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M&A activity in travel ‘taking longer’ amid market volatility
This comes after 3i Group postponed the sale of Audley Travel
Resorthoppa went into liquidation owing £8.25m, say administrators
Funds are unlikely to be realised to pay preferential creditors
Analysis: Resorthoppa brought low by liquidation of Lowcost Travel Group
Failed transfers business recorded years of losses after debt write-off, reports Ian Taylor
Resorthoppa administrators confirm sale of business and assets
Creditors of the companies have been told they must file claims with administrators
Airlines will fail to meet UK SAF target, says government advisory committee
But did conclude the sector can still reach Net Zero emissions by 2050
Court commences FTI insolvency process in Germany
More than 700 employees now face redundancy
Air connectivity in Europe has not returned to pre-Covid level
ACI reports connectivity in the EU to be 13% down on 2019
Agents welcome American Airlines’ NDC transition U-turn
Chief executive admits ‘our approach has driven customers away’
Lords committee warns of ‘major disruption’ due to new border systems
‘Alarm’ at lack of awareness of UK ETA and EU EES schemes
Only five airports ordered to install new scanners will meet deadline
Survey finds resistance to comply with government demands
Survey finds ChatGPT itineraries to be ‘riddled with inaccuracies’
Test suggests 90% of results have incorrect information
Amadeus completes €320 million acquisition of Vision-Box
Travel tech giant adds biometric border control to portfolio
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BA has ‘same vision’ on NDC as American Airlines, says distribution chief
Sam Robinson, BA head of distribution, spoke at the BTA conference
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Amex GBT to acquire CWT in $570 million deal
Company will add 4,000 clients through acquisition of CWT
Personalised fare and product offers must comply with GDPR
Commercial and regulatory lawyer, Lucy England of Fox Williams, spoke at the BTA conference
Tui to start selling Ryanair flights ‘as soon as possible’
Agreement is to source seats direct via an API connection to Ryanair’s platform
UK poised to launch Electronic Travel Authorisation
ETA is set to launch on October 25 in a trial with Qatar nationals
Tui says accuracy key as it trials AI in MyTui app
Some Tui UK customers will have engaged with ChatGPT already this summer
Tui chief information officer says AI needs ‘right level of regulation’
Pieter Jordaan warns the technology 'has no fact base'
Ryanair hits back at OTAs with demand for CMA probe
Michael O’Leary accuses OTAs of being 'internet pirates who are duping and scamming customers'