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TIPTO plans 19 agent roadshows
Phil Davies - Aug 23, 2024
A series of 19 roadshows for agents are planned for 2004-05 by the Truly Independent Professional Travel Organisation (TIPTO). The…
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Agents targeted for French roadshows
Phil Davies - Aug 23, 2024
The French Government Tourist Office is doubling the number of trade roadshows this autumn after the success of last year’s…
Man held after killing of British backpacker
Ginny McGrath - Aug 23, 2024
A man has been arrested by police in Thailand after the brutal murder of a British backpacker. The body of…
Glamour trains back in business
Ginny McGrath - Aug 23, 2024
A railway used in the 1920s to ferry armed guerillas around the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – now…
Portugal’s naked ambition
Ginny McGrath - Aug 23, 2024
Travellers who like to let it all hang out on holiday may soon be flocking to Portugal – to strip…
ABTA president quits as Travelscene folds
Phil Davies - Aug 20, 2024
ABTA president John Harding has resigned after his company Travelscene went bust. The long-established short breaks operator had its bond…
Second operator collapses
Phil Davies - Aug 20, 2024
Fly Elite, an operator mainly selling packages via advertising on Teletext, has failed. The CAA called in the company's ATOL bond…
Comment by J.Skidmore: Resilient holidaymakers boost the industry
Ginny McGrath - Aug 20, 2024
After what seems like an endless stream of bad news, the travel industry at last has something to cheer about.New…
Galileo renews Uniglobe Diamond GDS provider pact
Phil Davies - Aug 20, 2024
Galileo International has renewed a deal to provide GDS services to expanding northern business travel agency Uniglobe Diamond Travel. The…
TravelOptions powers OTC deal
Ginny McGrath - Aug 19, 2024
Shortbreaks, the operator that packages Eurostar tickets with hotels, is hoping to boost online sales by distributing through OTC. The…
WTTC chooses India over Asia and US
Ginny McGrath - Aug 19, 2024
The World Travel and Tourism Council has named the destination for its fifth Global Travel and Tourism Summit. New Delhi…
EasyJet ditches Zurich
Ginny McGrath - Aug 18, 2024
EasyJet is scrapping flights to Zurich because it says the airport is too expensive. The no-frills airline says Zurich is…
