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Articles tagged “uk”

News Blog

UK Travel Agency On the Beach Sets New CEO Start Date

The UK’s On the Beach Group has now said chief financial officer Shaun Morton will take up his new position as CEO on June 30. The confirmation follows the London Stock Exchange-listed company's completion of its search for a new finance chief to replace him. Now Jon Wormald will be taking the role, the company…

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Tourism

New VisitBritain CEO Wants Visitors to Explore Beyond London

VisitBritain is focused on promoting the country's lesser-known sites, but CEO Patricia Yates acknowledges a big challenge it faces is getting people to understand there's a lot more to the island than London.

Andrea Doyle, Skift | 1 year ago

New VisitBritain CEO Wants Visitors to Explore Beyond London

Tourism

ChatGPT Is Not a Priority Yet in Destination Marketing’s Spend

Tourism board executives think ChatGPT is impressive, but they haven't seen solid evidence of its real-world application in destination marketing so far to make a sizeable investment.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

ChatGPT Is Not a Priority Yet in Destination Marketing’s Spend

Tour Operators

Flight Centre Travel Group Moves Upscale by Buying UK Tour Operator Scott Dunn for $150 Million

The Australian group is turning to the U.S. for its next phase of expansion, but interestingly thinks the best avenue for that is through a British luxury brand.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Flight Centre Travel Group Moves Upscale by Buying UK Tour Operator Scott Dunn for $150 Million

News Blog

Airplane Wastewater Study Reveals UK Travel Restrictions Didn’t Halt Covid Spread

A laboratory study has cast doubt on the effectiveness of the UK’s travel restrictions last year. Scientists at Bangor University in Wales tested wastewater on planes to monitor coronavirus infections and the general health of passengers coming into the UK from other countries. Almost all aircraft arriving at the three monitored UK airports (Heathrow, Edinburgh…

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Cruises

UK Conglomerate Saga Struggles Despite Cruise Demand

Revenue for its travel business is expected to increase tenfold, but winning business doesn't come cheap and marketing and administrative costs will partly hinder Saga's recovery.

Radhika Anilkumar, Reuters | 1 year ago

UK Conglomerate Saga Struggles Despite Cruise Demand

Business Travel

The Most Important Story in Corporate Travel in 2022

Business travelers went quickly from a fear of catching Covid-19 in 2021 to feeling utterly miserable in 2022 when faced with the daunting prospect of having to fly, such was the chaos across airports in Europe and the U.S. This year, caution prevailed.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

The Most Important Story in Corporate Travel in 2022

Airlines

Air Travelers to UK Warned of Delays as Passport Control Staff Strike

More than 250,000 passengers arriving at several UK airports might be delayed because of strikes by about 1,000 border security workers. But the government may send in the army to check passports.

Paul Sandle and Farouq Suleiman, Reuters | 1 year ago

Air Travelers to UK Warned of Delays as Passport Control Staff Strike

News Blog

New EU ID Checks Could See Much Longer Wait Times in 2023

Just when travelers thought that travel disruptions seen earlier this year may be easing, in May 2023 the European Union plans to introduce new fingerprint and biometric checks at external borders for third-country nationals that could lead to significantly longer wait times. Just in time for the the peak summer travel season in 2023, the…

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

News Blog

Americans Traveling to Turkey Are at All-Time Highs

No, you weren't just imagining your social media timelines full of all your friends posting from Istanbul and Turkey this summer. It happened to be true. According to latest data from European Travel Commission, visitor arrivals from U.S. to Turkey for the first nine months of this year have been up 61.1 percent from equivalent…

Rafat Ali | 1 year ago