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Man in court over 'screwdriver' robberies

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

The man accused of robbing six travel agencies using a screwdriver has appeared in court.Gary Gilboy...


Page & Moy moves to 'ditch the brolly'

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Escorted tours operator Page & Moy is relaunching its operation in a move that it says will leav...


Orion slashes single supplements

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Orion Expedition Cruises has become the latest cruise line to announce it will be waiving single sup...


Hotels turn to leisure customers

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Leisure travel is becoming more important to hotels as corporate clients continue to cut back on spe...


French strike hits flights and rail services

Monday, September 06, 2010

Travel to France will be disrupted over the next two days due to a national strike.Transport workers...


Man charged over 'screwdriver' robberies

Monday, September 06, 2010

A 49-year-old man has been charged with robbing six travel agencies using a screwdriver.The unnamed ...


TripAdvisor to face legal action over reviews

Monday, September 06, 2010

Hotel reviews website TripAdvisor is set to be sued by unhappy property owners over what they claim ...


Groundbreaking new TTG event starts tomorrow

Monday, September 06, 2010

The first-ever online conference for the UK’s travel industry takes place tomorrow with 800 de...


New Zealand 'open for business' after earthquake

Monday, September 06, 2010

Tourism New Zealand has stressed that the country is "open for business" following the maj...


Differing fortunes for easyJet and British Airways

Monday, September 06, 2010

August saw easyJet's passenger numbers increase by 8.4% to 5.2 million compared to the same month in...


BA-Iberia plans dozen takeovers

Monday, September 06, 2010

British Airways and Iberia have drawn up plans to takeover 12 carriers on their way to creating the ...


Amadeus looks to sell majority stake in Opodo

Monday, September 06, 2010

Travel technology firm Amadeus is considering the sale of its majority stake in online travel agency...


BA 'should sell off short-haul operation'

Monday, September 06, 2010

British Airways should sell off its short-haul operations and concentrate on being a premium carrier...


Key strike talks for BA and Virgin

Monday, September 06, 2010

Two key meetings are being held today which could decide if British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will...


La Manga promises to help Barwell customers

Friday, September 03, 2010

La Manga Club in Spain has vowed to work with customers who had forward bookings with failed tour op...


Tui Travel shakes up senior UK management

Friday, September 03, 2010

Three Tui Travel UK directors are to leave their positions as part of a major shake-up of the tour o...


Welcome to Florida, baby: online videos help travellers with youngsters

Friday, September 03, 2010

Travelling with a baby is never easy, but agents can help parents going to Florida following the lau...


BEST beats its training target

Friday, September 03, 2010

Escorted tours group BEST has increased its target for the number of agents signing up to its traini...


Attraction World misses £60m goal

Friday, September 03, 2010

Attraction World has hit out at the “poor performance” of independent agents, as it reve...


Enchanting tempted by UK move

Friday, September 03, 2010

Enchanting Travels has its sights set on the UK market.The tailor-made specialist already has office...


‘We’re the answer, not the problem’

Friday, September 03, 2010

The new chief executive of the British Air Transport Association cut his industry teeth in charter a...


Barwell Travel ceases trading

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Surrey operator Barwell Travel has ceased trading – for the second time in two years.The opera...


Exhibitors lined up for first virtual event

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Dubai Tourism is one of six companies to take an innovative ‘virtual booth’ at Building ...


Caribbean lobbies over APD changes

Thursday, September 02, 2010

A delegation of Caribbean tourism ministers will next week put pressure on the new government over p...


Travel Counsellors pulls out of the US

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Travel Counsellors has quit the US, four years after making the country its third overseas base. Ma...


Sector news

BA cabin crew call for more strikes

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

A new strike ballot by British Airways cabin crew is looking “inevitable” according to u...


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Orion slashes single supplements

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Orion Expedition Cruises has become the latest cruise line to announce it will be waiving single sup...


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Groundbreaking new TTG event starts tomorrow

Monday, September 06, 2010

The first-ever online conference for the UK’s travel industry takes place tomorrow with 800 de...


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Hotels turn to leisure customers

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Leisure travel is becoming more important to hotels as corporate clients continue to cut back on spe...


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BA cabin crew call for more strikes

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

A new strike ballot by British Airways cabin crew is looking “inevitable” according to u...


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David Brice, Global Holidays partner
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Simon Calder, The Independent ’s travel editor


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TTG editor Daniel Pearce


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