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A five-day Vimy Ridge and Arras tour starts from £559pp
Leger Holidays launches battlefield tours brochure
The 76-page document was released on Remembrance Day (Thursday, 11 November)
Skylink ceased trading on Friday (Credit: Craig Whitehead / Unsplash)
Asia specialist collapses citing lack of govt support for travel
‘This is not a choice we have made lightly but the reality is that we cannot foresee a future that would enable us to trade our way out of Covid uncertainties’
Flash Pack founders vow to return as business folds
Flash Pack returns after year-long closure
The adventure and solo travel specialist went into administration last year owing to Covid-19
Malta (Pictured: Ramla Bay) has further eased its Covid-19 rules for tourists
Travelsphere operates first overseas holiday in more than 20 months
The guided touring specialist hosted an eight-day ’Discover Malta’ tour on Thursday (4 November)
Louise Heatley joins Leger Shearings Group after seven years with Great Rail Journeys
Louise Heatley joins Leger Shearings Group as product lead
Heatley joins from Great Rail Journeys and will bring 25 years’ industry experience to her new group product delivery manager role
JLA's new Toucanet tour includes a Rio de Janeiro city tour (Credit: Journey Latin America)
Insight Vacations launches 2022/23 worldwide collection
Next year will see the operator’s debut in Latin America, with three new trips to Brazil, Argentina and Peru
Just Go! Holidays' new premium itineraries include excursions such as a tour of Cambridge University
Just Go! launches premium range of UK escorted tours
Coach operator is offering five-day trips featuring special excursions and smaller groups
Rewilding Britain will receive a donation from every booking taken by Explore
Explore bookings to include donation to Rewilding Britain
Tour operator has vowed to spend £1m on sustainability projects over three years
Leger Holidays will revive the Shearings name
Leger Holidays operates first European trips for 20 months
Five continental departures away on Monday (25 October), with a further 115 scheduled for the rest of the year
A 10-night Journey through the American Deep South group tour, which includes city excursions, food tasting and a whiskey distillery tour, starts at £4,095pp
Cox & Kings adds US to 2022/23 portfolio
Trips to Texas, California and the Grand Canyon are included in the tour operator’s brochure
Wendy Wu's Christmas itinerary includes a visit to Edinburgh Castle
Wendy Wu expands Scotland tour departures
Operator will offer more Scottish trips including a special Christmas itinerary
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Fred Holidays unveils expanded product and trade team
Company aims to double its business to surpass pre-pandemic levels within 12 months
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Insight Vacations launches new trade-focused US and Canada campaign
Agents will be offered tailorable assets such as white-labelled brochures, email templates and window posters
Classic Collection launches new brochures after agent requests
Surrey-based specialist operator ceases trading
CAA and Abta confirm failure of Latin America and Asia specialist Atol holder
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Air Canada and Newmarket resume escorted tour partnership
First Newmarket Holidays tour Canada since the pandemic
Beverley Philpotts has joined Riviera Travel as a key account manager
Beverley Philpotts joins Riviera as key account manager
Philpotts joins from Great Rail Journeys, and brings a wealth of experience having previously worked for Great Little Breaks, Tui and Super Break
The ship's godmother, Commodore Inga Kennedy, formally named Spirit of Adventure on Monday (Credit: Saga Cruises)
Saga bookings for 2022/23 'ahead of pre-pandemic levels'
Over-50s specialist reports strong demand for future seasons, but warns of ’continued uncertainty in the outlook for the travel industry’
National Express coach at Birmingham Coach Station
National Express in merger talks with Stagecoach
Coach brand looks to combine with bus operator
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John Warr departs Wendy Wu to 'pursue new opportunities'
Operator’s global sales director says he is "looking forward to this next phase in my career"
New options include a "Llandudno and the Snowdon Mountain Railway" itinerary which gives guests the chance to experience North Wales
Just Go! launches 2022 British Isles programme
Four new three-day tours have been added in a bid to drive focus to the company’s summer short breaks
Wendy Wu hailed the benefits of hosting a programme of virtual travel events (Credit: Chris Montgomery / Unsplash)
ITT 2021: Virtual events 'kept travel dreams alive', says Wendy Wu
Asia specialist operator’s ’high performance’ events helped net the firm the best part of a million pounds in new business per event, founder reveals at ITT conference
Bakewell in the Peak District is a highlight of Riviera's winter programme (Credit: Riviera Travel)
Riviera extends UK tour programme into winter season
Four adapted tours, with Christmas visits and options, now available
Travellers will still have to take a PCR test prior to departure
Russia removes 14-day quarantine requirement for UK travellers
Arrivals still need to take a PCR test prior to departure in addition to the UK government’s testing rules for amber list countries
Hills said she was "looking forward to growing the business" post-pandemic
Riviera appoints Claire Hills as key account manager
Hills has held account management and business development positions with Travel 2 and Contiki Holidays respectively