Cabin crew on the airline have been giving out ‘pilot’ stickers for boys and ‘cabin crew’ stickers for girls.
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SpiceRoads Cycling launches East Africa tours
The Bangkok-based provider of cycle tours in emerging destinations thinks the tours are unique.
Read More »Cook’s Club to open escape rooms, ‘rage rooms’, VR
Thomas Cook plans to open up to 15 of the millennial-focused retreats by next summer.
Read More »Heatwave melts Tui’s profits
The tour operator giant blames the hot weather and strikes for its profit slide as Europeans stay at home.
Read More »Lombok travel trade plots post-quake recovery
While some in the trade are concerned about the impact of cancellations, others are looking to a rosy future.
Read More »Nordic tour operators use A380s
A leased A380 will fly Norwegians to and from Palma de Mallorca and Danes to and from Cyprus.
Read More »Earthquake traps 560 tourists on active volcano
More than 500 hikers and their guides are reported trapped after a major earthquake on the island of Lombok.
Read More »Kashmir builds tourism with film and golf
The scenic Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is fighting negative stereotypes to attract visitors.
Read More »Over 50 tourists feared dead in Thai disaster
The death toll is likely to rise after a tourist boat sinks off the popular destination of Phuket.
Read More »New package tour law in force in Norway
An updated version of an earlier law now gives consumers more right when organising their own travels.
Read More »E-bikes on offer for Vietnam and Sri Lanka tours
The tour operator SpiceRoads Cycling rolls out e-bikes in two more of its markets in Asia.
Read More »TUI reveals “value guarantee” for all excursions
If a guest finds the same product cheaper elsewhere the difference will be refunded, the operator promises.
Read More »Cook’s Thai joint venture may be the future
Thomas Cook and Bangkok-based Asian Trails will take business from, for example, AED which handles Scandinavians.
Read More »Your nationality dictates your holiday, says TUI
Summer destinations vary according to which country in Europe you’re from, the tour operator claims.
Read More »Thailand tries to erase Pattaya’s seedy image
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is attempting to shift the focus towards romance, luxury and families.
Read More »Tunisia welcomes travel advice change
A revision of the UK’s travel advice says that all but the outer fringes of the country are now safe.
Read More »SAS and Apollo renew €100mn cooperation
The airline will fly the tour operator’s customers between 20 Nordic locations and 30 destinations in the south.
Read More »Tui fights back on false sickness claims
A court orders a British man who allegedly made a fake sickness claim to pay thousands to the tour operator.
Read More »Nordic heatwave hits last-minute deals
Tour operators selling trips to the Mediterranean have cut their prices by as much half.
Read More »Thai beach from DiCaprio movie closes
The shores in Thailand made famous by The Beach are temporarily closed due to persistent overtourism.
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