Destinations

Tui looks east as it expands hotel portfolio into China and Malaysia

Tui has confirmed the opening of its first three hotels in China, which will operate under the Tui Blue brand, as well as a debut in Malaysia

Greece ponders €20 levy on cruise guests visiting sought-after destinations

Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced visitors to the likes of Santorini and Mykonos could be subjected to a €20 levy

American Airlines to return to Scotland next year with Philly service

Seasonal service will operate daily to Edinburgh starting 24 May

Virgin Atlantic firms up plans to resume flying to Canada next year

Heathrow-Toronto flights will resume on 30 March 2025 and will be operated as part of a joint venture with SkyTeam partners Delta Air Lines, Air France and KLM – and in partnership too with Canada’s WestJet

Iceland's Blue Lagoon spa closes again after latest volcanic eruption

The famous attraction in southwest Iceland has temporarily shut its doors again as a ’precautionary measure’ following another volcanic eruption along Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula

Sri Lanka scraps tourist visa fees for 2024/25 winter season

The destination will allow visa-free entry to visitors from the UK this winter in a bid to boost its tourism industry, saving couples around £76

Portuguese ground handlers to walk out over late August weekend

Ground handling workers will down tools between 31 August and 1 September over pay and working conditions

New sleeper rail service to connect the UK with Venice in 24 hours

Starting 5 February, twice-weekly services will connect Brussels to Venice, opening up the prospect of a 24-hour single-change journey from the UK to Italy

Canada's capital to regain direct London air link next year

Air Canada will restore flights from London to Ottawa in spring 2025, starting with a summer-only service but with the potential of a year-round frequency

Jet2holidays and easyJet holidays 'monitoring Athens wildfires closely'

Major package operators urge customers in the area to follow guidance from their hotels and local authorities as thousands evacuated on the outskirts of the Greek capital

Singapore Airlines to go daily at Gatwick next summer

SIA to increase its current five-times-weekly Gatwick-Singapore service to daily next summer, with the additional flights taking off from 30 March 2025

Greece on high alert as 'hellish' wildfires skirt capital Athens

Resident were forced to evacuate after a wildfire broke out in the outskirts of Athens at the weekend

G Touring increases regional departures following feedback from agents

Agents ’highlighted the need for a wider variety of departure points’ said G Touring’s UK head of sales Rachel Mould

British Airways beefs up Bangkok service with more flights and new codeshare

British Airways adds three destinations in Thailand and two in Cambodia under a codeshare expansion deal as it increases frequency to Bangkok next winter

New Thailand visa options hailed 'a great sales opportunity for agents'

Thailand has extended its current visa exemption scheme from 30 to 60 days and expanded the number of eligible countries to 93

UK cements place as Turkey's third-largest market after visits go up 20%

1.8 million UK tourists visited the country during the first six months of the year

‘Jasper is Canada in a nutshell – after the wildfires, it will open its arms to your clients’

Earlier this year, TTG’s Gary Noakes headed to Jasper in Canada – he reflects on the impact of the recent wildfires that have ripped through parts of the town and the national park, and what agents can do to help the destination recover

Trade hopeful Canada's Jasper will rise from the ashes

As the largest fire in 100 years still burns near the ravaged town, Gary Noakes assesses the impact on tourism to the popular Canadian stop.

Download Belize Tourism Board's Travel Guide

Belize Tourism Board has created a free Travel Guide to the destination

G Adventures lifts age ceiling on under-40s tours and reintroduces Tibet

Adventure specialist adds new 2025 trips to its Classic range, which had previously only been available to travellers aged up to 39

Wildfire prompts evacuation order for Canadian national park

Authorities order residents and tourists to evacuate the town of Jasper and Jasper National Park in Alberta

Barcelona to hike tourist tax for day-cruise passengers, says mayor

Mayor Jaume Collboni is planning to raise the fee levied on cruise passengers spending fewer than 12 hours in the city as part of Barcelona’s push to combat overtourism

Turkey and Morocco see soaring number of UK flights this month

Turkey and Morocco will see the number of UK flights arriving up by more than 70% compared with pre-pandemic levels, aviation analytics specialist Cirium predicts

EasyJet to return to Luxor this winter for first time in a decade

Twice-weekly Gatwick-Luxor will start on 11 November, departing on Mondays and Thursdays