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MSC Cruises confirms order for two more LNG ships
The line’s first LNG ship – MSC World Europa – launched in November last year
Iceland declares state of emergency amid 'intense swarm of earthquakes'
Around 1,000 earthquakes have been recorded since midnight on Sunday (12 November), prompting fears of a major volcanic eruption on the country’s southwesterly Reykjanes peninsula
Solmar charts 'Unprecedented rise' in trade enquiries following James Villas closure
Specialist has taken over more than 300 former James Villas’ properties
Ski demand 'explodes' as season opens early following heavy Alpine snowfall
Jet2.com launches ski flight sale as several resorts open slopes ahead of schedule
Iceland's Blue Lagoon shut as FCDO warns of new volcanic activity
Iceland’s Met Office recorded more than 1,000 tremors over a 24-hour period earlier this week
Costa Rica ready to double fam trip opportunities next year
Country’s tourism minister William Rodriguez said the trade was ’so important’ to Costa Rica
Sunvil launches Cuba, new Greek island and expanded Albania programme
Operator reveals new additions to its European and Latin American programmes for 2023/24
Spain plays down likely Etias impact as 'fake website' warnings emerge
The UK is one of 60 non-EU countries that will need to apply for Etias travel authorisation once it launches
Tenerife aiming to take Brits beyond beaches and court new markets
The destination is looking to improve connectivity from France and North America
Watch: Malta focuses on screen tourism, art and events for 2024
TTG speaks to Tolene van der Merwe, Visit Malta’s director for the UK and Ireland at WTM
Hays IG chief Natasha Marson to join easyJet holidays
Nastasha Moran will join easyJet holidays on 18 December to oversee the operator’s sales team and work with more than 5,000 travel agents
Slow travel, longer stays and ‘set-jetting’: Tourism Ireland gears up for bumper 2024
Ed Robertson speaks to Tourism Ireland’s chief executive designate Alice Mansergh to discover what’s new in the destination this year and in 2024
Ukraine to work with immediate neighbours 'to restore tourist image'
Ukraine will need to collaborate with neighbouring countries if it wants to regain its status as a holiday destination
Spain looks to reduce destination overload by highlighting other regions
Spain’s focus on growing tourism expenditure over visitor numbers will continue, although the country’s minister of tourism believes there will be opportunities over the next two to three years to introduce new tourists to lesser-visited parts of the country
Valencia enlists Abta's help to relay plans to scrap tourism tax to agents
The new government of the Region of Valencia has rubber-stamped plans to scrap a tourism tax that was set to come into force next year
Croatia looks to gastronomy and nautical tourism to disperse tourists beyond Dubrovnik and Split
Food and wine will be one of the key pillars of Croatia’s burgeoning tourism offering as it seeks to diversify and disperse tourists more widely beyond the mainstays of Dubrovnik and Split
Greece lays out five-year tourism plan
Greece has set out its five-year tourism development plan, based around more year-round flights, new product such as city breaks and gastronomy, and highlighting lesser-known destinations for tourism
Malta ahead of schedule in pandemic recovery after 'hugely positive year'
Malta’s tourism sector is on track to recover from the Covid pandemic a year early than anticipated, with 2023 visitor levels set to surpass the record highs seen in 2019
Domes Resorts to expand trade sales team with new BDM
The luxury resorts operator hopes to strengthen its trade ties as it grows
Oceania redraws 42 itineraries to remove Israel, Egypt and Jordan calls
President Frank A. Del Rio confirmed the line had removed calls to Israel, Egypt and Jordan to ensure passenger safety
Villa firms step in to fill the void left by the closure of James Villas
Solmar Villas has taken over 200 James Villas properties, pledging to do ’everything it can’ to support James Villas’ staff facing ’an uncertain future’
Almost a third of Brits set to travel more in 2024
The findings were unveiled in the 2023/24 Skyscanner Horizons report
Royal Caribbean crew successfully rescue person overboard in the Med
An emergency call was heard by passengers shortly after 11pm on Sunday as the crew launched their rescue mission
'Seismic swarm' in Iceland prompts new Foreign Office warning
The FCDO said the Icelandic authorities were monitoring the situation closely