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Ferry companies slam no-frills ads
Ginny McGrath - Mar 24, 2024
The ferry industry has declared a victory against certain no-frills airlines by forcing them to change their advertising. The Sail…
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Big Three defiant in face of Responsibletravel campaign
Ginny McGrath - Mar 24, 2024
The Travel Foundation has secured more funding from tour operators, but campaigners like Responsibletravel.com say operators are still not doing…
Virgin ‘to double in size by 2010’
- Mar 24, 2024
Virgin Atlantic has announced an expansion that will create some 1,400 jobs – and is reportedly aiming to double is…
Eurotunnels picks Bourguignon
Ginny McGrath - Mar 24, 2024
Eurotunnel has named its new chairman. The Channel Tunnel operator picked the favourite, Philippe Bourguignon, who was once Euro Disney…
BA shares rebound
- Mar 24, 2024
After an awful session Monday, travel and tourism shares made some headway yesterday as London’s equity markets enjoyed mixed fortuned.…
Hotels forced to undercut internet rivals
Ginny McGrath - Mar 23, 2024
More hotels are being booked online than ever before, but consumers are not booking direct with hotel websites because they…
Mach moves to dynamic packaging
Ginny McGrath - Mar 23, 2024
Mach Associates has released the latest version of its software that enables dynamic packaging – providing further confirmation that the…
Flight Centre to double in Scotland
Ginny McGrath - Mar 23, 2024
Flight Centre UK is doubling its retail outlets in Scotland and hiring up to 30 more staff. Over the next…
Industry shares take a big hit
- Mar 23, 2024
It was a fairly dire day for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s equity markets fell following the assassination…
Ebookers out of the red
Ginny McGrath - Mar 22, 2024
Ebookers has announced its first adjusted pre-tax profit in what COO, Nigel Addison Smith, called the toughest year for the…
Ebookers to halve retail presence
Ginny McGrath - Mar 22, 2024
In addition to announcing its first pre-tax profits, ebookers is closing nine retail outlets in Europe, but says it is…
Madrid bombing won’t dent Spanish tourism, says WTO
Ginny McGrath - Mar 22, 2024
The World Tourism Organization (WTO) says it is “convinced” that the terrorist attacks in Madrid should not impact the Spanish…
