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Mid haul

First Choice boss Bart Quinton Smith takes over as Tui UK and Ireland sales director
TTG 30 Under 30 alumnus Quinton Smith takes over Neil Swanson, who was promoted to the role of Tui UK and Ireland managing director in October following Andrew Flintham’s departure
Si Morris-Green: 'Classic Collection is back, and our ambition is limitless'
Classic Collection’s B2B director talks TTG’s Ilaria Grasso Macola through the changes at the brand, and how it will elevate its service to agents in 2025
G Adventures buys out Covid-era investors after strong 2024
G Adventures has paid back private equity investment secured during the pandemic after using funds to upgrade technology ahead of 2025 expansion
Gold Medal 'set up better than ever' to serve agents during peaks
Curated offers, live chat, additional contact centre capacity and new product – plus four new brand campaigns – designed to help agents maximise turn-of-year business with dnata’s UK B2B brands
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SunExpress opens route to Turkey's Cappadocia and debuts at Glasgow and Liverpool
Turkey’s SunExpress will open a new service from Stansted to Cappadocia and launch flights from Glasgow and Liverpool
Jet2holidays to launch new weddings brand to agents next year
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays has teamed up with Perfect Weddings Abroad to launch a weddings brand, with departures starting during the summer 2026 season
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Tui sees switch from Spain to North Africa as cost and capacity deter consumers
Tui has said some consumers are switching away from Spain to North Africa because of cost issues
Tui targeting 50% app sales as it puts Ryanair packages on sale
Tui has set itself a target to achieve 50% of its sales via its app, and has pledged to develop technology that already accounts for double-digit figures in the UK
Tui rolls out accommodation-only platform to Irish market
Package sales through agents still core to our business, insists Tui chief
’2024 has been a very good year for us,’ said Tui chief executive Sebastian Ebel after the group’s earnings soared by a third to €1.3 billion off the back of record cruise performance
Holiday Extras boss: 'There's a real opportunity for agents to become AI power users'
Holiday Extras founders pass on ownership after 42 years
The remaining stake in Holidays Extras has been sold by founders Gerry and Carol Pack, in a deal that sees them exit after 42 years, with son Matthew heading up the brand and its management team
British Airways launches direct flights to Finland's most northerly airport
TTG joined a group of agents onboard BA’s inaugural flight to Ivalo in Lapland last week
The rise of rail and 'coolcations', and why agents will have to 'work for it' in 2025
Reflections on a strong but challenging 2024, a disappointing Budget and demand for cooler climes were some of the debates waged in the final Agenda 2024 seminar hosted by TTG and PwC
Louise Haigh, tax hikes and the 'B' word – seven takeaways from Abta Travel Matters
Labour’s approach to travel, Brexit frustrations and the climate crisis were all top of the agenda at the latest Abta Travel Matters this week
The Adventure People to sell through agents for the first time
The Adventure People is to work with the trade for the first time after designing its own tour itineraries
Classic Collection to ramp up trade activity next year after 'transformative' 2024
More fam trips and educationals, new training resources and marketing assets and additional trade call centre support all in the pipeline, says B2B director Si Morris-Green
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'No reason Classic Collection can’t double in size now,' says On the Beach chief
Shaun Morton, chief executive parent company On the Beach, has revealed what he has in store for Classic Collection following its restructure
On the Beach hails Classic Collection's return to profitability after restructure
On the Beach hails Classic Collection's return to profitability after restructure
Classic Collection has a ’significant opportunity to become the go-to B2B provider of Ryanair packages’, according to On the Beach Group chief executive Shaun Morton
Jet2 to explore mid-haul routes and meet with Doncaster Sheffield
Taking questions from agents at the Jet2holidays conference in Paphos last week, chief executive Steve Heapy opened up on some of the airline and operator’s short-to-medium term planning
Just how much will the Budget cost the travel industry?
Labour’s first Budget since taking power has left businesses reeling, and travel was no exception. So to what extent could the reforms hamper growth for agents and suppliers?
AI search, space travel and Christmas in Cyprus: nine unmissable Jet2 conference takeaways
Jet2holidays returned to Cyprus for its 10th VIP agent conference this week, bringing with them a grumpy time machine to take delegates on a journey through all things Jet2 past, present and future
Jet2 claims generational leap with new AI-powered search for agents
Airline and operator hails new AI conversational search functionality the biggest shake-up of search for 20 years
Black Friday driving 'mini peaks' as value becomes top consumer priority
’At the beginning of November, Black Friday queries were already up by 7.3% on last year – Black Friday is definitely a shift we didn’t have previously,’ Google industry manager Ailish English tells Jet2holidays conference
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Lufthansa Group extends green levy fare despite sluggish take-up
Lufthansa Group’s Green Fares option has been extended across its worldwide network covering all its brands except Eurowings
Jet2 chief pins anti-tourist sentiment on 'unlicensed tourism'
Steve Heapy said demonstrations this summer in places like Majorca, the Canaries and Barcelona were a reaction to ’incompetent and impotent" politicians failing to regulate short-term rentals, not traditional package tourism