26/11/2008 17:39
Thomas Cook hopes to drive cruise bookings in 2009 by launching a Cruise Club for holidaymakers and new financial solutions to help customers budget for their holiday.
The company is to introduce a Cruise Club for new or regular travellers on December 1, offering benefits such as cruise tasters...
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26/11/2008 17:33
More than half of all business travellers never leave their hotels, preferring to play with their gadgets than explore.
Other-halves might not believe it but new research shows that it’s true – more than half of business travellers don’t leave the confines of their hotel when on a business trip....
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26/11/2008 16:42
Vietnam's first privately-owned airline began flights Tuesday, aiming to tap rising demand for air travel in the fast-growing Southeast Asian nation.
Indochina Airlines, owned by a group of Vietnamese businessmen, is operating four daily flights between the southern commercial center of...
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26/11/2008 15:51
The Rezidor Hotel Group, the Brussels-based hotel management company, announces the opening of the Radisson SAS Durham, its first hotel in the Northeast of England and its 12th property in the UK.
The Radisson SAS Hotel Durham has a total of 207 guest rooms, including business-class rooms,...
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26/11/2008 15:26
As the American economy struggles, international interest in visiting the U.S. is highlighting a potential economic boon, according to the Travel Industry Association (TIA). The TIA says one key indicator of this interest is TIA's newly launched DiscoverAmerica.com, the nation's official travel and...
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26/11/2008 15:01
More than half of cruise customers feel it is vital to book through a travel agent, a survey by Cruise Thomas Cook has revealed.
The Holidays At Sea survey, Thomas Cook's first annual cruise report, polled the views of 5,000 consumers in September. It found that most...
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26/11/2008 14:18
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia X will begin no-frills flights between Stansted and Kuala Lumpur in March, with fares as low as £99 one way.
AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes announced the launch yesterday despite the failure of every other low-cost, long-haul operation...
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25/11/2008 16:50
Apollo Travel Direct is to close down next year with the loss of up to 150 jobs.
The Rotherham-based call centre, which offers fufilment of third-party business and is owned by The Co-operative Travel Group, will shut on April 3, 2009.
Staff have entered a consultation period,...
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25/11/2008 16:45
The number of visitors to World Travel Market this year was up by 12%, according to unaudited figures from organisers.
The total number of participants at the trade show, held at Excel earlier this month, was up by 4%.
Delegate numbers for the whole show increased from 23,722 in...
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25/11/2008 15:44
Thailand’s troubled tourism picture just got gloomier. Protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy at Thailand's Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Tuesday forced the cancellation of departing flights. Thai Airways alone has canceled 18 flights. It is reported that incoming flights were...
