Canadian airline consolidator eying US
David - Mar 03, 2026
The Montreal, Quebec-based airline consolidation provider Openfares, which recently added hotels to its air offerings, is looking to expand in…
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Speech automation coming to travel business
David - Mar 03, 2026
Voice Recognition Technology has proven to have worked in retail. So travel is next. So says John Amein, president and…
Travel distribution costs not the only issue
David - Mar 03, 2026
Travel distribution costs are clearly important but should not be the only issue, according to Jim Davidson, CEO, Farelogix. “The…
Panel agrees: No one GDS system fits all
David - Mar 03, 2026
A 2005 ResExpo panel on “multi-channel distribution” agreed in at least one area: No one system works for everyone. “The…
Travel trend: get agile
David - Mar 03, 2026
The number one trend in the travel business is for companies to attempt to be more agile, according to Mike…
Management blamed for airline holiday hang-ups
David - Mar 03, 2026
Inadequate management response and severe staffing shortages were blamed for the holiday tie-up that impacted more than a half million…
Business travelers getting 17% air fare reductions
David - Mar 03, 2026
Business travelers are now saving up to 17% on domestic air costs, according to a new study. “With looser restrictions,…
BTTF gets off to optimistic start
Ginny McGrath - Mar 03, 2026
Tourism leaders attending this year’s British Travel Trade Fair were optimistic about the country’s tourism prospects. Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge,…
Gap travellers focus of FCO campaign
Ginny McGrath - Mar 03, 2026
Around 70% of gap year travellers don’t consider travel insurance, according to a survey. The poll, commissioned by the Foreign…
Co-op website attracts 500 bookings in a month
Phil Davies - Mar 03, 2026
Almost 500 bookings have been generated in a month by a revamped United Co-op Travel Group website. The company claims…
NATS anger over CAA price-setting proposals
- Mar 03, 2026
Air traffic controllers are claiming that attempts to reduce its charges to airlines will increase flight delays. According to the…
Little movement for travel stocks
- Mar 03, 2026
There were few drastic moves for travel and tourism shares yesterday as London’s equity markets dropped back slightly. The FTSE…