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Iceland's Play ceased operations on Monday (29 September)
Icelandic airline Play ceases operations and cancels all flights
Carrier was formed following the demise of WOW Air and took off in 2021
Mariana Canico joins Simpson as business development executive
Simpson Travel expands trade team and makes play for Classic Collection business
Mariana Canico joins the villa specialist as business development executive, which says it is well placed to provide alternatives to Classic enquiries
Tui Cruises' Mein Schiff 4
Tui transfers shipbuilding slots from Marella Cruises to sister line in push for more UK passengers
Tui AG said the decision to move the slots from Marella Cruises to Tui Cruises was taken to strengthen the brand's long-term growth platform in Europe and UK
Princess Cruises' Star Princess ship
UK and Irish agents to experience new Princess Cruises ship before it repositions to US
The line has revealed 20 "frontline" agents will join Star Princess on its second sailing – a seven-day round-trip Mediterranean voyage
MSC Cruises has extended its fly-cruise programme with Jet2.com
MSC Cruises launches new fly-cruise packages for 2026 with extra Jet2 seats
Line takes 42% larger allocation of seats with Jet2 for 2026 programme, flying from Belfast, Edinburgh and Manchester
Riviera Travel's George Eliot
'It's a big-picture move': Agents hopeful Riviera Travel's dedicated ship for solo travellers will drive market forward
However, some figures in the trade have flagged questions around how the river line is going to price cruises onboard George Eliot in 2027
InteleTravel founder and chief executive James Ferrara
InteleTravel chases £350 million UK and Ireland sales target after another 'record-breaking' year
Founder and chief James Ferrara tells agents in the UK and Ireland to 'take ownership' of firm's successes
Gold Medal managing director Simon Applebaum
Gold Medal puts more trade support behind 'booming' European programme
Room nights booked in Europe have more than doubled this year, with average booking values up 15%
Hurricane Gabrielle over the Azores
Hurricane Gabrielle bears down on Azores prompting Foreign Office travel alert
Atlantic storm neared the Portuguese archipelago on Thursday and is expected to bring 'tropical storm conditions'
Lynn Robinson opens Hays Travel's newly refurbished Wickersley branch
Long-time Hays Travel agent given honour of reopening her revamped shop
Lynn Robinson has been working in the same South Yorkshire agency for nearly four decades
Kelly Green
Virgin Voyages shakes up fare model promising passengers more 'flexibility and transparency'
The new VoyageFair Choices model includes three fare types – the Base fare, the Essential fare and the Premium fare
Greece's Meganisi is among the latest additions to Jet2's programme
Jet2 to offer three new destinations in Greece and Italy next summer
The Olympus Riviera, Meganisi and Sicily's Palermo to join airline and operator's portfolio for summer 2026
Nick Munday is a former owner and chief executive of Classic Collection
Former Classic Collection owner Nick Munday reflects on brand's "very sad" closure
Nick Munday was owner and managing director of the long-established Classic Collection before On the Beach’s chief international officer Oliver Garner took over the reins in September 2019
Classic's Junior Hotel Inspectors programme was a hit with agents
TravCorp offers to fulfil Classic Collection's Junior Hotel Inspector trips
'These trips captured imaginations across the trade – we don't want those families let down," said TravCorp chief Andy Freeth
TTG has launched a new-look website
'It's more than just print and paper': introducing a new chapter for TTG
In a world where media is changing as fast as the travel industry, it’s time to turn a whole new page on TTG Media
All the winners from the 2025 Travel Industry Awards
Travel Industry Awards winners crowned as TTG rocks The Roundhouse
Intrepid Travel and Tui among the big winners on the night as Dame Irene Hays named Travel Legend
A air traveller being pushed down an air bridge onto an aircraft in a wheelchair
CAA hints it could compel airlines to disclose stats on transporting mobility aids
CAA seeks industry's views on whether airlines should have to disclose details about their handling of people's mobility aids
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Oceania Cruises 'happy with bookings so far' after unveiling winter Med programme
Allura – the sister ship to Vista – will reposition from Miami to Barcelona on 31 March 2027 before its extended season in the Med that runs into spring 2028
Classic Collection Brochures
‘They’ve decimated a once-great brand’: agents slam closure of Classic Collection after nearly 40 years
On the Beach on Wednesday confirmed it would wind down its B2B operation to focus solely on B2C
Classic Collection Logo
On the Beach to shut Classic Collection putting 26 jobs at risk
The OTA acquired Classic for £20 million back in August 2018 but will now begin 'an orderly wind down' of the brand
Grandparents play with their grand-daughter on the beach while parents walk behind
The great grandparent exodus: is a rise in summer childcare duties driving a new peak travel period?
Agents confirm September and October becoming increasingly popular months for travel for people aged 45 and above
Alex Delamere-White will leave HX Hurtigruten Expeditions at the end of October
HX chief commercial officer Alex Delamere-White to follow chief financial officer out the door following restructure
Delamere-White joined HX Hurtigruten Expeditions in July 2023 and went onto 'spearhead' the brand's journey to becoming a standalone brand and separating from its sister company Hurtigruten
Clare Stege with husband Rod outside the agency in Derby's Littleover
CLS Travel finally opens its doors – and attracts literal coachload of well-wishers
Homeworker turned high street agent Clare Stege welcomed some unexpected guests to the opening of her first shop
Sandy Murray, of Sandy's Travel Escapes
'Fantastic friend', cat lover and Steven Seagal admirer: travel remembers Yorkshire Travel Trade Ball founder Sandy Murray
Sandy's Travel Escapes owner Sandy Murray died peacefully on Saturday (20 September) after a period of ill health