, 2026
The Cendant Hotel Group said the value of its single-day bookings made through its brand Web sites reached the $1…
Five-star booking tool
David - Mar 24, 2026
Fivestaralliance.com is a new luxury hotel booking site that limits its inventory to four-and-five star properties. The site features more…
Aeroflot cuts over to Sabre booking and agency distribution
Phil Davies - Mar 24, 2026
Aeroflot has migrated the airline and affiliated travel agencies in Russia to Sabre booking and ticketing. The move is part…
Internet offers ‘compelling advantages’ over agents
Ginny McGrath - Mar 23, 2026
Growing demand for independent and far-flung travel is making Britons turn their back on big tour operators and agency chains…
IAC to buy Ask Jeeves
Ginny McGrath - Mar 22, 2026
US travel giant InterActiveCorp has signed a deal to buy Ask Jeeves Inc for $1.85 billion. The acquisition marks IAC’s…
Survey finds business travelers want single source
David - Mar 22, 2026
US business travelers want new and integrated online services from their corporate travel agency, according to a recent survey. The…
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