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easyJet to buy no-frills rival Go for £400m
- May 06, 2024
easyJet is expected to announce details of how it is going to pay £400m for no-frills rival Go later this…
Categories: Operators
New Telewest service aims to speed up viewdata
- May 03, 2024
Telewest has introduced a service which it says will allow tour operators to distribute viewdata at far higher speeds than…
Tourist board brings in £77 for every £1 spent
- May 03, 2024
A £1m series of marketing campaigns run by Cumbria Tourist Board to counter Foot and Mouth resulted in a £77…
ABTA votes to take BA to OFT
- May 02, 2024
The ABTA board has voted to take British Airways to the Office of Fair Trading over planned changes to the…
Digital ID security initiative launches
- May 02, 2024
IATA has announced the launch of an initiative for a global standard for the digital identification of travellers, in an…
Event: ‘Live long and prosper’
- May 02, 2024
The 2002 ABTECH conference, 'Live long and prosper' (Thursday, 23rd May), will review the experiences of established travel companies and…
Thomson boss: No-frills airlines are not a threat
- Apr 30, 2024
Thomson Holidays md Chris Mottershead has said that the no-frills airlines do not pose a significant threat to the company.Speaking…
Thomson scraps free in-flight meals
- Apr 30, 2024
Thomson Holidays' customers will have to pay for all airline meals from next summer, the company announced yesterday.Hot meals will…
MyTravel to increase proportion of seat-only sales
- Apr 30, 2024
MyTravel has denied that it is to set up a no-frills airline, following what it claims is a misleading report…
Preussag says UK has developed better than German market
- Apr 25, 2024
Preussag has revealed that the UK market has developed considerably better than the German market, as the group announced 2001…
Bath re-elected as ABTA President
- Apr 25, 2024
ABTA has announced that, in the absence of any other nominations, Stephen Bath (left) has been re-elected as President for…
P&O reports rise in passenger numbers
- Apr 24, 2024
P&O has reported a 12% increase in tourist vehicle carryings on cross-channel routes during the first three months of this…
