A new survey suggests that many Brits are considering staying in the UK for their summer holidays this year as a way of saving money. According to Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance, nearly 29 million of us will spend just over £22 billion on our holidays in 2012. However, when this figure is broken down, it equates [...]

As schools break up for the Christmas holidays, the AA estimates that around 18 million cars will be taken out onto UK roads as people travel to see friends and relatives over the festive period. The busiest days are expected to be Thursday 22 and Friday 23 December. A London Underground workers’ strike announced for [...]

Road and rail travellers in Scotland have been experiencing disruption because of heavy snow across much of the country. The A9 in the Highlands was closed for an extended period after a crash which involved seven vehicles. The central belt has been experiencing winds of up to 70mph, and rail services have been severely affected.
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As Thomas Cook struggles to survive by placing itself further in debt, Europe’s number one travel operator could be heading for its best ever summer next year, according to analysts.
The firm is due to announce its first financial update since Thomas Cook’s ongoing troubles saw around 60 per cent wiped off its share value. Industry [...]

TUI, one of Europe’s largest travel operators, has said that it will be taking precautions against the possibility that Greece will abandon the eurozone. If the country leaves, then it will have to establish a new currency. A TUI spokesman said a letter had been sent to hoteliers in Greece after it was reported in [...]

A new report suggests that many travel companies are facing serious trouble as their financial situations continue to deteriorate. In 2010, a number of major firms went to the wall, including Kiss Flights, XL and Goldtrail. The Red Flag Alert has been compiled by Begbies Traynor, a corporate administrator.
In the past year, the report claims, [...]

Virgin Holidays is to expand its retail presence across the UK by opening concessions after the successful trial of two outlets in London. The shops have been set up in Sainsbury’s supermarkets on Merton High Street, South London, and Cromwell Road, in Kensington.
Since last year, the holiday provider has increased the number of units it [...]

Millions of train passengers across the UK are facing disruption to their travel plans over the upcoming bank holiday as many services are cut or replaced by bus services. Rail upgrades being made on the network mean that nearly 3,500 replacement buses have been called into service. Passengers are being warned that in some cases [...]

Travel group TUI, which owns First Choice and Thomson, has announced that its profits for the third-quarter are up by 57 per cent. According to Peter Long, the travel operator’s chief executive, TUI has managed to stay ahead of its competitors because of good consumer confidence from couples who tended to be more resilient to [...]

Thomas Cook’s chief executive officer is to stand down with immediate effect as the tour operator struggles to come to terms with a dramatic slump in its UK business. Manny Fontenla-Novoa has been in charge since mid-2007 and has been working for the firm for 15 years. In the interim, deputy chief executive, Sam Weihagen, [...]