Holiday News - Direct

Holidays-Direct and partner sites, Ski-Direct, Cruises-Direct and CityBreaks-Direct have a clear policy of helping all package holiday customers in the event of a third party airliner or tour operator experiencing financial difficulties.
Reassuring customers is vital in peak booking periods says Holidays-Direct who believe holidaymakers peace of mind is an important factor to consider as the […]

Mike Tanzer, Chief Executive of ABTA has addressed the ABTA Travel Convention attendees in Barcelona about the latest initiative to help safeguard holidaymakers who purchase flights or accommodation separately, as well as those who purchase packages.
In a fundamental effort to close one of the tourism industry’s biggest loopholes, ABTA, along with the support from its […]

The latest cruise industry organisation to join ABTA is Royal Caribbean Cruises. The travel industry body has revealed a total of 62 new members which have been accepted into the association in the last 12 months.
With 98 percent of ABTA subscribers renewing their membership earlier on in the year, the industry body is quite […]

ABTA is advising UK holidaymakers to act against the Government on its plans to increase Air Passenger Duty (APD), as it claims long haul destinations such as the Caribbean will become unaffordable.
With the Notting Hill Carnival being held in London over August Bank Holiday weekend, an influx of visitors from the Caribbean will be here […]

The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has confirmed that the Top 5 destinations for British holidaymakers, only 1 out of the 5 was outside the EU.
Top European destinations are remaining popular due to reduced hotel prices in major destinations, like France, Greece, Italy and Spain. Also the USA has proved popular with UK […]

The holiday booking season for 2009 has started well so far this year, with reports of a promising season for holidaymakers to travel abroad for their holidays. January and February enquiries and bookings were reportedly better than anticipated.
A spokesperson at ABTA said, “People will find a way to pay. They tend […]

A positive start to the year for the travel, tourism and hospitality industries as bookings for this month alone are reportedly up on holidays, to Turkey and Egypt as well as other long haul destinations.
Many deals by tour operators and travel agencies are what has caused the surge in bookings, according to ABTA 68% […]

With tour operators and airliners offering fabulous discounts many people are taking advantage of these massive savings.
ABTA (Association of British Travel Agents) stated “Our research has shown that the last thing people give up is their holiday and there are some extraordinary deals out there at the moment. January is a big month […]

New research by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has revealed that many British tourists regard holidays as essentials rather than as luxuries.
The research suggests that in many cases that British holiday market is more resilient to the current economic crisis than elsewhere in the world.
Contributing factors to this trend are the regular rate […]

To control your budget while on holiday, booking an all-inclusive holiday is the best option. In the past five years, all-inclusive holiday bookings have increased by 25% according to new figures.