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Crest of a wave: Has travel ridden out the Covid storm?
’We’ve reached the stage where new enquiries outweigh cancellations and amendments, which is very, very positive,’ one agent tells TTG – so is it game, set and match?
Tui Group taps investors for hotel expansion
Tui Group is seeking €500 million for hotel investment programme
Summer flight numbers heading for 2019 levels, data reveals
Airlines set to replicate 2019 flight departure numbers, Cirium data indicates
Speakers announced for TTG Agenda 2022 seminar: 'Is travel taking off again?'
Gold Medal’s new managing director Simon Applebaum and Tui’s chief marketing officer Katie McAlister are amongst the latest speakers confirmed for the event on 1 February
Manchester to gain new Antalya and Dalaman services
New routes to Turkish holiday hotspots will get under way in April
Thomas Cook directors 'to face no action' over collapse
Insolvency Service concludes its investigation into Thomas Cook’s 2019 collapse
Turkish carrier to fly from five UK airports this summer
SunExpress to operate out of Gatwick, Luton, Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh
Israel reopens borders to UK visitors
Israel downgrades the UK’s Covid risk status
Agents and operators urge businesses to keep fighting for share of £102m govt grant
Agents have described the painful process in applying for a share of the funding, with a postcode lottery seemingly determining the success of applicants but said others should keep trying
Tui reaches settlement with families of Sousse terror attack victims
38 people – including 30 British and three Irish – were killed when a gunman opened fire on holidaymakers in the Tunisian beach resort in June 2015
Agents and operators predict 'positive peaks' this month
Advantage’s Kelly Cookes said members were currently trading at 70-80% of 2019 levels
Tributes paid to travel industry 'visionary' Charles Newbold
Former Thomson Holidays boss remembered as ’true tour operating genius’
Classic Collection unveils 'biggest ever peaks campaign'
Trade resources include a 24-page mini-brochure, in-store and social media marketing materials, personalised video content, destination seminars and agent incentives and giveaways
Tui sees better times for the industry in 2022
Tui boss says he is positive about 2022
Flying off the shelves: Can suppliers keep up with demand?
Pent-up demand for travel finally started translating into bookings in the autumn, but can suppliers keep up with the sheer volume? Gary Noakes reports
Operators and airlines reduce Christmas holiday prices due to Omicron impact
The move comes amid a sales ’stall’ due to concerns over the Omicron variant of Covid-19
Travel 'wasting its time asking for sector-specific support'
On the Beach boss Simon Cooper tells TTG he doesn’t believe the government is likely to show any greater willingness to support travel given its scant support over the past 20 months
Classic Collection 'making all the right decisions'
Simon Cooper, boss of Classic parent On the Beach, hailed the group’s B2B operation for ramping up its service to the trade during the pandemic
Is travel heading for its most important peaks ever?
Peaks is fast approaching, but how ’normal’ will it be after 20 months of the Covid pandemic? Operators open up to Rob Gill about their plans and hopes for the crucial post-Christmas booking period
EasyJet holidays reveals different amendment rules for agents
Two of the UK’s major operators amend their cancellation policies owing to emergence of new Covid variant, Omicron
Gold Medal to shake up recruitment to boost diversity
’We recognise there are different skillsets that can be brought to travel,’ new dnata Travel Group chief UK and Europe Ailsa Pollard tells TTG
Classic Collection expands Turkey programme
More hotels and new destination mark Classic Collection’s Turkey programme
Brexit 'risks future viability of UK's outbound travel industry'
Lack of youth mobility scheme risks depriving young people of the opportunity to make their way in travel, and the industry of a new generation of talent, commission told