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Wendy Wu Tours poised for ‘imminent’ resumption of tourism to China
Founder Wendy Wu tells TTG news for UK travellers to China would likely follow a decision by the Chinese embassy in the US to start reissuing all types of visas from Wednesday (15 March)
Emirates restores Australia capacity and ramps up UK presence
Emirates details its Australia flights reinstatement and UK capacity increase
AirJapan unveils onboard product inspired by tradition
Japanese cultural elements will complement a 32-inch seat pitch for AirJapan’s February 2024 launch
Hays Travel hails success of regional charters to the Caribbean
Three of Hays’ five 2024 charters are already sold out, with six lined up for 2025
Portugal’s Tap reintroduces stopover scheme to boost tourism
The scheme, which was initially launched in 2016, allows travellers to extend their stopover in Lisbon or Porto from five to 10 days
New UK-US carrier to reveal first details of winter schedule this month
Norse Atlantic Airways hopeful of transitioning to profitability by the end of the year
Air travel edges closer to 2019 levels, latest Iata figures show
Iata spells out continued recovery of the airline industry with January figures
US govt ready to block JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger
US lawsuit, enacted by the Biden administration, could block plans for JetBlue to merge with Spirit Airlines
Qatar Airways to relaunch flights from Birmingham in July
Birmingham airport gains another link to a Middle East hub
Long-haul visitor numbers to Europe to recover ‘within two years’
New European Travel Commission research spells out inbound long-haul travel picture following Covid
Virgin Atlantic to woo business travellers with new initiatives
Airline unveils Virgin Atlantic for Business initiative
Iceland’s Play recruits new sales and marketing chief
Adrian Keating joins from Norse Atlantic Airways
Virgin Atlantic cleared for take-off to Seoul
Virgin Atlantic gets permission from regulators to start flying to South Korea
Will Norse's transatlantic gamble succeed where Norwegian's failed?
How will budget carrier Norse Atlantic fare this summer with its expanded Gatwick programme of flights?
Tui adds new London-Marsa Alam route to winter 2023 schedule
The carrier will offer two weekly flights to the Egyptian town from Gatwick
New budget airline adds four new US routes to summer '23 schedule
Norse Atlantic now has seven US destinations on sale, including new additions Washington DC, Los Angeles and San Francisco
JetBlue to offer passengers new sustainable fuel option
JetBlue is to give passengers the option to pay a premium for sustainable fuel usage
Virgin Atlantic appoints BA's Luke Goggin to lead global sales
Liz Mathews will also join Virgin Atlantic Holidays from Flight Centre
Qantas says fares will remain high as it returns to profit
Qantas is back in profit after three years of pandemic losses
Qantas reveals ultra long-haul first and business class cabins
The aircraft will fly passengers non-stop from Australia to New York and London from late 2025
United shakes up seating policy for families
United Airlines to guarantee under-12s travelling in economy will be seated with adult
Qantas to open premium Heathrow lounge ahead of new flights
Qantas to add first class lounge at Heathrow
Agents urged to capitalise on new budget routes to Florida
Visit Lauderdale hosted a dinner at The Ivy Brasserie in London this week for its agent partners after Norse Atlantic confirmed a new Gatwick route to the city
Air India places huge aircraft order as it restructures
Air India unveils latest stage of rapid transformation under private ownership