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Celebrity reveals more new spaces on soon-to-launch Edge-class ship
Celebrity Xcel will offer seven-night Caribbean itineraries, calling into The Bahamas, Mexico, Cayman Islands, Puerto Plata, St Thomas, and St Maarten, from Fort Lauderdale
Designer Travel lands hat-trick of Best Workplaces in Travel awards
Agency named best large company at Monday’s ceremony, and was also honoured for its commitment to employees’ happiness and performance
'No pressure!': Travel Village Group tells suppliers it's OK to miss its conference
Travel Village Group has followed up its pledge to make conferences more sustainable, telling suppliers they are under no pressure to attend because of the number of events in the calendar
Doubling Esta fee to $40 'a self-imposed tariff', warns US tourism chief
The US Electronic System for Travel Authorization, or Esta, is set to increase from a current $21 to $40
Crete 'ready to welcome visitors as normal' following wildfire
Around 1,500 tourists and residents were evacuated late last week owing to a fire in the Ierapetra region
Tui launches 2026/27 winter programme with new Lapland alternative and 'value' pledge
Three new concept hotels, new routes to Turkey and Egypt, extra short-, mid- and long-haul capacity and trips to Arctic Lakeland among additions
Hays Travel hires Fred Olsen Travel's operations chief Tricia Birmingham to fill commercial role
Birmingham’s appointment comes three days after it was announced Hays Travel’s group strategy director McAuley will become managing director of World Travel Holdings UK later this year
'We've found the company we were looking for': Wexas buys wildlife tour op 2by2 Holidays
Going forward 2by2 Holidays managing director Claire Farley will step down as a director, but will act on a part-time consultancy basis to ensure ’a smooth transition’
Dormant Teletext Holidays brand revived after four years by new owners
Teletext, which in its previous guise was liquidated in 2021, has been relaunched, with several individuals from its previous iteration joining the new-look OTA
Jet2 to launch flights and holidays to fifth Canary island La Palma
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will offer La Palma for the first time from next summer with two flights a week from Stansted and Manchester to the Canary island
Travel urged to discourage 'high-emission short breaks' and set up climate justice fund
The Travel Foundation has put forward proposals to help tourism combat climate change, including compiling an official list of destinations most at risk and discouraging short breaks, with ideas to be discussed at COP 30 in November
Three airports told to improve disabled access but overall UK picture improving – CAA
Heathrow’s Terminal 3, Prestwick and Edinburgh airports are told to improve the way they cater for disabled passengers in the latest CAA examination of UK facilities
Aviation sector warns removal of baggage fees could see air fares rise
Airlines for Europe heavily criticised MEPs’ decision, arguing that the proposal would deprive travellers of ’their ability to decide what service they want to pay for’
Ocean Holidays refinances Covid debt following Hays Travel investment
The US specialist operator confirmed Hays will have no day-to-day operational role following the investment and its four founders will remain its majority shareholders
Lanzarote vows to be pickier about tourists in new ethical stance
Lanzarote has launched an ethical tourism campaign, saying it will be more selective in the type of visitor it targets
Flights to the Middle East resume after Qatar missile crisis briefly pauses travel
New Foreign Office advise for several states in the region after Iran’s retaliatory strikes on a US airbase in the country triggered an airspace closure
Inghams sends sales team out on the road in support of June agency blitz
Brand’s sales team joins agency sales team on the road to get agents thinking about its ski and Lapland product
US strikes on Iran prompt Foreign Office alerts for UAE, Jordan, Qatar and others
Hostilities in the Middle East ’could deteriorate quickly and without warning’ says FCDO following US strikes on nuclear sites in Iran
Exsus names top agents for 2025 as trade sales continue to boom
The luxury tour operator hosted its annual Travel Agent Awards ceremony in London on Friday, marking the fifth edition of the celebratory event. 
Air India temporarily suspends two UK routes following Ahmedabad crash
Carrier’s Amritsar and Goa services to Gatwick suspended until "at least" 15 July, while other services to Heathrow and Birmingham will also be operated at a reduced frequency
Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group secures approval to launch in Ireland
The group, which comprises Abercrombie & Kent, Cox & Kings and Crystal, can now sell to customers in the republic for the first time
Jet2holidays ups funding to support the travel agents of tomorrow to £1.4 million
The UK’s largest tour operator plans to invest £1.4 million into its Appoint an Apprentice scheme which is now in its third year
Travel Corporation pledges to put agents at the centre of new ‘strategic growth plan’
Trafalgar, Uniworld and Contiki parent to invest in expanding on-the-road sales support for agents and a new inside sales team to grow partnerships
Royal Caribbean to revamp Liberty of the Seas ahead of debut UK summer season
The 4,960-passenger ship will replace Independence of the Seas in Southampton next summer