Europe

EasyJet holidays kicks off summer with expanded hotel portfolio

The UK’s third-biggest tour operator announced on Monday (3 April) it would add another 50 hotels to its portfolio this summer

Just You reveals 2023 festive holidays collection

Destinations include Prague, Rome, Edinburgh and Lisbon

New Bristol-Athens route to offer Cairo, Tel Aviv and Beirut links

West Country airport hails impact of first-ever service to Greece’s capital

Touromo chief hails 'phenomenal' agent response to new brand

Head of leisure Helen Smyth tells TTG about Touromo’s efforts to court agents, and why its higher quality coach touring proposition has been a success

The highs and lows of a luxury ski trip to Val d’Isere

France’s iconic ski resort offers plenty of off-piste pampering but challenges also wait on the slopes

Easter bookings to ‘significantly’ outperform 2019, Advantage predicts

Chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said reassured the majority of travellers will not experience delays at airports as a result of contingency measures

Watch: Roger Federer and Trevor Noah star in Switzerland Tourism ad

The former tennis champion and comedian star in the advert which focuses on rail travel

Canary Islands hop above mainland Spain as top Easter holiday destination

According to new data, Turkey dropped out of the top 10 rankings for the first time in three years

France protests could spill into Easter weekend, FCDO warns

The next round of strike action over pension reforms in the country is set to take place on Thursday 6 April and could continue for ‘several days’

Aito to host 2023 conference in Thessaloniki

Annual get-together to be held in Greece’s second city

Tui to expand Turkey and Croatia programmes through Rixos deal

The agreement with Rixos Hotel Group includes exclusivity in 10 resorts across the two countries over the next three years

Croatia specialist unveils 2024 small-ship programme

There are 144 guaranteed seven-night departures on offer

Blue Lagoon moves into the mountains with new geothermal-powered hotel

Iceland’s iconic Blue Lagoon brand is to open a resort in the country’s central highlands

Luxury operator to boost trade focus with new partnerships team

Unforgettable Travel Group – which owns Cruise Croatia, Unforgettable Travel, Unforgettable Greece and Unforgettable Croatia – will look to work with more luxury agents with a new partnerships team and trade portal

Spain confirms line-up for first sustainability conference

Inaugural Sustainability Day will be held on Wednesday 26 April in London

Hundreds of Lufthansa flights grounded owing to national strike

Mass walkout by transport workers on Monday (27 March) poised to impact flights at Germany’s major air hubs

Birmingham and Glasgow to gain new Italy routes this summer

Ryanair announces seasonal flights to Pisa

Agent secures largest booking in Citalia's 90-year history

Paul Joyce, of Burnley-based Brulea Travel, secured the record-breaking sale worth £57,000

Newmarket to help agents capitalise on European touring demand

Bookings for the specialist operator’s short haul departures in 2023 are up by 66% on the same period in 2022

Eastern Airways partners with Air France to launch three new Paris routes

The regional carrier will commence the new services in April

Celestyal reveals packaging platform and launch date of new ship

Celestyal’s new ship Journey will initially offer Idyllic Aegean cruises when it launches in September

CAA slams ‘unacceptable’ disruption as UK aviation nears pre-Covid levels

Around 224 million people have travelled through UK airports in 2022, the CAA announced on Wednesday (22 March)

Agents insist Brits undeterred by Lanzarote tourism row

Brits still keen on the Canaries despite a suggestion the island could look to reduce its reliance on the UK market

Cruise Croatia revamps website with dedicated agent portal

The enhancements were driven by a 60% traffic uptick over the past year and include a streamlined quote process and added functionality