Earlier this month ABTA announced new guidance and a checklist to help members better understand disabled customers? needs. As the MD of the UK?s leading accessible holidays tour operator I have been championing the cause of accessible tourism since I set up Enable Holidays ten years ago and I welcome this move by ABTA. However, there?s still a long way to go.

A recent survey conducted by Virgin Holidays Cruises of more than 1,000 British holidaymakers revealed what they would like to do on a cruise, especially in relation to etiquette.

As 2014 dawns, two stories look set to dominate the British headlines throughout the year. Firstly, with the 1st January 2014 expiration of the 2007 agreement restricting the right of Bulgarians and Romanians to work in the UK, Britons are braced for an influx of people from those countries.

Jet2holidays and Jet2.com have released their annual travel trend report, revealing ?What?s Hot? for 2014.

New research released by ecommerce partner Webloyalty has revealed that this year will see increased confidence in the UK?s leisure spending as compared to last year, with 85% of British holidaymakers planning to spend either the same or more on their holidays as they did in 2013.

Travel companies? are to be affected by new consumer rights rules that attempt to overhaul the execution of customer service and complaints lines as higher rate phone numbers are to be banned from use.