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Exclusive: Three out of four business cutting costs, says leading accountants

T hree out of four businesses are cutting costs and almost one - t hird are shedding......more >

Consortia members have mixed reaction to Advantage exit

Worldchoice and Global Travel Group members have slammed the exit of Advantage as another blow for the Triton Travel Group. Agents said......more >

McEwan hits back at Triton claims

Advantage chief executive John McEwan has hit back claiming he was not removed as Triton chairman at a board meeting this morning. ...more >

Seguro Travel ceases trading

Tour operator Seguro Travel has ceased trading today....more >

McEwan leaves Triton chair

Triton has today removed John McEwan from the chair of the consortium and has given Advantage Travel Centres one month's notice to leave Triton. The......more >

Embrace responsible tourism is message at WTM

As economic gloom descends those striving to emerge from the trough in good shape should consider embracing responsible tourism as a core business strategy. The......more >

Ocean Village launches £1m advertising campaign

Ocean Village is to launch a new £1 million advertising campaign on 15 September to highlight its 2009 programme. A 40 second radio and 30 second......more >

Kaleidoscope to sell UK breaks after Hilton deal

Kaleidoscope Travel Group is selling UK holidays for the first time after signing a deal with Hilton Hotels. The parent company of Travelsphere,......more >

Thomas Cook loses EC compensation claim over MyTravel

Thomas Cook Group has lost its compensation claim for £500m over the blocking of MyTravel's proposed takeover of First Choice in September 1999. The......more >

European MPs give green light to proposals over GDS

MEPs have given the initial go ahead to new proposals to amend the code of conduct for the computerised reservation systems used by travel agents. The......more >

Travel Foundation seeks new trustees

The Travel Foundation is looking to make three new trustee appointements for a three year term....more >

Concerns raised over older customers' travel plans

Holiday companies have raised concerns older customers may start to cut back on their travel plans to help younger members of their families survive......more >

ACE agents promoted during National Cruise Week

Association of Cruise Experts agents were promoted this week in the first national consumer campaign of its kind......more >

Customers could be taking holiday to the moon, predict agents

UK travellers could be taking their holidays on the moon by 2033, predicts a survey of 1000 travel agents by Holiday Extras. ...more >

Bluebookonline becomes Advantage preferred supplier

Bedbank Bluebookonline has become a preferred supplier for Advantage....more >

Corfu carbon monoxide trial to go ahead after appeal fails

Two people are facing trial in Greece over the deaths of two British children from carbon monoxide poisoning after an appeal for the charges to be dropped was dismissed....more >

BP Travel Marketing Services set to merge with Au Logistics

BP Travel Marketing Services is acquiring rival brochure distribution rival Au Logistics after the amount of brochures required by the trade has nearly halved in the last five years....more >

ABTA to launch text service for agents to contact customers

ABTA is planning to launch a service for agents to send text messages to their customers in the event of an emergency. The move is an extension of ABTA's text message...more >

South African Tourism expecting growth in the run up to the World Cup

South African Tourism has reported a 9% increase in the number of UK visitors to the country in May as the country warms up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup....more >

Advantage winter sports specialists report sales growth

Advantage Travel Centres has reported a 36% growth in winter sports revenues for members who have joined one of its specialist programmes....more >

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