LIFE may begin at 66, especially now with the new Senior Smart Pass allowing free travel to, from and all around Northern Ireland.

AIRTOURS has a number of specials ex-Dublin to Greece, saving as much as €400 to various destinations.

Rival British tour operators MyTravel and Thomas Cook are to join forces after revealing plans for a £2.8bn (€4.2bn) merger today in a move that has sparked fears of job losses.

Rivals MyTravel and Thomas Cook today announced plans to bring together the two firms, creating a tour operator with nearly 33,000 staff.

Tour operators MyTravel and Thomas Cook today announced plans to merge.

TOUR America continues to offer cut-price deals but you’ll have to be quick to catch the best of the bargains on sale between Monday and Saturday.

ISLAND Cruises has launched early booking offers available for this summer; Mediterranean cruises can be purchased from under €750.

First Choice Holidays today said it was in discussions with a number of suitors over the sale of its package holidays business.

WITH interest in Irish rugby now running at an all-time high, Irish Ferries is encouraging supporters to book early for travel to Ireland’s rugby world cup clash against France to be played in Paris on Friday, September 21, 2007.

WITH this summer just over, the holiday companies are already plan to grab next summer’s disposable income.

PROJECT Travel offers a 20-day Antarctic exploration with 30% discounts for early bookers on selected dates.

BMI could spark off a fares war after being granted the right to fly to Mumbai in India, a service which commences on March 27.

The onset of the Christmas holidays will keep corporate news to a minimum in London this week, although investors will be still looking for Aberdeen Asset Management and package holiday firm MyTravel to complete outstanding business.

British tour operator MyTravel is set to warn bondholders that a key industry regulator could withdraw its licence unless they quickly agree to an £800m (€1.1m) debt restructuring, it was reported today.

British hoteliers and pub groups were doing their best to inject life into the London market today as trading faltered ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

Troubled tour operator MyTravel today said action to turn the business round was having an effect as it posted a reduction in half yearly losses.

MyTravel Group, the troubled British tour operator that owns Panorama and Direct Holidays in Ireland, has withdrawn from its cruise ship operations, although it will continue to sell the cruise products of other third party providers.

MyTravel Group, the troubled British tour operator that owns Panorama and Direct Holidays in Ireland, today said it was seeking to rebuild its financial position and that first half trading is in line with expectations.

People who have booked holidays with troubled tour operator MyTravel were today warned not to panic, despite the company announcing losses of £910.9m (€1.3bn).

The chief executive of MyTravel Group's Irish and UK operations, Duncan Wilson, has resigned.

Worried shareholders supported fresh moves today by tour operator MyTravel to shore up its battered balance sheet.

SICK passengers aboard a luxury liner are ready to sue for £2.5 million, lawyers warned yesterday.

British tour operator MyTravel Group is suing the EU, which blocked a planned merger with a rival, for more than £500m (€715m).

Upmarket travel group Kuoni today played down rumours that it was involved in merger talks with travel agency Thomas Cook.

British tour operator First Choice brightened the picture for the holiday sector today after reporting an “encouraging” level of bookings for next year.

Blue-chip shares nudged ahead today in an otherwise subdued session across the London market.

A MID-AIR collision involving two large passenger aircraft was narrowly avoided over the Atlantic Ocean off Ireland last November, it has emerged.

FIFTEEN destinations are featured in the new Airtours Holidays brochure with the promise that families will be catered for as never before.

Airtours says it has had to cut 1,600 jobs after the US terror attacks, including 200 in the UK.

Low-cost airline Ryanair today announced it was selling a million seats at £9.99 in an effort to combat the effects of the terrorist attacks in the US.

Orange's disappointing return to the London market continued today as tech stocks were hit by woes in the US.