All inclusives

Hurtigruten welcomes world's first ‘chief aurora chaser’ to Northern Lights cruise

The renowned astronomer will bring a wealth of cosmic knowledge to 12-night sailings in the Arctic

HX Hurtigruten Expeditions to offer all-inclusive cruises as standard this year

The expedition cruise line will introduce its all-inclusive offering across entire fleet from November 2024

Luxury cruise brand launches for over-55 solo female travellers

The luxury cruise brand offers ’Fully Hosted Journeys’ specifically for mature women travelling solo.

Five things to know about Iberostar’s newly renovated Cretan gem

Iberostar Selection Creta Marine is set to reopen under a five-star banner this May after extensive renovations. Here’s everything you need to know to get selling it

Tui hopeful of footfall boost with move to new Preston store

Tui divisional sales manager Gabrielle Armitage has said the new store will offer ‘a great atmosphere’ due to its ‘modern and welcoming feel’

Virgin Atlantic to expand year-round Jamaica service

The carrier will offer seven weekly flights from Heathrow to the Caribbean island from 31 March

Turkey sees another leap in UK arrivals in 2023

Turkey’s weak currency led to another increase in UK arrivals last year, new figures show

Conversations around DEI are changing – so have travel ads kept up?

Travel’s peaks push shows the industry is taking some steps in the right direction, but firms’ 2023/24 campaigns also point towards more progress needing to be made, writes inclusive communications director Shilpa Saul for TTG

Seven-night all-inclusives 'in highest demand' for easyJet holidays

EasyJet and easyJet holidays have revealed their latest travel trends for 2024 during the first week of the Big Orange Sale

Which? blasts lack of basics in many all-inclusive packages

Which? Travel criticises all-inclusive hotel extras, saying clients can spend hundreds of pounds a week on things that should be included

Jet2holidays unveils hotel sustainability labelling scheme

Chief executive Steve Heapy said the new scheme would help agents choose the best accommodation for their clients

Tui launches new booking tools to independent agents to boost peaks sales

Ahead of the peaks booking period, Tui is giving agents the tools to sell its products to customers

Market Place Travel opens second branch with ‘beat any quote’ pledge

The two-branch TTG Top 50 agency said it will try to beat any holiday quote customers have seen elsewhere

Holiday price hikes to slow next summer, Tui predicts

Tui has given a confident outlook for 2024, with no let-up in demand – and with package price inflation lower than in 2023

New era of sustainable holiday demand imminent, Jet2 chief warns agents

Airline and operator to flag hotels that have achieved Global Sustainable Tourism Council certification in response to ’exponential’ growth in web searches for ’sustainable’, ’low-carbon’ and ’guilt-free’ holiday product

The Big Question: Is it finally time to turn APD into an environmental tax?

Air Passenger Duty was introduced as a ’green’ tax in the mid-90s, but should the proceeds go towards cleaning up travel’s operations rather than general taxation?

Inquest rules former Thomas Cook agent died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Egypt

The inquest heard how the room next to where Susan and John Cooper were staying in Hurghada had been fumigated with a pesticide following a report of a bedbug infestation

Tui stresses importance of indie agents as summer 2025 goes on sale

Third-party agents ‘vital to us’ says Tui after renewing its courtship of trade

Hays IG chief Natasha Marson to join easyJet holidays

Nastasha Moran will join easyJet holidays on 18 December to oversee the operator’s sales team and work with more than 5,000 travel agents

Sandals Island Run team bolts past £100k target for 100km Antigua half-marathon challenge

The Sandals Foundation Island Run team have completed a 100 kilometre challenge over Antigua in four days to hit a £100,000 fundraising target for childrens’ charities in the Caribbean.

Trend towards all-inclusives set to continue into 2024 – Advantage

Nearly a third of all half-term bookings with Advantage members made on an all-inclusive basis, rising to 36% for 2024 bookings

Holiday spending ‘could exceed pre-pandemic levels this year’

Around 32% of Brits said they would most want to continue to spend on holidays – even if they had to cut their overall spending, according to market research firm Mintel

Jet2holidays to launch new-look fam programme Destination Discoveries

Airline and operator confirms some rebranded trips will depart before the end of the year

Tui to launch Kenya beach programme this winter

Tui has put a beach stay programme in Kenya on sale, making the country its 15th long-haul destination