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EasyJet confirms 22 new routes for winter 2025/26 including Belfast-Lapland

EasyJet wil link Northern Ireland to Lapland this winter, claiming a first from Belfast to Finland with its new route – one among 22 it is adding to an expanded schedule

How to sell vibrant El Gouna with easyjet holidays In The Spotlight

Discover this premier holiday destination in the Red Sea in Egypt, offering world-class amenities and an array of activities in the desert and on the water

British national sole survivor of crashed Gatwick-bound Air India flight

Air India flight AI171 crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad on Thursday (12 June), killing all but one of 242 people onboard

Finalists revealed for TTG Travel Industry Awards 2025

Travel’s most coveted award ceremony is moving to one of London’s most iconic music venues

Gatwick-bound Air India flight crashes shortly after take-off with 53 Britons onboard

Air India has confirmed Gatwick-bound flight AI171 crashed shortly after taking off from the city of Ahmedabad on Thursday

Ryanair threatens to fine disruptive passengers £500 in new crackdown

Ryanair says it will penalise disruptive passengers who are offloaded with a mandatory £500 fine and pursue civil damages in a crack down on antisocial behaviour as the peak season approaches

Brace for more unrest fuelled by Trump's TV agenda, travel warned

The UK’s former ambassador to Washington has said president Donald Trump’s desire to dominate news networks means he will not shy away from scenes like the disturbances in Los Angeles

Outbound travel 'as important as inbound', insists tourism minister

Sir Chris Bryant tells Abta’s Travel Matters seminar he regards outbound tourism as important as inbound, recognising the UK would not be so well connected without it – particularly in the regions

Outbound travel to add £10bn to UK economy over next five years, says Abta – if government backs sector

Outbound travel will provide more UK jobs, help regional airports thrive and add £10 billion to the UK economy over the next five years if it is backed by government, Abta has said in a new report

EasyJet holidays puts 11 more destinations on sale from Newcastle for summer '26

Airline and operator will open a three-aircraft base at Newcastle next spring

Turkish Airlines ramps up UK and Ireland summer schedule

Turkish Airlines has added a raft of new frequencies to major UK and Ireland airports as demand spikes for Istanbul and destinations beyond the carrier’s home hub

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Quarter of consumers now booking package holidays, according to Barclays' 10-year review

Barclays has identified an upward trend in package holiday demand and spending with travel agents in a report that reviews consumer behaviour over the last decade

Next generation of industry talent 'won't put up with inaction on DEI'

While numerous big companies have publicly turned their backs on DEI, easyJet and Tui have revealed they are ’doubling down’ on inclusion – here’s why.

Agents to gain India booking boost as Virgin Atlantic signs deal with IndiGo

New deal with IndiGo gives agents access to 36 Indian cities and seamless connections via Virgin Atlantic flights

Travel's 'big three' lay their cards on the table as peak summer beckons

With travel’s three largest operators now commanding nearly 50% of the Atol market, the fortunes of the few increasingly shape the environment in which the rest operate. Gary Noakes explores pre-summer trading

Delta Air Lines boss hints at Birmingham link with 'great market' comment

Ed Bastian tells The Sunday Times ’there’s a great market out of Birmingham’

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P&O Cruises launches winter 2025/26 Caribbean charter programme

Services will operate between November 2025 and March 2026 from a variety of UK departure points, including London, Edinburgh and Newcastle

Tui stalwart of more than 25 years Belinda Vazquez to leave the business

Tui’s director of customer sales and service, who joined the business more than 25 years ago as a trading assistant, to ’pursue a fresh challenge’

EasyJet to open three-aircraft base at Newcastle airport next year

It follows easyJet’s Southend and Birmingham base launches in recent years

EasyJet holidays 'on track' to achieve £250 million profit target early

EasyJet’s in-house operator delivered £44 million profit during first half of the year, up £13 million year-on-year

Falling oil prices may mean cheaper air fares this summer, says easyJet chief

EasyJet boss Kenton Jarvis has said falling oil prices may offset constrained capacity this summer, leading to a drop in fares for his airline and easyJet’s package business

Aer Lingus to launch new winter sun route to Mexico's Cancun in the new year

Aer Lingus is to begin flights to Cancun early next year as the country marks 50 years of diplomatic relations with Mexico