22 Dec 2000
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Rail Group has failed in its bid to take over the east coast mainline between London and Edinburgh.
21 Dec 2000
Lunn Poly is launching a new TV campaign through WCRS. The ads, which break on Boxing Day, focus on the positive aspects of buying a holiday, particularly the excitement after booking, rather than relying only on price. The two ads show a mechanic and a teacher at work daydreaming about their holidays.
18 Dec 2000
British Airways has left out its major European rivals from a shortlist of potential buyers for Go, its budget airline.
15 Dec 2000
| by IAN DARBY
Travelcare, the Co-op-owned travel agency, is launching an ad campaign over Christmas to reposition its brand.
15 Dec 2000
| by JENNY WATTS
It s not often that major blue-chip brands will climb into bed with one another. However, nine major European airlines have announced that they are forming a pounds 30 million joint venture travel portal.
14 Dec 2000
British Airways Holidays and Thomas Cook Holidays are joining forces with a 50:50 venture, which will merge the two holiday businesses.
14 Dec 2000
Fresh from its legal wrangling with Irish discount airline Ryanair, British Airways is facing a damages claim from EasyJet, the Luton-based low-cost operator.
13 Dec 2000
William Shatner, the former Star Trek star, is thought to have parted company with Priceline.com, the online retailer which allows consumers to name their own price for airline tickets and hotel rooms.
12 Dec 2000
United Airlines is to ask its two roster agencies, Fallon Worldwide and Young 100m annual account.
08 Dec 2000
Tangozebra, the online advertising technology company, has formed a strategic partnership with Carat Interactive to boost the take-up of the company's Tranzition advertising tool.