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Holidaymakers to be flown home after Gambia state of emergency declared
Thomas Cook said it planned to return 985 package holiday customers to the UK over the next 48 hours
Tunisia inquests: 'Tour operators consulted on travel advice' prior to attacks
Government documents shown to the hearing detail how hotels had appeared to step up security, including instigating bag searches and recording car number plates
Tunisia inquests: Evidence suggests security teams could have prevented massacre, claims barrister
The hearing was told that CCTV footage showing a slow response by armed police and security staff was withheld by authorities and would not be available
Inquests into Tunisia terrorist attack deaths begin
The deaths of the 30 Britons in Tunisia will be investigated by a coroner
FCO issues advice as sand storm continues to affect Cape Verde flights
Sal was the only island receiving international flights on Thursday morning
Gatwick surpasses industry predictions
Gatwick is to offer more connectivity to Asia and Africa as two routes from the airport see an increase in frequencies
Mottershead: Why Thomas Cook has cancelled its summer 2017 Sharm programme
Managing director, Thomas Cook UK & Ireland, Chris Mottershead, explains why the operator has cancelled its entire summer 2017 Sharm el Sheikh programme
Thomas Cook cancels summer 2017 Sharm programme
Customers who had booked will be offered alternative holidays
Tunisia tourism offical warns outcome of Tui inquest could herald 'huge blow' to travel industry
The inquest into the killing of 38 holidaymakers - all of whom were Tui customers and 30 of whom were British - is due to begin on January 16
FCO issues advice to travellers to Istanbul and Cairo after bombings
Dozens of people have been killed in the attacks
Egyptian police officers killed in Cairo bomb blast
Four bystanders were also injured as a result of the explosion which targeted a security checkpoint
Security concerns heard ahead of Tunisia inquest
Concerns have been raised that revealing too much security information about the Tunisian beach attack in an inquest could help inform future terror attacks
Royal Caribbean in senior team restructure
A new role has been created for associate vice president and managing director, Stuart Leven
Final pre-inquest hearing into Tunisia massacre takes place
The timetable, witnesses and evidence for the full inquest, which is set to start on January 16 are being discussed today at the Royal Courts of Justice.
WTTC and UNWTO call for flights to Sharm to resume
The bosses of both have spoken of the financial benefits a resumption would drive
Sharm airport security 'simply inadequate', believes UK ambassador
Speaking in Jordan, Edward Oakden added that tourism to the Middle East region faced “obvious challenges which are not going to be quickly resolved”
On Our Radar: New developments in Uganda
The African country is reaping the rewards of a 10-year development plan. Ephraim Kamuntu, its minister of tourism, tells Katherine Lawrey about the progress to date
WTM London sees record-breaking attendance figures
Boss Simon Press said the figures were "testament" to the event’s new three-day format
Uganda upbeat despite Ebola effect
A 10-year development plan undertaken by the Uganda government is starting to pay dividends, said minister of tourism Ephraim Kamuntu
Ras Al Khaimah irons out its activities market
The emirate will unveil a new climbing facility later this month
Gambia to surpass "pre-Ebola" tourism numbers for 2017
The country’s minister of Tourism and Culture said he expected visitor numbers to “go beyond” what they were prior to the virus plaguing West Africa from 2013-2015
Hard Rock to boost 18-34s in Tenerife
Palladium Hotel Group has said the opening of its new Hard Rock Hotel Tenerife property will enable the company to bring a younger client base to the Canary Island
New Kenyan cruise terminal set to 'reinvigorate' country's industry
The building of a new cruise terminal in Mombasa will enable Kenya to “reinvigorate” its cruise industry after it was blighted in recent years by the activities of Somalia pirates
St Helena airport to open in 2017?
A new tender process might mean the airport can open commercially next year