Economy

Julia Lo Bue-Said: 'Where's the support for small businesses that underpin the economy?'

Abta: 'We’ve reached a tipping point where tax and regulatory burdens risk strangling economic activity'

Thriving, or just surviving? Do travel agencies still have a place on the high street?

Travel jobs market bounces back strongly in June after 'inconsistent run'

Foreign Office issues fresh travel advice for several Gulf states as renewed tensions in the Middle East threaten recovery in demand

Spending on travel rebounds in June with agents returning to growth

EasyJet agrees £5.7 billion takeover as Travel Corporation owner gazumps rival

'Don't pin your hopes on a bumper lates period this summer,' warns Jet2 chief Steve Heapy

Jet2's share of business from travel agents falls as firm cites 'wider industry cost pressures' for dip in profits

EasyJet holidays key to airline's bargain appeal

EasyJet reaches 'agreement in principle' over potential £5.2 billion US takeover

EU facing mounting pressure to ease 'chaotic' Entry-Exit System rollout this summer

UAE bookings up by 25% and 'extraordinary' World Cup sales – so does 2026 start today? Six agents share their summer outlook

Andy Burnham for PM – a new beginning for travel, or more of the same?

EasyJet rejects fourth nearly £5 billion takeover bid but agrees to talks with potential US suitor

C&M claims first with travel industry salary benchmarking tool as pay pressures persist

EasyJet bats away £4.7 billion takeover bid and accuses US firm of trying to acquire it 'on the cheap'

UK Outbound rails against package travel rules and urges MPs not to treat operators as 'insurers of last resort'

Threat of summer strike action at Scotland's three main airports abates

How AI will empower, not replace, a new generation of travel professionals – 13 takeaways from the 2026 ITT conference

'The CMA's pricing guidance doesn't help agents – it's hard enough to make money as it is'

'Events, shocks and geopolitics – there's a new "ESG" out there, and no one's ready for it'

'Strong appetite to travel remains', Abta insists, despite another dip in travel spend

7 things we took away from the Clia conference, from becoming less transactional to embracing AI