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Clear Disparity in Hotel Prices in Italy
Venice, Florence, Pisa and Milan show big price differences for the same room.
Read More »Demand for River Cruises Grows Stronger
“The river cruise industry puts 4,000 people on riverboats in one week.”
Read More »What Are Guests’ Expectations in the Hotel Room?
It’s a tough job for hotels to keep up with technological advances for the guestroom.
Read More »Thomas Cook Boosts Online Strategy
Tour operator repositions in drive to become Europe’s top online travel agent.
Read More »Smoke in Cabin Grounds Dreamliner Flight
Boeing restricts the program to ground-test operations only.
Read More »ICH: Profit for Year to Date Increases 19%
Third-quarter operating profit stands at 14% as RevPAR growth stands at 8.1%.
Read More »Singapore Airlines Grounds Three of Its A380s
Discovery of oil stains in three engines comes after positive half-year results.
Read More »Cruise Bosses Urge Destinations to Do More
WTM: Cruise Baltic urged to “squeeze out more marketing money for the region.”
Read More »Istanbul Prepares for High-Profile Hotels
One hotel-to-be will be a “gathering place for creative and curious minds”.
Read More »No Big Increases in Air Fares Forecast for 2011
Substantial price rises have already happened, especially on transatlantic flights.
Read More »TUI Not to Follow Rival in Shock Decision
Speaking at the WTM, TUI’s UK chief says it wants to work with its partners in raising revenues.
Read More »Alliance Launches Combined Online Fares
Star Alliance has become the first aviation alliance to sell multiple fare products on the Internet.
Read More »Fascinating Line-Up for WTM Hotels Program
The event includes a master class on how hotels can launch restaurants as stand-alone establishments.
Read More »Airline Industry Changes Frustrate Business Travellers
More business travellers as well as economy passengers are taking to the skies, but many airlines are not yet laying on capacity to meet demand.
Read More »Winners of World Travel Awards Rejoice
Celebrations continue late into the night at the Grosvenor House hotel in London.
Read More »Religious Travel in Spotlight in Montréal
Hundreds of travel professionals are due in November at a global travel expo focusing on a widening niche.
Read More »Changing Structure of Airline Revenues
Airlines are accumulating a greater share of their revenues in 2010 from fees and charges on top of the basic fare.
Read More »Hotels and Restaurants Prepared for Revenge
The identities of thousands of fraudulent reviewers on travel websites such as TripAdvisor are to be revealed.
Read More »Qantas Grounds Its Airbus A380 Aircraft
All six of the airline’s Airbus A380s are temporarily taken out of service after an emergency landing in Singapore.
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