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Turkey specialist ceases trading
Around 300 people were booked to travel with the company
Owner of photobombing horse demands share of Thomson Holidays prize
Owner Nicola Mitchell contacted Thomson Holidays to demand a share of the £2,000 prize
Japan and Kenya up but UAE slips in Kuoni's 2016 travel trends
Egypt has also dropped out of the operator’s top 30, while Morocco and Turkey are similarly down
Craig Stoehr quits Abta board and Thomas Cook
The board member leaves following his departure from Thomas Cook
5.8m Brits to book holiday in January
New research has revealed 12% of Brits still book during the traditional period while family holidays are the favourite
Trade reports surge in adventure holidays interest
Wildlife, cultural and activity bookings are all looking strong, a TTG and Wanderlust survey reveals
Anatolian Sky targets new products and destinations
Operator to release new cruise brochure and could expand to ski and safari holidays
Diogo Castanheira joins JTA Travel from Wendy Wu
He joins in the newly-created position of head of leisure sales
Aito welcomes six new operator members
The announcement comes as the association celebrates its 40th anniversary
Cosmos's colossal fam trip
Cosmos Tours & Cruises hosted a fam trip to some of Italy’s top sights in October. Two agents talk about the highlights and selling tips gleaned
Airtours relaunched as value brand
The Thomas Cook brand will work closely with third-party agents as well as its Co-operative Travel shops
Future of Cook/Co-op JV remains uncertain
A decision has yet to be made about whether Cook’s retail joint venture with the Co-operative Group will come to an end next year
Monarch extends Sharm cancellations
Company won’t return to the Egyptian resort until early January
Jet2 in commission promise
Jet2holidays will maintain the same level of agents’ commission until at least 2017
Fankhauser plays down consumer confidence concerns
Thomas Cook boss expects desire for holidays to come back quickly after recent tragedies
Thomas Cook returns to profit
Tour operator swings to a post-tax profit of £19 million
Airlines finalise Sharm repatriation plans
Thomson, Thomas Cook, Monarch and easyJet to bring back remaining passengers
Egypt crisis set to hit Cook and Tui finances
Thomas Cook and Tui Group could face bills totalling millions of pounds as a result of the current air travel crisis in Egypt
Tui Group wins carbon reporting award
Company spends eighth year on special climate disclosure chart
Kuoni tips Peru and Costa Rica for success
Destinations set to benefit from new direct flight routes from the UK
Lost and found in Newfoundland
Humpback whales, untouched landscapes, kitchen parties and jigging are all part of the draw for this rugged province
Derek Jones: 'Kuoni can be trade-friendly without being trade-only'
Kuoni’s UK MD on the decision by Virgin Holidays to become a direct-sell operator
Thomson and First Choice embark on recruitment drive
Company to create 2,000 jobs for summer 2016
Cox & Kings pays Tui just £8.5m for LateRooms
New owner is hoping the site which has more than 54,000 properties worldwide will help drive synergies in house