Eurostar Bookings Surge for Royal Wedding
Eurostar has reported that they have received a 28% jump in inbound bookings for the weekend of the royal wedding in comparison to the same weekend in 2010. Thousands from around Europe are expected to visit London on Eurostar to watch Prince William and Kate Middleton get married on
by Andrew Mayer February 18th, 2011
InterContinental Hotels to Launch New Chinese Brand
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the largest hotel operator in the world by room number, said on Tuesday that they are planning the launch of an upper mid-scale hotel chain in China, which is one of the fastest growing emerging markets. During a press conference, chief executive Andrew Cosslett said the new
by Charlotte Fellows February 17th, 2011
FCO Relaxes Travel Advice for Luxor
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has decided to lift the travel warning against visiting Luxor in Egypt. The city is at the center of Nile cruise holidays, and the travel market has been hit hard by the 18 days of protests. However, after president Hosni Mubarak
by Dave Bess February 16th, 2011
IATA says Air Travelers to Rise 32% by 2014
On Monday, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said that they expect the number of global air travelers to increase to 3.3 billion in 2014, which is a 32%, or 800 million, jump from the 2.5 billion air travelers recorded ...
by Dave Smith February 15th, 2011
VisitScotland Funding Cut £400,000
A casualty of budget cuts by the Glasgow City and Scottish Borders councils, VisitScotland is set to suffer a £400,000 cut to funds from the authorities, as well as other councils. Instead, these councils will be focusing on their own city marketing bureau. The Scottish government cut the agency's funding
by Emily Welch February 14th, 2011
Opodo Sold to Permira and Axa for €450 million
Amadeus IT Group, which is a subsidiary of Amadeus IT Holding, has reached a deal for the complete sale of travel agency website Opodo. The sale will be to Axa Private Equity, which is part of French insurer AXA, and Permira, the UK investment fund. This is a
by Andrew Mayer February 11th, 2011
Thomas Cook Customers to Holiday during Royal Wedding
According to Thomas Cook sales, thousands of Britons are choosing to be unpatriotic and snub the Royal Wedding on April 29. Instead, they are booking trips abroad during the public holiday. This news comes as the tour operators ...
by Charlotte Fellows February 10th, 2011
UK Tour Operators Ready for Tunisia Return
Now that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in Britain has decided to relax their travel ban for Tunisia, the country's two largest tour operators, Thomson Holidays and Thomas Cook, have decided to resume trips to the troubled nation. Both of these companies had canceled much of their future
by Dave Bess February 9th, 2011
Pontin’s to Become Disney-style Resort
Britannia Hotels owner Alex Langsam, who just bought Pontin's out of administration last week, is planning to revamp the struggling holiday camp into a themed seaside destination for children...much like Disney's style of resorts. The hotel boss is said to have paid £20 million to rescue the holiday camp
by Dave Smith February 8th, 2011
TUI Travel Estimates £30 million Loss due to Unrest
TUI Travel has announced that they expect to lose up to £30 million due to the political unrest in Egypt and Tunisia during the start of 2011. They are likely to record a loss of £5 million for January ...
by Emily Welch February 7th, 2011
Holidaymakers to House Swap More to Save Money
Holidaymakers are choosing house swapping more an more to save money on breaks. Research shows that 3.4% of UK travelers have already arranged to swap their houses this year. This is double the percentage of a year ago. The most ...
by Jennifer Jones February 4th, 2011
Weird Air Passenger Requests Revealed
According to cabin crew, flyers on planes request some out-of-the-ordinary things while they are in the air. Some expect massage parlors, McDonald's restaurants, engine noise to be turned down and don't understand why they can't open a window. These bizarre requests and 'misunderstandings' were revealed after 3,000 cabin crew members at
by Neill Zerk February 3rd, 2011