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Tuesday 27, April 2010
Family holiday survey reveals resort safety is highly important: Holidays-Direct
A survey recently undertaken by Holidays-Direct has shown the most important factors when choosing a family holiday abroad. Five categories were chosen as the most important family travel factors.
Monday 26, April 2010
Bloggers Can Now Sell Branded Travel Guidebooks through their Website
GuideGecko, the innovative publishing platform and bookstore for food & travel guides, today announced the official launch of its affiliate program on www.GuideGecko.com. Bloggers and website owners from around the world can now sell the largest selection of food & travel guidebooks through their own homepage, and earn 10% commission on every sale, far above market standards of 4-6%.
Monday 26, April 2010
eTraining courses in Spanish start with 400 participants from developing countries
Three WTO online courses started on 26 April 2010 with 400 selected participants from developing and least-developed countries (LDCs). The aim of the courses is to provide online training on matters related to international trade and WTO agreements to government officials from developing countries and LDCs.
Friday 23, April 2010
Warm weather for the London Marathon, Richard Branson's team are ready to go
The world’s biggest road race gets under way this Sunday, and Met Office forecasters are predicting that it could be one of the hottest days of the year so far.
Friday 23, April 2010
London Marathon - Contingency water
With the current higher temperatures forecast for Sunday 25th April (maximum 19⁰ C but with a 20% chance of 21⁰ C), the Virgin London Marathon can confirm that ‘contingency water' will be added to the standard water available to all runners on the marathon route.
Friday 23, April 2010
Volcano Voyeurs: 10 places for lava lovers
Blasting billions of tons of ash and lava 10,000ft into the atmosphere, Iceland’s unpronounceable volcano – Eyjafjallajökull – wreaked havoc on European airspace, grounding thousands of flights for over five days.
Friday 23, April 2010
Over 84 percent of Brits would choose high speed rail over air for future travel plans
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service which links the UK with the continent, has commissioned independent research which shows a shift in perception as high speed rail is now seen as a serious option for short haul travel in Europe.
Friday 23, April 2010
ABTA members take the strain
ABTA Members aim to have repatriated more than 100,000 British passengers by the end of this weekend, ABTA reports. This figure equates to more than two thirds of those stranded abroad as a result of the volcanic ash situation. ABTA believes that the vast majority of stranded passengers will be back home by the end of the week ending 30 April.
Friday 23, April 2010
ABTA - Solving holiday complaints
From 1 May ABTA is formalising changes to its arbitration scheme which will help customers and ABTA Members resolve their differences without having to pay legal or court costs. Customers will still have access to ABTA’s independent arbitration scheme for intractable problems, but ABTA has been trialling a pre-arbitration notice which has resulted in a substantial increase in the proportion of disputes resolved without the need to go to arbitration, this will now become a key part of the dispute solving process.
Thursday 22, April 2010
Expedia.com Bolsters Eco-Friendly Travel Options
To commemorate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, Expedia.com®, the world's leading online travel agency, announced today that it has greatly expanded the company's Green Hotel program. The new program now offers more than 1,700 "green" hotels to travelers who prioritize environmental sustainability. These hotels are certified by a cross-section of organizations, including Green Seal, Green Key, LEEDS and STEP.
Wednesday 21, April 2010
Countdown to IMEX 2010 sees rise in new exhibitors
A strong run-up to the opening of IMEX 2010 on May 25th has seen a significant number of new exhibitors deciding to take space at the Frankfurt trade show plus an upturn in stand increases from existing exhibitors.
Monday 19, April 2010
UNWTO calls for solidarity among the travel and tourism industry and urges for fair treatment of travellers
According to Eurocontrol, the European Organisation for Safety of Air Navigation, around 63,000 flights have been cancelled in the European airspace between 15 and 18 April.
Monday 19, April 2010
Lonely Planet offers free iPhone city guide applications to stranded travellers
In response to the widespread chaos caused by the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, Lonely Planet is offering 13 of its European iPhone guides free.
Friday 16, April 2010
UNWTO and Andorra to partner on major Global Tourism Forum in 2011
UNWTO and the Government of the Principality of Andorra have agreed to organize a leading global tourism forum during the first quarter of 2011.
Friday 16, April 2010
Europe's Most Famous Secret and New Early Booking Campaign
For the first half of 2010, the Algarve Promotion Bureau has launched an integrated campaign to ensure that the Algarve is at the forefront of consumers' minds when booking their holiday for 2010.
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