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Travel jobseekers hit almost 10-year December high prompting hope of turn-of-year recruitment spree

SPL Villas tasks first head of sales and operations with doubling trade sales

Travel agents top Barclays' ranking for December spending growth as consumer confidence rallies

Hays Travel extends apprenticeship programme to recently acquired agencies

Active England launches B2B adventure brand Adventure by AE to agents

Union to ballot Aer Lingus members on strikes over future of Manchester base

Explore boss Michael Edwards to head up Hotelplan stablemate Inntravel

Ex-dnata chief Ailsa Pollard to succeed Blue Bay's Alistair Rowland as Abta chair

Gold Medal claims soaring peaks sales following recruitment drive and 'continual' digital enhancements for agents

Aer Lingus ends ticket sales for Manchester transatlantic services

Shift from material to experiential spending set to boost travel this year

Princess Cruises hires Cunard's Sophia Lief to fill vacant sales manager role

Oceania Cruises goes adults-only switch 'to maintain tranquil onboard environment' across fleet

Premier Holidays launches search for new head of trade sales as Debbie Goffin prepares to retire

Riyadh and Tokyo top Manchester airport chief's long-haul wish list

Princess Cruises expands 2027 Europe programme with extra ship offering ex-UK sailings

Celebrity BDM Janna Thomson leaves line after 20 years to join Attraction World

Julie Franklin to leave Inghams and Santa's Lapland after seven years

Debbie Goffin to leave Premier Holidays after 25 years and retire

Not in the Guidebooks names new BDM to drive expanded trade programme

Uniworld to make 'huge investment' in trade partners with major fam trip plans

Cruise.co.uk partners with Hays IG member to sell its cruise-and-stay packages

Portugal suspends new EU border rules at Lisbon airport for three months

Barrhead Travel enters peaks with new look 'several years in the making'