The OTA has pinned the slow down on the B2B market becoming ’more crowded’ as ’tour operators and low-cost airlines compete for share of high street agent and homeworker business’
Who are Generation T? What’s the deal with ’shoulder shoppers’? And how do you court ’sustainability selectors’? Abta sought to demystify a number of emerging markets at its Travel Trends conference this week – here’s what agents need to know
Price matching has become the number one concern for many agents, according the latest TTG Travel Agent Tracker – so how are agents combatting the issue?
Several top firms call for the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate how no frills airlines deal with online agents amid claims they deny consumer rights when bookings are made through third parties
The commission said Booking.com parent Booking Holidays proposed acquisition of Etraveli Group would have resulted in it ’further consolidating is position in the market’
OTA expects to deliver around 70% additional total transaction value from long-haul bookings this year, and a 30% increase in TTV from premium five-star bookings
While eDreams ODIGEO will not disclose the brands of the concerned airlines at this time, it may revisit this decision if the carriers continue to withhold customer refunds
The research by Travel Counsellors echoes findings from Blue Bay Travel’s homeworkers, which showed last week that Brits are making more last-minute bookings amid the cost of living squeeze
