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Corendon Airlines eyes Egypt and senses opportunities in UK regions
Six months into his role at the Turkish carrier’s UK country manager, Matthew Carpenter sets out his vision for growing into the UK market – in partnership with travel agents
Easter strike by Tenerife hotel workers prompts Foreign Office warning
Hotel and hospitality workers in Santa Cruz province start two-day walkout
Lanzarote floods put squeeze on Easter breaks; latest from Tui and Jet2
Tui cancels ’small number’ of holidays, while Jet2 warns several hotels have closed to arrivals
Lanzarote floods: Storm Oliver downpour prompts Foreign Office warning
Hotels left without power and roads blocked after some areas experienced 6cm rainfall in a matter of hours
'Olympic Holidays is seen as an old-style operator – we need to change this perception with agents'
New managing director Reeva Kingston talks TTG’s Ilaria Grasso Macola through her plans for the brand and why agents will be key to its growth
Agent seals bumper wedding booking following TTG Top 50 Champions trip
La Vida Travel owner Karen Marin Reyes made the booking following the trip to Malta last year – a country she had never visited before
Pre-Easter strike action threatens travel to Greece and Italy this week
Greek air traffic controllers will join a 24-hour walkout by public sector employees on Wednesday, while easyJet flight attendants in Italy are also poised to strike on Wednesday
SunExpress adds new Turkish Riviera routes from Glasgow and Liverpool
Lufthansa-Turkish Airlines join venture will operate four weekly flights to Antalya and two to Dalaman from Glasgow airport this summer, as well as three-times-weekly Liverpool-Antalya flights
'We're well on our way': easyJet holidays chief spells out market leadership ambition
Garry Wilson has said it would easily possible for it to become market leader in packages using its parent company’s soon-to-be 100 million seats
EasyJet holidays credits agents for new Southend base's early success
EasyJet says its new Southend base has sold more package holidays as a percentage of sales than any other base and thanks local agents
The COO set on taking Maybourne on a global mission
The London-based luxury hotel group is embarking on a rebranded global mission
Chewton Glen group to open first hotel on Costa del Sol
Iconic Luxury Hotels is set to expand its global portfolio with the launch of Gran Marbella Resort and Beach Club.
Agents hail Grecotel as client expectations for luxury European trips rise
Elite advisors praised the Greek hotel brand for meeting the standards of their customers during an exclusive lunch event. 
Sani-Ikos group to boost support for agents with trade-focused hiring spree
Six new roles have been created to support travel agents and tour operators
UK regains place as Malta’s number one market after record year for island
UK visitation to Malta grew by nearly a third in 2024 making it the Mediterranean island’s number one source market
The resort group offering a chic alternative to the dominant Mediterranean hotspots
Meet Barut Hotels – which has an impressive portfolio of 10 properties across the Turkish Riviera
Tui chief pins slow start to peaks on change in UK strategy
Tui’s boss has said a change in direction towards more dynamic packaging meant its January sales were slower than normal, with fixed capacity remaining tight and sold at higher margins
New EU border rules 'pushed back to November', says Dover chief
The EU’s biometric Entry-Exit Scheme will now be phased in from November says Port of Dover chief executive Doug Bannister, three years later than originally planned
Jet2 launches Bournemouth base and confirms plan for third based aircraft
A bullish Jet2 has confirmed it will add a third aircraft to its Bournemouth fleet as it starts flights from the south-coast airport on Tuesday (4 February)
Santorini residents evacuate despite earlier earthquake reassurances
Residents on the tremor-hit island of Santorini are fleeing despite earlier predictions seismic activity would diminish
EasyJet holidays extends enhanced commission incentive throughout February
EasyJet holidays will extend its enhanced commission offer throughout February focussing on selected destinations, it has said
Santorini seismic activity warning prompts Foreign Office alert
The FCDO has repeated advice from Greek authorities about seismic activity in and around Santorini, but ruled out a repeat of 1956 disaster
Jet2 expands city break network with two new Budapest routes
East Midlands and Newcastle International to gain twice-weekly services to the Hungarian capital this coming winter, while Athens and Rome added to Jet2’s Discover More range
Labour govt well placed to tear down Brexit impediments, says tourism body
Group’s chief Richard Toomer calls on government to remove some of the post-Brexit barriers preventing the travel industry from prospering fully