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Heathrow is pursuing expansion via a third runway
Heathrow gets the go-ahead for £33 billion third runway plan – so what happens now?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves reviews her speech ahead of the Autumn Statement
What does travel want – and need – from the chancellor's Autumn Statement?
EasyJet chief executive Kenton Jarvis
EasyJet bullish about Gatwick package holiday prospects despite arrival of Jet2holidays
WTM London's ministers' summit brought together dozens of the world's tourism leaders
Stress appeal of careers in 'booming' tourism sector to young people, urge tourism ministers
Tourism Economics' Dave Goodger
Fifa World Cup and 2028 Olympics could reverse drop in US travel demand, WTM told
Chancellor Rachel Reeves recently visited the easyJet CAE Simulator Centre at Gatwick airport
'My gut is telling me to hold back': wary agents put plans on hold as chancellor's latest Budget looms
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her 2025 Budget on 26 November
Poll: Is the timing of the Budget going to give agents enough time to plan for peaks?
A stethoscope pictured next to a globe
'Travel's just had its annual health check – and the vital signs are good'
Coins falling into a piggy bank
Agents continue to defy downturn in travel spending but dark clouds loom
Social media is set to account for a much larger number of bookings
Rise of 'social commerce' set to transform how travel is sold over next decade
A mother with her daughter overlooking Portugal's capital Lisbon from a balcony
Barclays data highlights healthy travel spend in August and rising shoulder season popularity
A cruise ship in Ullapool, Scotland
Clia defends cruise's 'vital' £340 million contribution to Scotland in new economic impact report
'As easyJet holidays turns five, I believe it has Jet2 and Tui firmly in its sights'
Tui boss calls for return of 'seamless' EU borders and tells of big drop in US sales
Tui chief pins slow start to peaks on change in UK strategy
No need for 'aggressive' lates pricing this summer, Tui chief insists
Third-party agents help Tui to strongest early summer result for more than a decade
US tourism demand has withstood Donald Trump's return – but is it the calm before the storm?
Lates market fracturing as unrealistic budgets and expectations clash with higher holiday prices
Growth in pay for 'standard' travel jobs failing to keep pace with higher earning roles
Heathrow to submit third runway plan next week as profits near £1 billion
The strikes will take place over 23-26 December and 28-31 December (Credit: iStock)
EU confirms October start date for new biometric border rules and Etias visa waiver price hike
Irish agents hail return to ‘common sense’ pricing despite lingering Trump tariff worries
What next? EasyJet full of answers as net zero roadmap turns two
EasyJet holidays 'well sold' for summer peak despite UK heatwave and lates trend
Loveholidays targets five million passengers as OTAs boost Atols
Loveholidays tight-lipped on potential £1 billion stock exchange move