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Virgin Holidays’ House of Fraser concessions to shut despite rescue deal

Six of the group’s concessions will close despite the change in ownership, a spokesperson for Virgin has confirmed

Travel Franchise ‘on course to meet 1,000 franchisee target’

Founders Steve Witt and Paul Harrison said their franchisees had bucked the summer slump to deliver record bookings

Juliane Schittek, marketing manager B2C Europe at the Intrepid Group, tells Andrew Doherty how passion and open-mindedness has helped to forge her career path.

Gold Medal and Travel 2 boost sales team with three new key account managers

Carmen Moreira and Nichola Marston join from Thomas Cook, while Rachael Belshaw joins the trade specialist from daily deals website Itison

POLL: Is Tui's 'digital transformation' the future of working in travel?

Tui says it will embrace technology to boost flexible working, improving employees’ work/life balance and allowing them to prioritise pay over hours - but is it a model that will shape the future of travel?

Tui to embrace flexible working as part of ‘digital transformation’

The operator wants to give employees more control over their work/life balance and improve opportunities for ‘life-long learning’

Heathrow Express appoints new head of commercial

Former Heathrow airport head of commercial planning Chris Crauford replaces Kylie Andrews, who has moved onto the airport’s digital team

Cox & Kings bolsters on the road sales team

Sarah Turner joins from Railbookers and will be responsible for the south and Laura Dawson from APT, who will manage the operator’s Midlands and north region

Voyages to Antiquity hires partnerships manager to grow trade sales

In her newly created role, Amy Sykes will oversee the management of UK trade accounts, special interest groups and business partnerships

Top reads to boost your business know-how while self-isolating

As we hunker down to self-isolate during the coronavirus pandemic, there’s been no better time than to curl up with a good, motivational book. Abigail Healy asks travel stalwarts to recommend books that will provide inspiration during these testing times.

Norwegian to double Irish pilot roster to fuel transatlantic ambitions

The low cost carrier wants to recruit 40 pilots to fly its expanding transatlantic programme in Ireland, which will swell to 40 flights a week next year

EasyJet joins forces with Brownies to launch aviation badge

The initiative aims to encourage more young girls to take an interest in STEM careers and address the gender imbalance in aviation, in particular

Touchdown Holidays and TIS merge; appoint Robbie White head of cruise product

White, who joins from Choosing Cruising, will bring bast experience and extensive contacts to the role, Touchdown says

APT bolsters trade marketing team with two new appointments

Rosie Lambert joins APT as trade marketing executive and Amy Ward as trade marketing manager

Abta refreshes accessible tourism e-learning tool

The course is broken down into two segments designed for different roles in the industry

Super Break appoints Chelsea Mills sales executive

Mills will be responsible for central and eastern England and will report to national sales manager Gary Gillespie

P&O Cruises promotes first woman to first engineer role

Leanne Robertson is currently working onboard Azura and aims to obtain her chief engineer’s licence in 2019

Horizon Direct Holidays to relocate HQ and open fifth retail premises

The Glasgow-based agency will move its Glasgow city centre base to Prestwick airport, with work towards an as yet secret flights project also under way

Apprenticeships offer the industry a dynamic future

This is the time of year when parents will be having sleepless nights in the lead-up to exam results season. For many, the main concern is whether their children get the grades to get into university...

EasyJet expands Southend programme and eyes 1,200 new cabin crew

EasyJet launched the first of four new routes from Southend this week, and is on the lookout for more than 1,200 new cabin crew

Sandals promotes Leah Marshall to director of sales

Marshall joined the business more than 20 years ago and has overseen significant growth of its trade sales team

Ryanair to cut Dublin-based fleet 20% for winter 2018

The low cost carrier said the move was driven by the ‘rapid growth’ of its Polish charter airline and a downturn in forward bookings due to Irish pilot strikes

Premier Holidays appoints new business development and sales manager

Karen Milward will be responsible for agents relations in eastern England, Scotland and the Channel Islands when she takes up her role on July 30

Specialist Leisure Group appoints new chief financial officer

Paul Smith will join the company in October from dnata Emirates, having previously held senior roles with Airtours, Cooperative Travel and Gold Medal/Travel 2