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SPL Villas to offer price parity as it rolls out flight booking functionality

Villa specialist reveals it will offer guaranteed price parity for the first time as it introduces flight booking functionality for the trade

Tui to restructure around 'global curated leisure marketplace' model

Tui UK and Ireland chief marketing officer Neil Swanson to succeed Andrew Flintham as Tui UK and Ireland’s managing director

Andrew Flintham to leave Tui to head up British Airways Holidays

Tui’s UK and Ireland managing director will succeed Claire Bentley at the end of October

Virgin Atlantic to make BSL-trained crew available to all passengers

The carrier has revealed a BSL-trained member of cabin crew will be available on request on all flights

Jet2holidays puts summer 2026 programme on sale with 22 new routes

Airline will launch new routes from Bournemouth, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stansted and Newcastle airports

Tropical Storm Helene: Mexico and Florida brace as storm intensifies

Helene has gained strength as it passes Cuba and Mexico, and is forecast to turn into a category three hurricane before making landfall in Florida later this week

Eurostar and SkyTeam seal deal to combine air and rail travel

Eurostar and SkyTeam will offer combined itineraries from early 2025 following a memorandum of understanding between the two that will see them offer through-ticketing

Tui expects profits to bounce back to £1 billion mark this year

Tui says full year 2023/24 profits are set to increase by 25% in line with expectations, breaching the £1 billion barrier

Govt urged to place aviation 'at the heart of its economic blueprint for the UK'

Manchester Airports Group chief Ken O’Toole says billions at risk if the sector isn’t prioritised in the government’s new industrial strategy

easyJet holidays’ Winter 2025 launch In The Spotlight

Everything you need to know about the operator’s new season, with the chance to win a suitcase and £100 voucher

British Airways pledges £9 million to accelerate carbon removal focus

British Airways will spend £9 million on carbon removal projects, hoping to encourage the fledgling industry by investing in projects in the UK and abroad

Booking packages boosting Britons’ confidence in overseas travel – Abta

Britons are more confident about travelling abroad this year than last, new data from Abta has concluded

Aito spells out concerns over new EU border rules and backs calls for discretion

Aito members have voiced their concerns to the FCDO about the upcoming European Entry-Exit System introduction, saying discretion must be used at peak times to avoid long delays

EasyJet and British Airways to launch flights to Georgia's capital Tbilisi

EasyJet and British Airways will offer direct links from the UK to Georgia’s capital Tbilisi next summer, with easyJet flying rom Luton and BA from Heathrow

August air fare rise 'second biggest for two decades', says ONS

New Office for National Statistics figures show air fares soaring in August, with the biggest monthly rise since 2001

Etihad to up Manchester-Abu Dhabi service to twice daily

Gulf carrier to operate 14 flights a week between Abu Dhabi and Manchester, starting in December

Sydney to become a Turkish Airlines destination from December

Turkish Airlines will begin flights to Sydney in December, bringing much-needed competition on a route that has seen soaring air fares since the pandemic

UK reveals start dates for Electronic Travel Authorisation regime

The Home Office has confirmed the start dates for its Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme for visitors to the UK who do not need visas

Jet2 among carriers poised to switch terminals at Manchester airport next month

Eleven more carriers will change terminals at Manchester airport in October and November following the huge redevelopment and upgrading of the airport, including Jet2.com

Air fares to rise by £4-£10 due to sustainable fuels, minister says

Transport minister Mike Kane tells MPs the sector’s transition to sustainable aviation fuels will mean fares rising by between £4 and £10 over the next 15 years

Classic Collection inks deal to start packaging Ryanair flights

Classic Collection will start offering Ryanair flights when packaging holidays over the coming weeks

Fears of massive discounting recede as package prices 'hold'

High prices appear to have put some agents’ clients off last-minute getaways this summer, while others have been prepared to pay the premium for some sun following the Euros, the general election and amid the coolest summer for nearly a decade

Gatwick hit by further air traffic control staff shortages

Latest disruption on Sunday (8 September), which carried over into Monday (9 September), prompted Ryanair to once again call for the head of the UK’s air traffic control provider to resign

American Airlines to return to Scotland next year with Philly service

Seasonal service will operate daily to Edinburgh starting 24 May