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Holiday Travel Essentials folds

Phil Davies - Mar 06, 2024

Holiday Travel Essentials, which also traded as Exclusive Cruises, Cruising Holidays 4 Less and USA Essentials, has failed. The company, based in Burgess…

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Worldspan drops into red

Phil Davies - Mar 06, 2024

Worldspan has blamed a $55.6 million refinancing charge for dropping the company into the red in 2005. The GDS incurred…

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Stand-in boss for Travelcare

Phil Davies - Mar 06, 2024

Co-operative Group specialist retail division head of information systems and business transformation Mark Hale is to be acting general manager…

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DFDS recruits new marketing chief

Phil Davies - Mar 06, 2024

A new head of marketing from outside the travel industry has joined ferry company DFDS Seaways. Pete Akerman joins from…

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Stormy seas in NZ ferry drama

Graham Muldoon - Mar 06, 2024

The Kiwi inter-island ferry Aretare is under investigation after a wild crossing on Friday afternoon left passengers brusied and battered.…

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Thought for the week.

Graham Muldoon - Mar 03, 2024

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience.  The tourist is passive; he…