tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103877222011-04-22T05:29:02.973+01:00by George Goodall. Supporting The Business of Tourism Management [BOTM], edited by John Beech and Simon Chadwick, © 2005, Pearson Education. Content of this site is the responsibility of the editors, NOT Pearson Education. This blog is regularly updated, so please revisit often for the latest developments in Tourism Management.John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-2433813175243269122008-08-12T20:51:00.002+01:002008-08-15T21:07:14.630+01:00<li>American airline <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/showarticle.asp?CID=18113">struggles</a> become European, Asian and even Gulf woes.</li><br /><li>Australians officially <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/showarticle.asp?CID=18113">biggest</a> market for Rail Europe.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-243381317524326912?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-65151158393326041592008-07-09T22:23:00.003+01:002008-08-10T20:53:07.676+01:00<li><a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/30480">Low-cost</a> carriers drive global aviation growth.</li><br /><li>Global growth rate of flights continues to <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/3895/global-growth-rate-flights-continues-slow">slow</a>.</li><br /><li>Stansted to <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/30419">lose</a> 900,000 Ryanair passengers.</li><br /><li>Hawaii tourism <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-07-01-hawaii-tourism-drop_N.htm">suffers</a> as airfares rise.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-6515115839332604159?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-8657543218894983402008-06-06T21:05:00.003+01:002008-07-08T21:37:39.241+01:00<li><a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/30255">Brazil</a> next for Branson?</li><br /><li>Palmair European: It has one 34-year-old plane, 50 employees, and it is the world's <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/3210/palmair-european-it-has-one-34-year-old-plane">third best</a> airline.</li><br /><li>easyJet sees monthly carryings <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1129093.php">rise</a> 16%.</li><br /><li>Worldwide airport traffic <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/26021">slows</a> in April 2008.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-865754321889498340?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-43271369029338621122008-05-20T22:00:00.004+01:002008-08-12T20:56:54.692+01:00<li>Silverjet flights <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1128955.php">grounded</a>.</li><br /><li>easyJet and bmibaby named ‘<a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29848">hybrid</a>’ carriers.</li><br /><li>Airlines will face <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/showarticle.asp?id=77409">problems</a> meeting "paperless" tickets deadline.</li><br /><li>Airline <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/2412/airline-reluctant-refund-family-leukaemia-str">reluctant</a> to refund family with leukaemia-stricken daughter.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-4327136902933862112?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-55378006744622322822008-04-13T21:12:00.008+01:002008-07-09T22:24:27.883+01:00<li>Silverjet secures <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29771">vital</a> new funding.</li><br /><li>Eos collapses into <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29745">bankruptcy</a>.</li><br /><li>O’Leary threatens <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29651">action</a> over Stansted...</li><br /><li>...as easyJet plans Gatwick <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29644">challenge</a>.</li><br /><li>Sudden <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1127994.php">departure</a> of two BA directors after T5 disaster.</li><br /><li>BA <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1127927.php">delays</a> shift of long haul flights to T5.</li><br /><li>Oasis fourth carrier to <a href="http://">fold</a> in a fortnight.</li><br /><li>T5 fiasco costs BA <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1127737.php">at least</a> £16m.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-5537800674462232282?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-87240515140961725102008-03-23T21:07:00.007Z2008-06-28T17:15:28.227+01:00<li>How did the Heathrow T5 launch go so <a href="http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39178432,00.htm">wrong</a>?</li><br /><li>Airlines to <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/1951/airlines-lose-more-1-billion-2008">lose</a> more than $1 billion in 2008.</li><br /><li>T5: The agony <a href="http://www.ttglive.com/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=61139&CMPI_SHARED_articleId=471058&CMPI_SHARED_ImageArticleId=471058&CMPI_SHARED_CommentArticleId=471058&CMPI_SHARED_ToolsArticleId=471058&CMPI_SHARED_articleIdRelated=471058">continues</a>.</li><br /><li>Terrible T5 opening day as flights are <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1127543.php">cancelled</a>.</li><br /><li>Emirates to set up new <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29447">budget</a> carrier.</li><br /><li>BAA sees like-for-like traffic <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29413">decline</a>.</li><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-8724051514096172510?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-55364921749137125342008-02-03T19:49:00.004Z2008-05-20T22:02:46.329+01:00<li>IATA warns of air travel <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/1484/iata-warns-air-travel-slump">slump</a>.