Travel industry news

Airport queues are biggest downside for passengers

Travel 2 and Gold Medal boost their sales teams

Social media on the agenda at Hays Travel's IG conference

Royal Caribbean eyes 50% growth in China

Alton Towers owner forms China joint venture

Minoan shares surge following Greece rumours

Shearings develops portfolio for 2016 as consumer confidence returns

VisitBritain and Turkish Airlines join forces

Cox & Kings goes back to Iran

Travel execs in LGBT list

New hotel to open in redeveloped Battersea Power Station

United names acting chief executive

IHG global expansion gathers pace

Air France reduces scale of job cuts

BA drops flights over summer peak season

British man goes missing off Australian beach

Vueling to add new routes from Manchester

Gatwick chairman blasts ‘astonishing’ air quality comments

Elegant Hotels Group targeting acquisitions

New United Airlines boss suffers heart attack

Cox & Kings mulls sale of Explore

Amazon shuts down hotel booking site

London sets new record for visitors

Cook appoints new communications boss