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Trade reports continued downturn in family sales due to financial concerns
15+ hour, 56+ min ago (675+ words) Travel agents have reported a continued downturn in family sales due to financial concerns. Firms said families were holding out for late deals or considering alternative destinations and dates. Hays Travel chief operating officer Jonathon Woodall-Johnston cited a "slower level…...
Employment tribunals 'set to rise as age gap widens at work"
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (400+ words) The widening age demographic in the workplace could lead to a rise in staff tribunal claims and grievances unless employers adapt how they manage and support staff, a leading travel employment lawyer has warned. Travlaw partner Ami Naru said an…...
Agents cite geopolitical unrest among top challenges for trade
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (757+ words) Agents on a Travel Weekly webcast say geopolitical unrest is one of the key challenges they face " with wariness about travel to the US among of the major trends they are seeing. Gary Gillespie, managing director at Independent Travel Experts…...
Consumer confidence drops to lowest level in two years
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (476+ words) Many consumers tightened their belts in the final quarter of 2025, as confidence fell by one percentage point to its lowest level in two years, research shows. The Q4 Deloitte Consumer Tracker found that consumer confidence fell by 1.1 percentage points during the…...
Special Report: Rachel Reeves dashes retailers’ hopes on business rates
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (540+ words) Chancellor insists any review will be limited to the pub sector, reports Ian Taylor Hopes of a government reprieve on hikes in business rates for high street businesses including travel agencies have been dashed by chancellor Rachel Reeves. Speaking at…...
Get savvy with your savings in 2026
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (459+ words) Travel Weekly is extending its personal and business information content by teaming up with financial advisor David Croft for a regular column offering answers to readers" questions about personal finance. In this column, David, who previously worked in the travel…...
Dame Irene Hays wants Budget to produce ‘certainty in economy’
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (352+ words) Dame Irene Hays said the upcoming Budget has prompted "more press coverage and anxiety" than any she can recall, as she expressed hope for "some certainty back in the economy". Hays said older people are among those fearing they will…...
UK economy caught in debt ‘doom loop’ despite interest rate cuts
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (424+ words) The UK economy is trapped in "a doom loop" and there is "some pretty big pain" to come, corporate travel leaders were warned on Monday." Addressing the Business Travel Association (BTA) conference in Munich, Simon French " chief economist at analyst…...