</li><br /><li>AEA members carry 14m <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/29169">more</a> passengers in 2007.</li><br /><li>Nude airline to <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/1087/nude-airline-take-germany">take-off</a> in Germany.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-5536492174913712534?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-47183250986725210212008-01-04T20:13:00.001Z2008-04-13T21:14:23.968+01:00<li>TUI says it will form a <a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/1073/tui-says-it-will-form-low-cost-airline-luftha">low-cost</a> airline with Lufthansa.</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.eturbonews.com/984/free-tram-service-tourists-miri">Free</a> tram service for tourists in Miri.</li><br /><li>Eurostar reports <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1125358.php">record</a> sales for 2007.</li><br /><li>Holiday Which? lays into low cost carriers <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/28859">pricing</a> model.</li><br /><li>Italian government faces <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=72980&nav=2">opposition</a> over selling of Alitalia to Air-France KLM.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-4718325098672521021?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-67490730815631685942007-12-02T18:07:00.001Z2008-03-23T21:09:00.509Z<li>European carriers to receive <a href="http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/article.asp?id=50285&nav=109&CID=18113&ED=12December2007">harsher</a> penalties for lost luggage.</li><br /><li>Qantas pleads <a href="http://www.eturbonews.travel/135/australia039s-qantas-airline-pleads-guilty-pricefixing">guilty</a> to price-fixing.</li><br /><li>Aviation <a href="http://www.ttglive.com/NTTG_fullstory.asp?ArticleID=9199">berates</a> lack of government support.</li><br /><li>CAA unveils <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1124257.php">plans</a> for 15.6% rise in Heathrow price caps.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-6749073081563168594?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-77029695549021204432007-11-24T18:22:00.000Z2008-02-03T19:50:21.025Z<li>Tourist buses to <a href="http://www.thanhniennews.com/travel/?catid=7&newsid=33146">debut</a> in Vietnam metros.</li><br /><li>Ryanair sees half-year profits <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1123823.php">jump</a> 24%.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-7702969554902120443?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-69632168857531667222007-10-23T20:50:00.000+01:002008-01-04T20:14:46.549Z<li>EasyJet to <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1123540.php">buy</a> GB Airways.</li><br /><li>Spain <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/UK_SMALLCAPSRPT/idUKL2313894020071023">low-cost</a> airline traffic up 41% in September.</li><br /><li>U.S. airline data <a href="http://www.travelindustrydeals.com/news/4772">available</a> on the Web. [<a href="http://web.mit.edu/airlinedata/www/default.html">database</a>]</li><br /><li>Narrow-body aircraft <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=39875&subcategory_id=53">dominate</a> low cost sector.</li><br /><li>New air routes <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=39876&subcategory_id=53">continue</a> to emerge around the globe.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-6963216885753166722?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-50435181308068629832007-09-10T17:30:00.000+01:002007-12-02T18:08:25.223Z<li>Birmingham International outlines <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1122789.php">long-term</a> development plans.</li><br /><li>China's aviation industry under <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=38901&subcategory_id=53">Olympic</a> pressure.</li><br /><li>Budget airline bosses <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/18/business/EU-FIN-COM-Britain-Budget-Airlines.php">criticise</a> increasingly heavy regulation.</li><br /><li>Low cost airline online gross bookings grow <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=39545&subcategory_id=53">fast</a> for Eastern Europe.</li><br /><li>EC <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=39520&subcategory_id=53">updates</a> list of banned airlines.</li><br /><li>Jet2.com celebrates <a href="http://www.travelindustrydeals.com/news/4473">ten</a> millionth passenger.</li><br /><li>Aviation industry <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=39331&subcategory_id=95">registers</a> record travel volumes.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-5043518130806862983?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-72041718685329002132007-08-31T21:42:00.000+01:002007-12-30T21:42:17.607Z<li>Airlines under <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1120577.php">fire</a> over carbon offsetting.</li><br /><li>US fine takes BA <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27540">penalty</a> over £269m.</li><br /><li>BA and Korean Air plead guilty to acting in <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=67571&amp;nav=2">cartel</a>, fined USD850 million.</li><br /><li>BA fined £121.5m by OFT over fuel surcharge <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1120894.php">price-fixing</a>.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-7204171868532900213?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-51630449400556945582007-07-02T20:46:00.001+01:002007-10-23T20:52:01.616+01:00<li>CAA <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1120855.php">ends</a> regulation of air fares following report.