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Bidding wars break out for ex-Thomas Cook shops
Bev - Oct 08, 2024
Bids are flooding in for the leases of Thomas Cook's 560 shops that closed following the company's collapse last month.…
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Thomas Cook collapse was ‘failure of corporate finance’
Bev - Oct 08, 2024
The demise of Thomas Cook was more a failure of corporate finance than a failure of travel, according to ABTA…
Government was right not to bail out Thomas Cook, says ABTA chief
Bev - Oct 08, 2024
ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer believes the UK Government made the correct decision over whether to bail out Thomas Cook."Personally…
DoT urged to crack on with review of airline insolvency protection
Bev - Oct 08, 2024
ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer has called on the Government to crack on with its review of airline insolvency protection.…
Travel industry told to fly less
Bev - Oct 08, 2024
The travel industry was given a stark warning at this week's ABTA Convention: we need to fly less. Tim Williamson,…
Millennials and Gen Zs ‘most likely to book in-store’
Bev - Oct 08, 2024
More 18-24 year olds are booking their holidays in store, but there's been a dip in in-store bookings among families…
More under 35s are choosing to cruise
Lisa - Oct 08, 2024
The number of young holidaymakers who have been on a cruise has grown more than any other age group in…
More Brits heading off on holiday
Lisa - Oct 08, 2024
More Britons headed off on holiday in the 12 months to late July 2019, according to ABTA's latest Holiday Habits…
TUI and Kuoni pledge money to help Thomas Cook staff
Bev - Oct 08, 2024
TUI has donated £25,000 to the ABTA Lifeline charity's appeal to help former Thomas Cook staff who are now in…
Hong Kong Airlines cutting flight crews as HK downturn bites
TravelMole Editorial Team - Oct 08, 2024
Having significantly cut capacity, Hong Kong Airlines now plans to do the same to its expat pilots.The airline could soon…
United Airlines offers flight waivers as super typhoon nears Guam and Saipan
TravelMole Editorial Team - Oct 08, 2024
United Airlines has issued flight change waivers for Guam and Saipan as Tropical Storm Hagibis strengthens to a super typhoon…
Upmarket Turkey specialist ceases trading
Lisa - Oct 07, 2024
Upmarket Turkey specialist Fairlight Jones has ceased trading, two-and-a-half years after launching.The operator sold boutique hotels and private villas with…
