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Sandals to raise further £100,000 for paediatric care with third charity challenge
The mountains and rainforest of Saint Lucia will be the setting for the third Sandals Foundation Island Challenge this October
Tui River Cruises to debut new multi-use venue on upcoming ship Tui Aria
The river line’s new vessel will sail along the Rhine, Main, Moselle, Dutch and Belgian waterways throughout next summer
G Touring rapidly climbs list of UK's best workplaces for women
Travelsphere and Just You parent ranked second in medium-sized business category, climbing from 14th last year and 17th in 2023
Storm Floris: Jet2 vows to fly full schedule as UK placed on alert for 'unseasonably strong' winds
An amber Met Office warning for wind covering much of Scotland will take effect from 10am on Monday (4 August) with a yellow warning for wind covering much of northern England and Northern Ireland
Barrhead to open third Northern Irish store in 'phenomenal' shopping centre location
In March 2025, the agency confirmed plans to expand into Northern Ireland after one of its stores exceeded its annual target in the first quarter
Trump administration hijacks Jet2holidays' advert in memes mocking deportee flights
White House video posted to X and Instagram splices Jet2’s familiar ’Nothing beats a Jet2 holiday’ slogan with footage of US deportee flights in a dark turn for the operator’s viral marketing campaign
Royal Caribbean switches to dynamic pricing following flurry of $10,000 beach club bookings
The family-focused line – part of Royal Caribbean Group – will start welcoming guests to Royal Beach Club Paradise Island later this year
First look at NCL's upgraded 270-acre private island featuring new waterpark with 19 slides
The cruise line – part of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings – expects to welcome a million guests to Great Stirrup Cay across 15 of its ships next year
Hays Travel acquires Cruise.co.uk to expand into online cruise market
Hays hails deal as its biggest since acquiring Thomas Cook in 2019
Travel Chaps owners joined by new staff and supplier reps for official shop opening
Matt and Ashley Phillips, whose background is in hospitality, joined the travel industry during the pandemic, setting up their agency with Not Just Travel
Titan Travel hires Virgin Voyages' Andrea Jones as trade team expansion continues
Senior sales manager role Jones will manage a range of strategic accounts across the UK ’to drive deeper relationships and forge mutually beneficial business growth plans’
Top Villas appoints Rachel Bramley to support agents in deepening trade push
Following her appointment, Bramley revealed how Top Villas plans to ’offer the kind of hands-on, responsive support that travel agents and tour operators really value’
Norwegian Prima to return to UK homeport in 2027 and sail the Nordics
The 3,099-passenger Norwegian Prima is currently operating ex-UK sailings to Iceland from Southampton
Orient Express Corinthian reveals first Caribbean season itinerary
The 220-metre-long vessel will head to the Caribbean for the first time next autumn, just a few months after its maiden voyage in June 2026
EasyJet puts nearly 30 million seats on sale for summer 2026
The peak summer programme features 87,000 flights from the UK to destinations in Europe, North Africa and beyond
Heathrow to submit third runway plan next week as profits near £1 billion
Heathrow airport has said it will submit plans for a third runway to the government by the end of July and detailed half-year results, with a small increase in the number of passengers in the financial period
Dame Irene Hays recognised for business achievements and public service
Owner and chair of Hays Travel has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Bradford
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Loveholidays rapped by advertising watchdog over misleading package pricing
OTA told two of its ads were misleading due to dynamic pricing that meant advertised prices were not available to consumers
All change: how and why travel to Europe is poised for a reset
October launch date for new EU border rules risks half-term disruption, agents warned
Advantage has warned of possible October half-term bottlenecks at airports as the EU prepares to roll out biometric and fingerprint registration this autumn
Tui launches Lapland day trip programme and Santa packages from 11 UK airports
Tui has included Cardiff airport for the first time in a programme of Lapland day trips this winter, with the first Bournemouth getting its first departures for seven years
New APT Luxury brand 'to help agents better match clients with group's products'
APT said the rollout marked ’the first step in a series of efforts’ to help trade partners more clearly differentiate between the group’s brands and their respective audiences
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
Long-delayed EU Entry-Exit System will finally start on 12 October, while the upcoming Etias visa waiver has almost tripled in price from €7 (£6) to €20 (£17)
Hurtigruten to pay remote Norwegian villages up to £9,000 per visit in ‘meaningful tourism’ push
The cruise line will directly contribute 250 Norwegian kroner (around £18) per guest to three Norwegian villages each time it visits
Thomas Cook steps up UK market presence with launch of new mobile app
Cook, which was reborn during the pandemic as an OTA before being acquired by Poland’s eSky Group last year, is offering a ’lowest price guarantee’ on packages