Sad news has just recently come forward for the London travel industry. This time the news involves one of London’s oldest and most well known tour operators, Travel Club of Upminster. Reports now show that this well respected tour operator has just recently gone into administration due to very difficult trading conditions. The company’s subsidiary, [...]

Just recently, the World Travel & Tourism Council said that it will be inviting tourism insiders worldwide to apply for the 2011 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards. This will take pace on the World Tourism Day 2011.
Right now, applicants will compete in one of four categories. The categories include: Global Tourism Business, Conservation, Community Benefit [...]

According to recent reports, a cancer patient has just recently claimed that he and his girlfriend were kicked out of a seaside hotel after he was accused of writing a negative review on the travel website TripAdvisor. The man, Adrian Healey, had just recently completed his chemotherapy treatment on 14 tumors. He had checked into [...]

Now that the airline industry is starting to recover, some airlines are moving away from cutting routes and classes and actually starting to add them. This just so happens to be the case for Air France. Just recently, this leading airline announced its new business class cabin. The airline said that the new 2 meter [...]

According to reports, InterContinental Hotels Group has just added 18 hotels to its European pipeline over the summer period. New properties are now scheduled to open in the UK, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Russia, France and Turkey as the company continues to expand. The company is looking to add some 2,375 rooms to its portfolio.
Kirk Kinsell, [...]

Just recently, the European Tour Operators Association warned London hoteliers that they could be left empty handed during the 2012 Olympics unless they modify their expectations now. The organization, which represents the interests of European tour operators, argues that unrealistic demand for customers booking rooms during the Olympics could backfire. This would leave most hotel [...]