Mid haul

Jet2: winter weather ‘may affect UK operations this week’

Airline and operator says it is working closely with the Met Office, which has issued a slew of yellow weather warnings covering the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland with temperatures poised to plummet further

Tui to host nearly 200 agents across 14 fam trips this year

The programme will feature 14 trips over the course of the year, including a stay onboard a Marella Cruise and a skiing trip

Travel Counsellors, Advantage and Barrhead hail record sales

Travel Counsellors and Advantage Travel Partnership spell out record peaks sales mid-way through January

New tour operator promises to ‘put sustainability first and the destination second’

Sustainable Journeys is the new UK tour operator launched by Melissa Tilling, chief executive of Charitable Travel with Estonia as its launch destination.

Jet2holidays trade sales chief: ‘Customers will demand more value for money in 2024’

Jet2holidays’ trade chief gives TTG his forecast for the year ahead while sharing why agents should book with him and not his competitors

Villa specialist to work more closely with agents after securing Atol

A mainly direct-sell villa brand has pledged to up its trade engagement after moving into the package market

Albania, Zambia and Shropshire named as 'destinations to watch' this year

Abta says 2024 will be the year travel volumes return to 2019 levels, with Albania, Aruba, Zambia and Shropshire named among 10 destinations agents should keep their eye on this year

Tui urges shareholders to support London de-listing

Tui has asked shareholders to back a plan that will see its shares traded only on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, de-listing it in London

Operators move to bolster trade teams as peaks gets under way

Classic Collection and Kuoni posted about current vacancies within their trade sales teams on LinkedIn

Gold Medal launches turn of year campaign with return of agent 'grand giveaway'

Throughout January and February, one lucky agent a week will win £1,000 in Farebank Rewards

Which? blasts lack of basics in many all-inclusive packages

Which? Travel criticises all-inclusive hotel extras, saying clients can spend hundreds of pounds a week on things that should be included

Kuoni reveals first TV ad for four years as part of 'highly targeted' peaks campaign

Launching on Boxing Day, Kuoni’s campaign will run across streaming services, radio, Spotify, YouTube, press, direct mail and online

Why some of travel's biggest brands are turning – or returning – to the trade

TTG caught up with a handful of major brands that are either starting to work with agents again, or work with the trade for the first time. Gary Noakes reports

Jet2holidays unveils hotel sustainability labelling scheme

Chief executive Steve Heapy said the new scheme would help agents choose the best accommodation for their clients

TTG at 70: The long journey to package holiday perfection

The advent of package holidays transformed the travel industry and opened up the world to more than just the rich lucky few. Gary Noakes traces its history

Tui launches new booking tools to independent agents to boost peaks sales

Ahead of the peaks booking period, Tui is giving agents the tools to sell its products to customers

Fred Holidays creates new team 'to support growth in trade engagement'

Head of business development Laura Wilson to lead newly-created team to grow the brand’s ties with agents

Jet2 ramps up Italy programme following surge in summer demand

According to chief executive Steve Heapy, Jet2’s programme is “enjoying strong demand”

Inghams and Explore among brands hit by cyberattack on Hotelplan UK

Hotelplan UK warns of cybersecurity breach on five UK brands, which led it to shut down its IT systems

Stansted and Manchester to gain new flights to Jordan next summer

Royal Jordanian has confirmed UK expansion, with two new airports added to its timetable in 2024

Travel Counsellors holds first World Cup incentive scheme since 2018

Travel Counsellors launches its first global incentive scheme for five years

TV's Amar Latif's tour operator launches new multi-sensory holiday programme

HF Holidays announced a partnership with blind TV personality and adventurer Amar Latif OBE in October ahead of the programme’s launch

Solmar Villa Holidays bolsters trade team with experienced hire

Villa specialist Solmar adds new member to its trade team, with expansion plans for 2024

Aito commercial director Bharat Gadhoke to leave association in the new year

Aito said Gadhoke was moving on ’after a near ten-year stint at the coalface of membership affairs’, characterised by executive director Martyn Sumners as ten years of "frankly, hard slog’