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'A significant attack could put businesses under': Is travel the next big target for cyber criminals?

Analysis
Gary Noakes
7 November 2025

2025 has been marked by a succession of high-profile cyber-attacks – so how long is it until travel hits the headlines? And how can businesses, from multi-national tour operators to single-branch agencies, stay safe? Gary Noakes investigates.

Cyber crime poses a real threat to travel busineses
(Credit: iStock / dikushin)

(Credit: iStock / dikushin)

Marks & Spencer's lengthy battle to bring its systems back online following a cyber-attack thrust the issue into the media and public spotlight earlier this year.

However, the list of cyber-attack victims this year also features travel brands like British Airways, LNER, Vietnam Airways and the Co-op, while the Jaguar Land Rover hack is thought to be the costliest in UK history.

So far, it’s been high-profile names that have gone public, and while no agent or operator has yet admitted to being hacked, it has happened – and will happen again.