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BA to shake-up struggling regional business
- Nov 16, 2024
British Airways is preparing to overhaul its loss-making regional business, CitiExpress, after chief executive Willie Walsh admitted its performance “was…
Categories: Operators
Mobile phones already taking £1000s in travel bookings
Ginny McGrath - Nov 16, 2024
WTM Special Report: Mobile phones will be a viable medium for booking travel by 2007, with companies such as Lastminute.com…
Traditional business model is history, Spain tells industry
- Nov 16, 2024
WTM Special Report: Spain has described the traditional holiday market as “history” after admitting package holidays have been in decline…
Visitors to US still facing security grilling
- Nov 16, 2024
WTM Special Report: Improvements have been made but more needs to be done to stop visitors feeling criminalised and unwelcome…
Gullivers reports profit
Graham Muldoon - Nov 16, 2024
Gullivers Travel Group Ltd. yesterday reported a fiscal first-half net profit of NZ$5.7 million, and said it remains comfortable with…
Manchester debut for Etihad
Phil Davies - Nov 16, 2024
WTM Special report: UAE carrier Etihad Airways is to add Manchester as its third UK departure airport with daily flights to…
New York City recovers from 9/11
Phil Davies - Nov 16, 2024
WTM Special report:Latest figures for UK arrivals in New York City show full recovery from the post-9/11 downturn. Tourist office…
Two more ABTA members fold
- Nov 16, 2024
Two more ABTA members have folded, the association has confirmed. Travel agent Allan Watson Travel, based in Banchory near Aberdeen,…
New Orleans residents key to city’s recovery
- Nov 16, 2024
WTM Special Report: New Orleans must not only rebuild its infrastructure but persuade its former residents to return if the…
Jamaica agent training goes online
Phil Davies - Nov 16, 2024
WTM Special Report: An upgraded online travel agent training programme has been unveiled by the Jamaica Tourist Board. The Jamaica…
Travel Counsellors turnover up 17%
Phil Davies - Nov 16, 2024
WTM Special Report: Home working travel agency specialist Travel Counsellors saw annual turnover rise by GBP22 million to GPB150 million…
Virgin proifit result
Graham Muldoon - Nov 16, 2024
Virgin Blue was not all hype and appeal today as it reported a 33.1 per cent fall in annual net…
