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Collective action urged to fight APD
Phil Davies - Jul 17, 2024
The travel industry has been urged to unite in the flight against further hikes in Air Passenger Duty. The call…
Categories: Cruise
Abu Dhabi flags home port potential
Ian Jarrett - Jul 17, 2024
ABU DHABI - The Arabian Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi is eyeing a 59 percent growth in cruise passenger arrivals…
ATOL levy to rise to £2.50
- Jul 17, 2024
ATOL Protection Contribution (APC) is to rise from £1 to £2.50 per passenger. The raising of the from October…
Insight into world’s biggest banking failure planned for Travel Convention
Phil Davies - Jul 16, 2024
A special seminar for top travel industry management designed to provide in depth business insight will run…
Nutley launches travel club
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 16, 2024
Former Reed Travel Exhibitions chairman Tom Nutley has founded a private members’ club for the travel industry. Based at…
Celebrity unveils programme for Equinox arrival
Bev - Jul 16, 2024
Celebrity Cruises is gearing up for the arrival of new ship Celebrity Equinox next week. Arriving in Southampton on July…
Costa sets course for Taiwan
Phil Davies - Jul 16, 2024
Costa Cruises aims to be the first international cruise company operating in China to introduce regular Taiwan cruise…
Lobbying needs to change, claims UNWTO
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 15, 2024
The tourism industry needs a new approach to lobbying the government as it is unrealistic to hope that it will…
World tourism down by 8%
Jeremy Skidmore - Jul 15, 2024
Newly-published figures have revealed that world tourism is currently down 8% this year on the same time last year. Taleb…
Cruising? That’s not traveling
David - Jul 14, 2024
Don’t get him wrong. Arthur Frommer likes cruises but “travel, it’s not.” “At best, it’s a prelude to travel, like…
Norwegian Epic takes to the water
Phil Davies - Jul 14, 2024
NCL’s latest and biggest ship Norwegian Epic has been floated out of its French shipyard. The 153,000-ton…
Freedom opts for domestic conference
Phil Davies - Jul 14, 2024
Sixty agents have confirmed their attendance at the Freedom Travel Group’s 2009 conference in Manchester. The event on November 29-30…
