Destinations

Grecotel welcomes new sales manager in bid to support more UK agents

Liz Shaw joins Grecotel with a wealth of experience after previously working for Elegant Resorts and a number of retail agencies

The Greek villa specialist courting the trade with real-time availability

Fresh from doing deals with the likes of Travel Counsellors and Hays Travel, Beach Villas is seeking to attract more agent partners with its exclusive property portfolio.

Six new routes poised to take off from Heathrow this summer

Airport to gain new connections with Abu Dhabi, Kos, Izmir, Bangalore, Barcelona and Paris-Orly this summer

This is how you entice your safari-loving clients to Dubai

An Arabian safari might sound as far-fetched as Dubai’s indoor ski slope – but you can look beyond the destination’s urban attractions to find unexpected wonders in the wild.

Elegant Resorts' hottest spot for the summer? Tenerife

Spain and Greece remain favourites for sun worshippers, while bucket list trips to places such as Finland and Argentina have emerged as rising stars

EasyJet puts winter 2024/25 programme on sale

More than 10 million seats have gone on sale for the coming winter

Jet2 expands Bulgaria programme with new Black Sea resort

Chief executive Steve Heapy said the addition of Sozopol came ’in response to strong demand for gateways to Bulgaria’

The first thing you look for when selling New Zealand

Qualmark accreditation signposts global standards of quality – general manager Steven Dixon explains how agents can use the scheme to design exceptional itineraries.

Traditional seasonality coming back as travellers regain confidence

European travellers are planning their holidays further in advance to combat the volatile economic environment, according to Skyscanner

Brits opting for all-inclusive Easter breaks amid turbulent economic times – Advantage

All-inclusive holidays account for 37% of all departures booking for this Easter, according to the Advantage Travel Partnership

Spain ready to pitch new tourism strategy to UK holidaymakers

Destination poised to showcase its focuses on sustainability and higher-end tourism directly to consumers

The Leinster opens in Dublin as city's first ’luxury lifestyle hotel’

The boutique getaway marks the first ’luxury lifestyle hotel’ to open in the Irish capital

Virgin Atlantic to open up east Africa with Kenya Airways codeshare

Carriers ink deal which will initially extend to Kenya Airways’ Heathrow service to Nairobi

‘I found coastal bliss on the west coast of America’

Surfing, whale watching and a booming craft beer industry are some of the reasons to be enticed by this suntrap on the Pacific Coast.

Discover the charms of an underrated Canadian culture capital

This year is a good time to discover the underrated appeal of Manitoba’s capital city as the ‘Gateway to the West’ marks a historic milestone.

Iceland’s Blue Lagoon closes again due to new wave of volcanic activity

The closure comes a month after Blue Lagoon reopened fully to the public following weeks of on-off closures due to heightened seismic activity

Ryanair ramps up seats to Germany ahead of Euro 2024

The low-cost carrier has added more than 4,000 seats from London Stansted and Manchester to Cologne, Dortmund and Frankfurt

Sunlife names Trailfinders’ Indian Ocean specialist Beth Lewis its new sales chief

In her new role, Lewis will be responsible for driving revenue growth in the UK and forging strong connections with customers

Turkish budget carrier to serve Stansted following rebrand

Turkish Airlines-owned Ajet to operate ’a range of services from the UK’

Disney Fantasy to sail ex-Southampton during summer 2025

Disney Cruise Line confirms UK deployment for next year

Greece's Costa Navarino to host 2024 Abta Travel Convention

Event to be held in the Peloponnese over 7-9 October

EasyJet to roll out new Cairo resources to agents and hints at fam opportunities

Besides new social and shop window collateral, easyJet and easyJet holidays is looking to expand its Cairo programme – and could host an agent fam to the Egyptian capital

Explore to operate first tours to Tunisia for eight years

The operator’s Best of Tunisia programme has been its fastest-selling among those it introduced for 2024

Sri Lanka: tips for families, honeymooners and final frontier seekers

The Indian Ocean destination is booming for adventure and romance, while the north is finally gearing up to enter the spotlight.