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Tui's UK boss Andrew Flintham has apologised for delays handling customers cancelled bookings
Tui still committed to third parties, says Flintham
However, travel giant’s focus on growing ‘direct Tui to customer relationship’ will continue Tui UK and Ireland boss confirms
Simon Applebaum will take over as Gold Medal managing director on 30 November
Simon Applebaum appointed Gold Medal managing director
Former Attraction World boss to head up trade-only operator
If Only boss has said the government must assist with the 'astronomical cost' of testing
If Only pleads for patience from agents as demand soars
Luxury specialist urges agents to ’bear with us’ while more hands are brought onboard to expand reservations team
EasyJet Holidays staff greet clients in Sharm el Sheikh
EasyJet holidays claims Egypt first with Red Sea arrivals
EasyJet Holidays takes first package clients to Egypt
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FCDO advice forces Tui to push programmes back
Egypt and Maldives departures halted until at least mid-October
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Tui to restart Turkey programme next month
Firm latest to confirm plans to resume operations to the now-amber list destination
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Classic Collection to host first agent awards
Up to 120 agent partners will be invited to attend
Freebird will offer new Antalya flight options, opening up Turkey's southern coast (Credit: Nihat Sinan Erul/Unsplash)
Airlines and operators rush to capitalise on travel rules update
Jet2 and easyJet among firms set to pump new late-summer capacity into Turkey
Anissaras on Crete's northern coast will be among the fam destinations (Credit: Evangelos Mpikakis / Unsplash)
Classic Collection to host October fam programme
Nearly 100 agents to join operator on trips to Crete, Corfu, Majorca and Sardinia, and more could yet follow
Tui is adding a further three weekly Portugal flights
Tui confirms Covid cancellations set to continue into winter
Airline and operator to resume operations to more destinations next month, but some will remain off-limits until at least November
“It is our goal to reach all those that need a lifeline during these challenging times"
Losses steepen for Thomas Cook and Club Med's Chinese owner
Fosun Tourism Group on Thursday (29 August) posted a first-half loss of approximately £233 million, more than double the £113 million loss it recorded during the same period last year
Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup (Credit: iStock)
Fantasy football? Will the Qatar World Cup create opportunities for the trade?
Qatar 2022 is just over a year away, but will five-star prices deny fans the chance to attend – and make it difficult for travel to leverage? Gary Noakes reports
Royal Caribbean's Jewel of the Seas currently sails out of Dubai
Middle East amber boost 'a long time coming'
The UAE is set to see its Covid risk downgraded later this week alongside Qatar and Bahrain
Freebird will offer new Antalya flight options, opening up Turkey's southern coast (Credit: Nihat Sinan Erul/Unsplash)
Tui to offer Antalya from Teesside International
New Turkey route to complement previously announced new Majorca service, also launching next May
Devonshire will be responsible for agents in Essex, East Anglia and the home counties
Patrick Devonshire joins Classic Collection trade team
Former Flexible Autos sales manager and Co-op Travel assistant branch manager to take up regional sales manager role with Classic
Tui will resume operations to Dubrovnik in Croatia at the weekend (Credit: Matthias Mullie/Unsplash)
Tui to restart Croatia holidays next month
Airline and operator sets out restart plans for coming weeks
Tui will offer Senegal for the first time (Credit: Tui)
Tui puts winter 2022/23 programme on sale early
45 destinations to feature, including the Canaries, Egypt and Mexico, as well as Senegal for the first time
Classic car in Havana, Cuba
Tui to halt Cuba holidays following red list move
Airline and operator also issues update on trips to the Balearics with the islands set to be added to UK’s amber list next week
Jet2's first flight from Bristol will take off for Lanzarote on 1 April 2021
Jet2 bullish on 2022 outlook despite £374m annual loss
‘We are optimistic that summer 2022 will be a considerable improvement on both summer 2020 and summer 2021,’ says chair Philip Meeson
The company's first brochure features 18 destinations, with flights from up to 26 UK airports
Classic Package Holidays launches first brochure
The collection highlights more than 140 properties from the operator’s programme of 3,000 hotels
South Africa is reopening its borders to visitors from all countries (Credit: Aaron Yun / Unsplash)
Newmarket Holidays puts 2023 departures on sale
The collection includes 15 new tours, including a South African safari
The TSSA union fears Cook's collapse will give Tui ‘a monopoly position’
Tui UK boss: 'We've not had a single meeting with Johnson or Sunak'
Andrew Flintham hits out at lack of support and engagement with travel at the highest echelons of government at Abta’s Travel Matters seminar on Tuesday
Steve Heapy said Jet2 looked at its numbers again following the collapse of Thomas Cook
Heapy: 'It's time to enjoy the benefits of vaccination'
’If people have received two doses of the vaccine and are still not allowed to travel overseas, what is the purpose of the vaccination programme,’ says Jet2.com boss
The TSSA has called for the creation of a dedicated 'minister for travel' post
Johnson plays down prospect of furlough extension
Prime minister also declines to offer any further guidance on overseas travel this summer