23 Jun 2004
| by Louise Longman, news editor at Travel Weekly
Selling holidays used to be pretty straightforward for the big four travel companies, if a little ...
years ago. In the past year, 329 UK travel agencies closed down, while 241 opened - a net loss of 88.
While booking through a travel agent remains the most popular means of buying a holiday abroad - a ...
22 Aug 2012
| by Robin Frewer, director of travel and finance sector, Google UK
the travel industry. Not only is it seasonal, but it can be affected by events, such as ash clouds or other crises, like no other.
So travel brands need to be prepared, with creative executions ready ...
.
However, travel marketers will need to change the way their messages are distributed, too.
At Google ...
TUI Travel, the International leisure group, has signed a deal with the Australian travel operator...The combined businesses will run under the umbrella company named Peak. TUI Travel and Intrepid Travel will keep their own branding while Peak will offer a platform for a multi-brand strategy ...
for the next three years.
Peter Long, chief executive of TUI Travel Plc, said: "Specialist travel ...
06 Aug 1998
| by SHAUN CASEY, a director of travel opera
Conference and incentive travel is an exciting industry and
growing, but despite it being worth...Conference and incentive travel is an exciting industry and
growing, but despite it being worth ...
universities.
When The Travel Organisation (TTO) approached universities to offer
career guidance, less than 50% responded.
Conference and incentive travel is a service industry, and it needs ...
01 Feb 2001
| by Louise Banbury
Priceline.com has revamped its online travel service in an effort to improve its offering and has...LONDON (Brand Republic) - Priceline.com has revamped its online travel service in an effort to improve its offering and has appointed a special advisor for its travel products.
The company, which ...
.com and contributing editor to Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel Magazine, as a special adviser.
The enhancements ...
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 ...
30 Jan 2013
| by Kim Benjamin
Travel focus: Boeing's future hangs on its cutting-edge aircraft, which are all currently grounded.
12 Mar 1998
| by AMANDA RICHARDS
According to the latest research by NOP, advertising on the
Internet for travel and holidays...According to the latest research by NOP, advertising on the
Internet for travel and holidays is making more of an impact than
marketing related to retail, financial and motor industries across the
UK, France and Germany.
...
06 Mar 1997
| by CRAIG WALLER, Managing director, Premie
Classic FM has confirmed that Carphone Warehouse will continue to
sponsor the traffic and travel...Classic FM has confirmed that Carphone Warehouse will continue to
sponsor the traffic and travel reports for two years. The mobile phone
company has also signed a two-year pounds 800,000 deal with Chrysalis
Sales.
...
09 Feb 2005
Travel 2. He previously spent a year as head of marketing for Silverstone and Brands Hatch and was head