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British Airways boss rules out return of free food and warns Budget could push up fares

'It was very obvious a whole host of things needed to be transformed' at BA, Sean Doyle tells Airlines 2025 conference

Orlando sales chief: 'I have every faith we will rebound and grow in 2026'

Destination is keen to leverage the Fifa World Cup taking place in the US next summer to help grow the UK market in 2026

Travel Counsellors names its top performing agents of the year

The company recognised its highest achievers during its annual conference in Liverpool at the weekend

Irish agency credits TTG Top 50 programme for 20% increase in revenue

Bosses of the three high street stores that won places in this year's Ireland category tell the Travel Centres consortium conference why it was a 'no-brainer' to enter

Hays Travel makes second agency acquisition in a week after taking on Scottish independent

UK’s largest chain snaps up Scottish single-branch agency Holiday and Flight Centre – days after acquiring Millington Travel and just a week after buying Polka Dot Travel

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions expands river fleet ahead of first winter sailings

Evolve will join 120-passenger ship Connect in the co-branded fleet during the 2027/28 season

Cuba: 'We could accommodate millions more cruise passengers if the US lifted its embargo'

Cuba's tourism minister Juan Carlos Garcia Granda tells TTG he hopes to one day welcome more cruise lines to the country's ports

Travel must work harder to collaborate on sustainability and highlight progress to consumers

WTM London panel laments lack of collaboration on sustainability and some consumers' reluctance to engage with it

Which destinations are top of mind for 200,000 Wanderlust readers?

Japan was named Most Desirable Country (World) for the first time in more than a decade, with Costa Rica in second place and Canada in third.

Barrhead Travel pledges further Northern Ireland growth at Craigavon launch

The Rushmere Shopping Centre branch soft launched in September and has already "enjoyed high levels of footfall"

'Governments have all the tools they need to tackle overtourism today,' WTM London hears

Venice and Copenhagen flagged as 'good' examples of places where government organisations had worked to ease overtourism pressures on communities

'You need to show up in this industry': ITT Future You panel shares how to make a splash in travel and tourism

Four breakthrough industry entrants shared how they got a foothold in the sector on the final day of WTM London

Tunisia records 40% uptick in UK holidaymakers as Brits embrace year-round appeal

Destination credits increase in airlift after welcoming just as many UK visitors during the summer as it did in the winter

Holafly to target agents with 'competitive commissions' after identifying UK as top expansion priority

The eSIM company says it is determined to enhance its relationships with travel agents in English-speaking countries

Abu Dhabi's tourism strategy: ‘We’re no longer just a winter destination’

Major museum openings plus an upcoming Ramadan campaign aim to strengthen year-round tourism numbers further into 2026

'A prompt solution was never likely': trade braces for US flight disruption as government shutdown continues

From domestic flight cancellations to free national park entry, US-specialist travel agents and tour operators have shared how their clients are faring during the shutdown

Kuoni adds Saint Kitts & Nevis and Turks & Caicos to its Caribbean range

Operator brings two more Caribbean destinations into its programme, offering a range of products from luxury beach stays to hiking trips

Middle East destinations 'buying' source markets to speed up tourism development

Oman uses WTM London to share more details of its new partnership with Tui and highlights how countries in the Middle East are acquiring stakes in operators to 'buy' source markets

Guatemala to place food and indigenous culture at centre of 2026 marketing push

Destination will highlight Mayan and other indigenous cultures, plus its cuisine and colourful textiles, to boost tourism and differentiate itself

Las Vegas 'to rethink value messaging' as competition from other markets hots up

Following the success of its five-day 'Fabulous Sale', designed to boost tourism after a decline in visitor numbers, the tourism authority reveals it's a strategy it could deploy again

Sri Lanka to launch first marketing campaign for 10 years as hotel capacity grows

It follows a recovery in visitor numbers during the first nine months of the year to almost 1.7 million, with 160,000 from the UK

'Global tensions are giving peaceful, inclusive nations the edge in tourism'

The global geopolitical situation is elevating the importance of values-driven travel – this was the message at WTM London panel, Destinations with Heart

Balearics hails successful 'de-seasonalisation' efforts and crackdown on illegal accommodation

The archipelago recorded only a minimal year-on-year increase in visitors this summer, 0.8% in July and 1.8% in August

'We want them back': Egypt demands artefacts be returned as Grand Egyptian Museum finally opens

The museum was first proposed in 1992 during the rule of President Hosni Mubarak before construction started in 2005