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Greece Falls from UK Travel Corridor List – Eight Countries Added

2020-11-13 by Phil Butler

UK travel corridor

Greece has been removed from the UK’s travel corridor. However, five Greek islands have been exempted from the action by officials.

Tags: COVID, COVID travel, Greece, UK travel, UK travelers

Flybe Announces Still More Daily Routes for 2014

2014-08-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Flybe jet

Regional airline Flybe has just announced a new daily route in between Manchester and Amsterdam. The new service from Schipol airport is set to beging October 26. The airline has announced one way fares in the range of £39.99.

Tags: airlines, Amsterdam travel, Birmingham flights, Flybe, UK airlines, UK travel

Aimia Acquires Spain’s Travel Club

2014-04-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Loyalty management company Aimia has just acquired a 25% stake in Spanish loyalty coalition Travel Club. The six million members of Travel Club now integrate with the international membership base eg. the UK’s Nectar, Nectar Italia, and Aeroplan etc.

Tags: investing, loyalty, Spain travel, travel clubs, travel loyalty, UK travel

Sunshine.co.uk Buys RealHolidayReports

2014-04-16 by Phil Butler

Holiday and Hotel Reviews

RealHolidayReports has been purchased by UK holiday review site Sunshine.co.uk. The online travel agency says the acquisition was for better informing clients about holidays.

Tags: hotel reviews, review sites, travel tech, UK reviews, UK travel

Quick Find Those UK Festivals and Events (Infographic)

2013-06-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

T in the Park

Headed to the UK? Wondering what’s on during your stay there? Hunting festivals via Google, or even through tourism portals can be time consuming and a pain. The infographic below solves for the pain of hunting what festivals are scheduled year round in the United Kingdom.

Tags: UK, UK events, UK festivals, UK tourism, UK travel

Thomas Cook Cutting More High Street Employees

2013-03-06 by Phil Butler

Thomas Cook

Horrible news for high street and travel, Thomas Cook will cut some 2,500 UK jobs and close nearly 200 agencies according to news from Reuters, the world’s oldest travel firm. The Euro and other economic crises in key markets for Cook are to blame for what might end a fatal blow to the 172 year old company.

Tags: Europe travel, high street, thomas cook, travel agents, travel companies, travel johs, UK jobs, UK travel

007 To Turn Travelers to UK Side [Video Coverage]

2012-10-04 by Phil Butler

007 James Bond

For another tourism boost after London 2012, the UK calls on none other than Bond, James Bond to “turn” foreigners for VisitBritain. To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Ian Fleming’ s notorious character on film, an all out ad campaign is set to be launched.

Tags: 007, Daniel Craig, Ian Fleming, James Bond, UK travel, VisitBritain

Turkey Tourism Heads South for March

2012-04-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

GoTurkey.com

In travel news from Turkey, inbound tourism there has taken a hit so far this year as March saw a nearly 10 percent drop over the same period in a year ago. The Tourism Ministry reported just short of one and a half million tourists arriving in March.

Tags: Balkans airlines, Balkans travel, Turkey tourism, Turkey Tourism Ministry, Turkish Airlines. Turkey travel, UK outbound, UK travel

CT Business Travel Acquires Medway Travel Limited

2012-02-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Business travel

News from London reveals CT Business Travel’s acquisition of Maidstone business Medway Travel Limited. After 8 months of research in the sector, CT Business Travel selected Medway as their logical growth opportunity.

Tags: acquisitions, agents, B2B, business, business travel, London travel, Medway, Medway Travel Limited, press release, travel agencies, UK travel

Almost Unsung Travel Wonders: Adventure North Wales

2012-01-11 by Phil Butler

Kite surfing in the Atlantic

Let’s face it, no matter how much or often you surf the web searching for the best of the best, there’s always something really nice that escapes your attention. Researching the travel niche this morning we ran across a fascinating adventure tour business Adventure North Wales, via Twitter no less. Read on and learn a bit about Wales, and one company adventurous enough to cater to a lesser known niche.

Tags: Adventure Tourism, Kayaking, North Wales, North Wales travel, rock climbing, sea kayaking, The Quay, The Quay Hotel & Spa, UK adventure, UK hotels, UK kayaking, UK mountains, UK tourism, UK travel, Wales

Ready or Not -Travel Republic Acquired

2012-01-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Travel Republic

In online travel news, Travel Republic has been bought by a subsidiary of Emirates Airlines. The deal finalized December 29 was first reported on Reuters telling of Dnata World Travel’s acquisition for an undisclosed sum.

Tags: business travel, Dnata World Travel', Expedia UK, LastMinute, online travel, Opodo, OTA's, travel, travel bookings, travel deals, Travelzoo, TripAdvisor, TripAdvisor UK, UK, UK travel

Which Nations Are the Biggest Animal Lovers?

2011-12-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Tian Tian courtesy Scott Ableman

The UK was buoyed last week by the arrival of two very cuddly and very welcome visitors. Tian Tian and Yang Guang, two giant Pandas arrived on a flight from China on the 4th of December, ready for a new life in Edinburgh zoo, Scotland. The fanfare around the arrival of these two highly fashionable additions to the zoos repertoire was immense, with news channels closely following their ceremonious delivery, while huge crowds are expected in the Scottish capital upon the grand unveiling.

Tags: animal news, australia, Backpack Joe, backpacking news, India, Joe Johnson, South Africa, Thailand animals, Tian Tian, travel, UK news, UK travel, wildlife travel, Yang Guang, Zoos, © matamu - Fotolia.com

Thomas Cook Woes Widen

2011-11-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Thomas Cook

One of the world’s most venerable travel companies, Thomas Cook, appears to be on the ropes. The tour operator, second largest in Europe, saw its shares sink 75 % at close, on top of other company troubles.

Tags: London companies, losses, market drop, thomas cook, tour companies, tours, travel market, UK travel, UK travel companies

Go Ahead Tours Goes Ahead With Deals

2011-07-28 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Stonehenge

Go Ahead Tours has announced 4 new Vacation packages to selected destinations; Greece, Turkey & the Aegean, Vietnam & Cambodia: Treasures of Southeast Asia, England’s Countryside & Wales, and Best of New Zealand: North to South Islands. For travelers searching for all inclusives to these regions, the company offers great solutions.

Tags: Greece travel, New Zealand travel, package deals, package travel, Stonehenge, tour companies, tours, travel 2012, Turkey Travel, UK travel, Vietnam travel

Thomas Cook Celebrates 170th Anniversary

2011-07-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Thomas Cook tours

If you’ve ever wondered how travel companies like Thomas Cook got so prominent, last weeks 170th anniversary of their founders holidays should be a clue. Thomas Cook’s first hosted tour, a train ride with 500 demonstrators back in 1841, launched maybe the world’s most respected holiday travel company.

Tags: digital travel, history of travel, online travel, thomas cook, Thomas Cook vacations, tour guides, tours, travel agencies, travel companies, travel guides, UK travel, vacation getaways, vacations

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