Sydney has again been singled out as the world's best city by American travellers. Sydney trumped Paris, New York and Barcelona taking US Travel + Leisure magazine's award for the eighth time since the publication started 10 years ago, newspapers reported today. The magazines ...

High street travel agents have been warned to change - or become extinct - as fewer holidaymakers opt to use their services for booking annual trips abroad. Up to 50% of independent holidaymakers, those who book hotels, flights and other arrangements separately, are ...

Danger money The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has called for more travel insurance companies to include cover against terrorism. Research by the US State Department showed that the number of terrorist attacks worldwide increased to 655 last year compared with 175 in 2003. BIBA ...

Tour operator Budget Travel has announced it will cease taking bookings via independent travel agents from December. The company will concentrate instead on dealing directly with its customers via its 40 Budget Travel shops, its call centre and its website. .. the full travel news ...

The majority of the public do not believe high street agents offer the expertise they are looking for and only sell pre-arranged packages, according to new research. Pollsters Populus surveyed a total of almost 13,000 people over a nine-month period and found confidence ...