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High fuel costs fail to dent Carnival Corp profits
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2024
Global cruise giant Carnival Corporation achieved record 2005 net profits of $2.3 billion despite a $180 million rise in fuel…
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Big online ad push by Virgin Holidays
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2024
A £1 million advertising campaign by Virgin Holidays breaks on Boxing Day using a character called Doc Holiday. The push will…
Western Australia in £1m-plus UK marketing push
Phil Davies - Dec 19, 2024
A £1.15 million UK marketing campaign by Tourism Western Australia is being launched in January. ‘The Real Australia’ promotion is…
MyTravel will not rule out commission cut
Phil Davies - Dec 16, 2024
MyTravel UK managing director John Bloodworth has refused to rule out commission cuts following rival TUI's move down to a base…
Finland specialist folds
Phil Davies - Dec 16, 2024
A company specialising in tours to Finland and other parts of Scandinanvia and the Baltics has collapsed. London-based ABTA member…
First Choice Independent Travel heralds dynamic packaging move
Phil Davies - Dec 16, 2024
A speedier new flights selling system from First Choice Independent Travel will be offered to third party agents from this…
Flybe to charge for checking-in bags
Phil Davies - Dec 16, 2024
Charges of between £2-£4 are to be imposed on passengers checking in luggage with Flybe from February. At the same…
EasyJet starts seven new ski routes
Phil Davies - Dec 16, 2024
Seven new routes from the UK to two of Europe’s key ski destination airports Geneva and Grenoble are being launched…
Disabled air passengers win new rights
Phil Davies - Dec 16, 2024
New rules designed to improve access to air travel for disabled passengers have been agreed by the European Parliament. The…
My festive surprise, by TravelMole travel agent columnist Barbara Charlton (Travel Counsellors)
Phil Davies - Dec 16, 2024
With Christmas coming up I thought you might like this little story of a Christmas surprise I planned for one…
Moscow office to spearhead Sabre’s Russian expansion
Phil Davies - Dec 16, 2024
Sabre Holdings has opened a Moscow office to lead growth in Russia and central Asia. Sabre Travel Network and Sabre…
Annual music festival in WA
Graham Muldoon - Dec 16, 2024
A blend of opera and classical music will be enchanting audiences in Western Australia’s Margaret River this winter at a…
