Organisations & Operators

Moving goalposts, changing travel guidelines and confusion over testing are now the norm for anyone planning a holiday. Luxury travel companies Abercrombie & Kent, alongside its sister company Cox & Kings, have launched a central […]

The Travel Corporation (TTC) has promoted two of its existing senior leadership team – Donna Jeavons and Chris Townson. The move follows the resignation of Rachel Coffey as director of sales and business development for […]

VisitBritain has today announced that tourism businesses in the UK registered to the ‘We’re Good To Go’ industry standard scheme can now be automatically issued with the international ‘Safe Travels’ stamp from the World Travel […]

While the UK travel sector has been widely supportive of plans to life Covid-19 restrictions, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has warned the process may take too long. Prime minister, Boris Johnson, unveiled […]

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has appointed Jason Geall as senior vice president for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. He will take up the post immediately. In this newly created role, […]

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has sent an open letter to UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, urging him to support its recovery plan for the travel sector. It comes ahead of an expected […]

Oasis Overland has ceased operations in the wake of the Covid-19 shutdown of travel. The company specialised in small group expeditions by truck across Africa and other key overland destinations worldwide such as South America […]

Expedia Group has reported a loss of $2.69 billion, or $19 a share, for financial 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic took a huge toll on travel. The company recorded $5.2 billion in revenue, compared with […]

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has wanted lastminute.com it faces legal action unless it pays a number of outstanding refunds to customers. The company signed formal undertakings in December which committed it to pay […]

TUI Group has reported first quarter revenue for 2021 of just €468.1 million, down from €3.85 billion a year ago. Due to travel restrictions around the world, the hospitality giant also saw losses of €699 […]

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed businesses in the UK will have an addition six months to pay back loans offered to help them navigate the Covid-19 crisis. The decision means businesses can choose to make […]

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is calling for governments to abandon the concept of ‘high-risk countries’ and instead focus on how individual ‘high-risk travellers’ are treated at borders. The body is urging governments […]

Some customers still have not received all their money back for cancelled holidays, despite the online travel agent committing lastminute.com to the regulator that all refunds would be paid by the end of January, Which? […]

On the Beach Group has said consumer demand remains “very weak” following a series of disruptions owing to Covid-19. Ahead of its annual general meeting today, the company said UK web traffic, bookings and spend […]