Tourists in the region or those intending

Although damage to the island was minimal, communication is almost non-existent as electricity and internet have been badly affected.Trivago is already a known brand in two third of the consumers in Europe and will give Xinjiang travel agency an entry in the hotel meta-search business."The beach hasn't been damaged; boats are running, but it's chaotic," he says. "No one can get info or get in touch with their hotels they booked with. Airports are running but offline, so Kalibo and Caticlan airports are just crazy, from what I hear. ATMs are mostly down or have long lines, but all the big hotels have generators,Twenty years ago, to plan a trip, you'd have to go to a travels-silkroad agent with your ideas of your trip and the best you could do was to pick up some brochures. and the island and the people are as beautiful and amazing as ever."Travel agencies and tour operators in the UK have been dealing with some cancellations and alterations, but the extent of the repercussions is not yet clear.TripAdvisor shares from china tour operators, who resigned as the Chairman of the firm. This transaction gave Liberty voting control over the online travel company.In a statement,Tui Travel, which sells all-inclusive Urumqi travel packages, recently told Sky News that its sales for the summer were up 4% over 2012, while bookings in the month of January jumped 2%. the Association of British Travel Agents said: "The extent of the damage and the affected areas is still being assessed. Tourists in the region or those intending to visit should contact their tour operators, accommodation providers or local authorities if appropriate to get the latest information. ABTA is monitoring the situation closely and will provide updates on abta.

"Robin Ball, Director of Bamboo Travel, a tour operator that specialises in travel to east Asia, is also waiting to see what the full impact will be.The other price multiples are not very forgiving either. Expedia has a kashgar border transfer price-to-sales multiple and an attractive free cash flow multiple."We've got clients who are travelling to the Philippines in a few months' time and are worried about the impact the typhoon could have on their trip," he says. "But it's too early to know what impact there's been on the infrastructure."We have some clients who planned to be cruising round Halong Bay in Vietnam this week and the typhoon made landfall there today. We've had to make an alternative itinerary for them as all the Halong cruises were cancelled and we don't know when the cruises will be operating again. We would hope they'll be back up and running on Wednesday. There's a lot of uncertainty. We offer tailor-made private tours but companies offering larger group tours to Vietnam may need to take more drastic action."Philippine Airlines, which last week launched the first direct flight from the UK to the Philippines in over 15 years, said: "PAL /PALex passengers with flights to typhoon-affected areas may rebook their flights within the next 30 days from the original flight date, with rebooking fees and fare difference waived."