The potential for Ryanair to strike more deals with online travel agents was predicted by On the Beach chief executive Shaun Morton, who believes such moves are “really positive” for the industry. Last month, On the Beach became the fourth by the local authorities to reach an agreement with the low-cost, Irish, airline, meaning Ryanair […]
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Young Germans are booking their trips mainly online, but increasingly they also value the advice of travel agents, according to a surprising finding from a new TUI survey that also covered current demand trends. One in three (34%) in the 25-34 age group would like to book travel more often with travel agencies, including for […]
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-The reciprocal relationship between hotels and online travel agents (OTAs) is well understood but it would be a mistake to think that there exists an unchanging status quo. Hoteliers need to know that there have been some big shifts in spending patterns in the past year as OTAs seek to claim market share and, ultimately, […]
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A replacement for ABTA’s Single Payment Scheme (SPS), developed by technology company Travel Ledger, is to launch late summer 2021 to ABTA Members. The scheme is ABTA’s direct debit system for allowing fast online payments between travel agents and tour operators. Transactions are consolidated by the payment scheme, so that each week only a single […]
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As the weeks pass and the British Government isn’t making any decision on refunds, ABTA steps in and issues new guidance. International travel has been brought to a complete standstill by government measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic and this has led to hundreds of thousands of holidays being affected. Customers are strongly encouraged to […]
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