East Midlands Trains drivers walked out yesterday for their fifth industrial action in a row over changes to pensions. Independent experts had recommended that the drivers don’t need to contribute an extra £500 per year to the scheme anymore, which [...]
The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has revealed new research this week at its annual Travel Matters event, showing that outbound travel is a major contributor to the UK economy. The study – conducted by the Centre for Economics [...]
Just hours after arriving at the Spanish resort of Magaluf, on the island of Majorca, for a weekend holiday, a young British holidaymaker fell from her hotel balcony and died. After checking in on Friday at the Teix Hotel, a [...]
The first-ever comprehensive marketing campaign for the US has been revealed this week by Brand USA, the new tourism marketing body responsible for promoting the country to foreign holidaymakers. The campaign was shown off at an International Pow Wow conference. [...]
New regulation changes have been put into effect this week for the Air Travel Organisers Licensing (ATOL) protection scheme. The scheme now covers ‘flight plus’ trips, which are packages sold by tour operators or travel agents that flexibly match their [...]
A new set of proposals have been drawn up by union leaders and fuel distribution company representatives, after 12 hours of negotiations on Tuesday, with the aim of ending an ongoing dispute over pay, working conditions, safety standards and pensions [...]
The passport checking policy set out by the government has been under fire after an Olympic organiser complained that he had to wait for three hours before being admitted through Heathrow Airport’s immigration gate. The complaint has been confirmed by [...]
The bodies of five people who died in the Costa Concordia tragedy on January 13 have been identified. After the bodies were found on March 20, their names were revealed on Tuesday: American couple Barbara and Gerald Heil of Minnesota; [...]
Virgin Atlantic, which is owned by Sir Richard Branson, says it will appeal the decision by the European Union’s Competition Commission to approve the takeover of bmi by International Airlines Group (IAG), which owns British Airways and Spanish airline Iberia. [...]
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Italy ruled that Costa Concordia Captain Francesco Schettino will remain under house arrest. The Costa Cruises worker became a national outcast after he ran his cruise ship aground off the coast of Giglio island [...]
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