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Overtourism 'crisis' forces Japanese city to cancel annual cherry blossom festival

Tui blames £8.5 million Hurricane Melissa loss for masking 'best first quarter' in company's history

Almost 300 UK travel agents to experience AE Expeditions' ships this year

Adrian James departs Gold Medal after 22-year sales centre to boardroom journey

The Travel Network Group names new homeworking lead following trio of promotions

'Frustrated' Abta urges EU to make better use of contingency measures to overcome EES 'challenges'

CAA tells industry – including agents – to provide flight emission data at point of purchase

Jet2 becomes latest travel firm to agree deal with Tui-owned Musement to its power experiences offering

App-based agency My Kind of Cruise charts course to 100 homeworker cohort

Blue Bay Travel secures multi-million-pound investment to pursue 'organic and acquisitive' expansion

Ambassador Cruise Line to host 700 agents during 2026 ship visit programme across seven UK ports

AmaWaterways launches recruitment drive and hands out expanded roles in trade team shake up

GoCruise & Travel franchisees open agency's fifth shop in one of the UK's smallest towns

Jet2 adds 30,000 extra seats to summer 2026 Greece programme

P&O Cruises expands ship visit programme with more than 1,400 agent places available this year

Virgin Atlantic to increase Manchester-Orlando capacity after Aer Lingus pulls plug

Gold Medal names Olivia Martin as first Northern Ireland-based trade partnerships executive

Celebrity River Cruises unveils plans for 10 more ships after guest demand 'exceeds expectations'

P&O Cruises expands fam trip programme as line confirms trade investment is 'a priority'

Barrhead Travel president Jacqueline Dobson takes up expanded role with Scottish Chambers of Commerce

Tui and easyJet rapped by advertising watchdog for 'misleading' pricing claims

'He led with a quiet, unwavering kindness': Gold Medal founder and philanthropist Kenneth Townsley dies aged 80

CV Villas names Hollie Anderson as new business development executive

Watchdog seeks views on Hays Travel's deals for Polka Dot Travel and Millington Travel