</li><br /><li>Airlines under <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1120577.php?mpnlog=1">fire</a> over carbon offsetting.</li><br /><li>Alitalia auction ends in <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6905661.stm">collapse</a>.</li><br /><li>Photo <a href="http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39167840,00.htm">preview</a> of Heathrow's Terminal 5.</li><br /><li>Boeing <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6282820.stm">unveils</a> 787 Dreamliner.</li><br /><li>ERA says EC must <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=38362&subcategory_id=53">act</a> on new aviation report, which is also <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=38361&subcategory_id=53">backed</a> by IACA.</li><br /><li>787 'to <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1120005.php?mpnlog=1">change</a> face of long haul' - Thomson.</li><br /><li>European rail operators <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=38247&subcategory_id=57">unify</a> Western Europe transportation network.</li><br /><li>NATS handles <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27352">record</a> 2.4 million flights.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-5163044940055694558?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-82152202851098517642007-06-09T13:05:00.000+01:002007-09-10T17:32:47.693+01:00<li>EU adds <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=38197&subcategory_id=53">more</a> airlines to blacklist. [download the <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-ban/pdf/list_en.pdf">blacklist</a>]</li><br /><li>ASEAN drags its feet over air <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1119556.php?mpnlog=1">liberalisation</a>.</li><br /><li>Ryanair's Aer Lingus bid <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6244894.stm">blocked</a> by EC.</li><br /><li><a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1119202.php?mpnlog=1">Blow</a> to Coventry Airport expansion plans.</li><br /><li>No-frills carriers take SE Asian tourism to a <a href="http://www.bruneitimes.com.bn/details.php?shape_ID=33727">higher</a> level.</li><br /><li>Leisure car rental set for <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27244">strong</a> growth.</li><br /><li>IATA transition to e-ticketing <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=65579&nav=53">deadline</a> given five month extension.</li><br /><li>European aviation industry supports green solutions but <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=37751&subcategory_id=53">fears</a> ETS.</li><br /><li>Jet2.com named Britain's most <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=37638&subcategory_id=53">punctual</a> airline.</li><br /><li>Ryanair to buy <a href="http://www.travelindustrydeals.com/news/3176">27</a> Boeings.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-8215220285109851764?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-10478149346119838312007-05-05T14:59:00.000+01:002007-08-31T21:43:35.156+01:00<li>Airport show spotlights <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=37556&subcategory_id=53">massive</a> regional development.</li><br /><li>Virgin Blue cuts fares to $0 and ponders <a href="http://www.etravelblackboardasia.com/index.asp?id=46396&nav=115">ultra-cheap</a> offshoot.</li><br /><li>Hitwise figures show <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1118499.php?mpnlog=1">impact</a> of no-frills price war.</li><br /><li>DOT clears Virgin <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=37402&subcategory_id=53">America</a> to start flying.</li><br /><li>Ancillaries an <a href="http://www.e-tid.com/pma/27006">afterthought</a> for 52% of airlines.</li><br /><li>Jet2.com <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=37067&subcategory_id=53">breaks</a> passenger records.</li><br /><li>Take off for <a href="http://www.travelindustrydeals.com/news/2784">budget</a> airline’s new north America flights.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-1047814934611983831?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-28723302372647625882007-04-09T21:18:00.000+01:002007-07-02T20:48:54.512+01:00<li>BAA <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1117736.php?mpnlog=1">unveils</a> £9.3bn airports investment plan.</li><br /><li>Air China plans to make Dubai its <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.com/new.asp?newID=36790&subcategory_id=53">second</a> hub.</li><br /><li>Heathrow’s T5 to <a href="http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=63516&nav=20">open</a> in less than a year.</li><br /><li>The <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1117113.php?news_cat=&pagename=searchresult">race</a> for Aussie domestic air hots up.</li><br><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-2872330237264762588?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10387722.post-7407945394875449622007-04-09T19:58:00.000+01:002007-06-09T13:07:04.936+01:00<li>Malta looks for new tourism opportunities through <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6503371.stm">air</a> links.</li><br /><li>Quantas puts <a href="http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1117165.php?news_cat=&pagename=searchresult">pressure</a> on APA.<br /><li>Rail link wanted to <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/6518037.stm">boost</a> tourism.</li><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10387722-740794539487544962?l=botm21.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Beech and Simon Chadwicknoreply@blogger.com