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Budget chain adds 1,270 rooms by Christmas
Phil Davies - Dec 04, 2024
Travelodge is to open 17 hotels by Christmas, adding 1,270 rooms to its UK portfolio. The new openings will create…
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One BA aircraft gets all clear
Phil Davies - Dec 01, 2024
One of the three British Airways Boeing 767s grounded following the discovery of low traces of a radioactive substance has…
Amadeus matches Sabre with hotel commissions scheme
Phil Davies - Dec 01, 2024
Amadeus has unveiled a matching global hotel commissions initiative to Sabre's, claiming to have “pioneered” a solution for travel agents to track…
New Avis website ‘speeds booking process’
Phil Davies - Dec 01, 2024
Avis claims car rental bookings can be completed within a minute on its new website. The car hire firm says…
BA grounds three aircraft in radiation scare
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2024
British Airways has grounded three Boeing 767s after low traces of a radioactive substance was found on two of the…
Sabre delivers new hotel commissions tool
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2024
A new web-based tool designed to help hotels and travel agencies manage hotel booking commissions more effectively has been developed…
Travel companies warned about effectiveness of carbon offsetting
Bev - Nov 30, 2024
Friends of the Earth has warned the travel industry to make sure they are implementing effective carbon emission schemes. An…
ABTA must bypass Westminster and look to Brussels
Bev - Nov 30, 2024
ABTA must bypass the UK government and go straight to the European Commission over the issue of protection, chairman Justin…
Doubts raised over business travel procurement transparency
Phil Davies - Nov 30, 2024
More than half of corporate travel suppliers (60%) believe organisations are not fully transparent when involved in supplier negotiations. And half of…
The soft life at Sofitel
David - Nov 30, 2024
In a program mainly aimed at busy executives on the go, Sofitel’s 11 North American hotels are now offering gourmet…
Study: business travelers prefer Europe over US
David - Nov 30, 2024
The United States continues to lose large numbers of business travelers to Europe. The reason: stringent security measures for international…
Opodo names new boss
Phil Davies - Nov 29, 2024
Ignacio Martos, boss of Spanish online travel portal Rumbo for six years, has been named CEO of Opodo. He replaces…
