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Wendy Wu Tours partners with TravelUp to widen product distribution
Gary King, Wendy Wu Tours head of trade sales, expects the new partnership to deliver "substantial growth"
Thailand focus for Kuoni's 2023 Far East collection
Spa experiences, wellbeing and sustainable core to new programme, driven by renewed demand for the destination
Experience Travel Group achieves B Corp status
Asia specialist becomes first Aito member to gain sustainability certification
Tui extends Sri Lanka cancellations into August
All Tui holidays to crisis-hit destination off until at least 15 August
British Airways to continue Thailand route suspension
British Airways will not resume its Bangkok service this winter, the airline has confirmed
'Agents keen to capitalise on demand should turn to Asia'
Pata chair UK and Ireland, Chris Crampton, reflects on the implications and opportunities for the region as consumers balance post-Covid saving and spending as the cost of living crisis bites
Brits told to stay indoors after state of emergency declared in Sri Lanka
UK tourists in the country have been advised to remain in hotels and residencies
Heritage Expeditions adds three new Asia sailings
Undiscovered Philippines and Indonesia, departing 27 June 2023, visits the "whale shark capital of the world"
Tui extends Sri Lanka cancellations until the end of July
It comes as the Foreign Office continues to advise against all but essential travel to the country
Singapore Airlines trials sustainable fuel
Singapore Airlines and Scoot use sustainable fuel blend for the first time
Bamboo Airways to launch Gatwick-Hanoi in October
The initial one flight a week service, which launches on 30 October, went on sale Thursday (7 July)
Emirates adds Newcastle Saturday departure
Gulf carrier introduces fifth weekly Newcastle flight to Dubai
APT launches 2023 Asia cruise and tour programme
The new season includes Mekong Serenity’s maiden sailing
Tui pauses Sri Lanka programme again on FCDO advice
All Tui holidays to the country departing in the next two weeks cancelled amid Sri Lanka’s worsening economic crisis
FCDO reinstates Sri Lanka travel ban amid ‘severe economic crisis’
Foreign Office reimposes advisory against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka owing to shortages of ‘basic necessities’ including fuel, medicines and food, although the advice doesn’t apply to transit passengers
Corendon Airlines expands summer 2023 schedule with Bristol route
Corendon Airlines has added new flights from Bristol to Turkey to its summer 2023 schedule as it puts 500,000 seats on sale for next year’s peak season
Singapore plots cruise recovery as region resumes ship calls
Destination predicts a return to pre-pandemic cruise levels between 2023 and 2024
More weekend ‘travel chaos’ while London City eyes expansion
Strikes by airline staff in Spain are set to cause more disruption to flights this weekend, it is reported in Friday’s national bulletins
Asia specialist welcomes former Audley chief to its board
Ian Simkins joins Inside Travel Group board after the group secured new funding from Blandford Capital LLP
Trans Bhutan Trail to reopen after more than 50 years
Trail to reopen shortly after the kingdom fully reopens its borders to travellers on 23 September
ITA Airways puts summer 2023 flights on sale
The airline will offer two flights from Heathrow to Rome and Milan and three flights from London City to Milan
Marella Cruises to make Canada debut next winter
Line to offer 14-night sailing from the US to Canada as part of its winter 2023/24 programme
No plans to cull summer schedule, says Turkey's Freebird
Budget carrier pledges to operate Gatwick-Antalya, Gatwick-Bodrum and Manchester-Antalya flights as scheduled despite ’operational challenges’ facing UK airports and airlines