16 Feb 2011
| by Jane Bainbridge
Travel agents face challenging times as more consumers turn to the web to research holiday...available in any guidebook.
This has brought challenging times for travel agents, once the gatekeepers ...
of protection. More recently, this has driven an increase in the share of bookings made through travel agents. Indeed, four in 10 people who booked through a travel agent said they did so to ensure they were ...
23 Jan 2012
| by Liz Ross Martyn
Sixty eight percent of business travelers use their personal credit card while shopping...be the pleasure of having someone more travel arrangement-savvy than you in charge of your travel arrangements ...
of the Heathrow Express, you would receive a carefully fashioned laminated travel itinerary timed to perfection.
This travel arrangement angel's missive would send you from door to Heathrow Express, to Heathrow, to gate ...
30 Jan 2013
| by Jane Bainbridge
High-street travel agents have been hit hard by online research and booking, writes Jane Bainbridge....holidays were booked via travel agents, down 13% since 2008 (21.7m). By 2017 it is predicted to drop a further 11% to 16.6m.
Long-haul holidays. The decline in travel agents has largely been ascribed to a ...
travel agents has doubled since 2007 to 2.3m domestic holidays.
Motives. Saving time and ensuring ...
TUI Travel, the company behind holiday brands Thomson and First Choice, has revealed a three...TUI Travel s Sustainable Holidays Plan 2012-1014 outlines four goals to be met over the next three ...
their ground operations
To have colleagues rate TUI Travel as a leader in sustainability
To have ...
.
TUI Travel is a pioneer partner of non-profit sustainability organisation Forum for the Future ...
21 Feb 2011
| by Sam Howroyd
Travel sites proved to be popular online destinations throughout January, according to the latest...Of the eight biggest month-on-month increases, six were travel brands and two were property sites.
The largest rise in the travel category was for Thomas Cook Network, up 139% month on month to 2.7 million unique UK visitors.
Property sites Rightmove and Digital Property Group have also recorded strong ...
TUI Travel, the tour operator behind the Thomson and First Choice brands, has reported £367m pre...TUI Travel reported pre-tax losses of 367m for the six months to 31 March, showing little change ...
now booked online.
Peter Long, chief executive of TUI Travel, said: "We are pleased with overall ...
."
TUI Travel's steady financial performance comes as rival operator Thomas Cook, which has suffered ...
Thomson Holidays, the TUI-owned travel operator, has launched a child-free holiday package aimed...holiday advisers when overseas.
Last week, parent company TUI Travel had its Thomson and First Choice ...
TUI Travel, the holiday operator, has had its Thomson and First Choice brands valued and used.... TUI Travel will then create a partnership to hold the rights of the Thomson and First Choice brands, of which the resultant three schemes will have a share.
TUI Travel has committed itself to making ...
will provide collateral for the possible 2026 payments.
Peter Long, chief executive, TUI Travel, said: "This ...
a £1.2bn deal to continue operating in the travel market.
Thomas Cook, the travel operator, has announced a 6% drop in profits, resulting in a restructure...The travel giant today reported a 4.1% fall in revenue to 8,890m for the 12 months to September ...
, after signing a deal with the Russian travel company VAO Intourist.
In October, Thomas Cook announced a merger between its high-street stores and the Co-operative Travel Group. ...