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To celebrate World Environment Day the TreadRight Foundation will be launching its updated Animal Welfare Policy. The document guides the Travel Corporation’s brands – including Insight Vacations, Luxury Gold, Trafalgar, Costsaver and Contiki – when selecting wildlife experiences for their itineraries. The policy provides greater detail for assisting teams to vet and assess sanctuaries, private […] More
A major international ticketing company has collapsed in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. 365 Tickets, which traded under the names of 365 Global Tickets and 365 Tickets International, sold and distributed tickets for tourist attractions around the world and was expected to turnover £20-£25 million in the coming year. The firm, based in Jersey […] More
Airbus has named Anand Stanley as president of the company in Asia-Pacific. Based in Singapore, Stanley will lead the strategy and future positioning of Airbus and its divisions across the region. In this role he will have responsibility for commercial aircraft sales and customer affairs, group-wide government affairs, industrial and joint venture partnerships, as well […] More
KPMG has been appointed as administrator to luxury travel business Jacada Travel as the company enters liquidation. Founded in London in 2007 and employing 52 members of staff, the company specialised in responsible luxury holidays to destinations around the world, to a predominantly US customer base. Steve Absolom and Will Wright will lead the process. […] More
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has launched a global safety and hygiene stamp. The stamp will allow travellers to recognise governments and businesses which have adopted global hygiene protocols. The move has received the backing of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). Eligible businesses such as hotels, restaurants, airlines, cruise lines, tour […] More
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has joined forces with CNN International for a new initiative designed to inspire people to get ready to travel again. The #TravelTomorrow campaign combines the key message of the United Nations specialised agency with the creativity of the broadcaster and looks to a brighter future for global tourism and those […] More
On the Beach Group will seek to raise £67.3 million in a share placing as the company positions to survive the collapse in travel surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. The online beach holiday retailer is offering a total of 26,143,500 shares at a price of 257.5 pence each. They have been placed with joint bookrunners Numis […] More
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced the launch of a safe and clean certification programme. The scheme seeks to uplift and standardise the cleanliness and hygiene levels across all businesses and organisations in the tourism sector. As hotels, malls and other attractions in Abu Dhabi prepare to […] More
