Mid haul

SPL Villas to offer price parity as it rolls out flight booking functionality

Villa specialist reveals it will offer guaranteed price parity for the first time as it introduces flight booking functionality for the trade

Tui veteran Helen Caron leaves the business after 24 years

Caron, who has has held senior leadership roles across product, purchasing, cruise and distribution during her 24-year Tui career, will leave the company at the end of September

Tui to restructure around 'global curated leisure marketplace' model

Tui UK and Ireland chief marketing officer Neil Swanson to succeed Andrew Flintham as Tui UK and Ireland’s managing director

Andrew Flintham to leave Tui to head up British Airways Holidays

Tui’s UK and Ireland managing director will succeed Claire Bentley at the end of October

Discover how to boost your luxury sales with the new Pure Luxury Masterclass

Discover how Pure Luxury can help you tailor-make the ultimate holidays to premium and ultra-luxury properties across the globe

Tui expects profits to bounce back to £1 billion mark this year

Tui says full year 2023/24 profits are set to increase by 25% in line with expectations, breaching the £1 billion barrier

‘Give us a go’: Tui ready to step up campaign to win over independent agents

The operator, Europe’s largest, has spent the past year persuading the trade to sell more of its holidays; TTG caught up with Tui’s Neil Swanson to find out how this effort is going

Booking packages boosting Britons’ confidence in overseas travel – Abta

Britons are more confident about travelling abroad this year than last, new data from Abta has concluded

Aito spells out concerns over new EU border rules and backs calls for discretion

Aito members have voiced their concerns to the FCDO about the upcoming European Entry-Exit System introduction, saying discretion must be used at peak times to avoid long delays

Africa specialist shares advice after hitting B Corp milestone

Mahlatini Travel gained the status in July after months of hard work, says company chief

‘It's our take on the ‘where next?’ culture’: Intrepid Travel reveals 2025 Not Hot List

Intrepid Travel has named the 10 destinations on its latest Not Hot List as part of its efforts to divert tourists away from overtourism hotspots

Gold Medal to give agents access to 'thousands' of curated offers

Trade-only operator to give agents tools to filter offers ’left on the cutting room floor’ and use them to develop marketing for their clients

Classic Collection inks deal to start packaging Ryanair flights

Classic Collection will start offering Ryanair flights when packaging holidays over the coming weeks

Fears of massive discounting recede as package prices 'hold'

High prices appear to have put some agents’ clients off last-minute getaways this summer, while others have been prepared to pay the premium for some sun following the Euros, the general election and amid the coolest summer for nearly a decade

Package prices resilient amid 'strong late booking momentum' – Jet2

Airline and operator’s package holiday customers up 8% year-on-year this summer and now represents more than 70% of all its departing passengers

Industry veterans Kevin Coles and Andy Speight join forces to launch trade-only brand

Former Travel 2 exec Kevin Coles joins forces with Travelgenix boss Andy Speight to launch new online operator aimed exclusively at agents

'We see it as integral to our future': Tui ready to grow retail estate

Tui stands out as the last – and only – vertically integrated tour operator to maintain a high street retail presence; TTG’s Gary Noakes catches up with the operator’s UK retail chief Stephen Bracegirdle to find out what the plan is as independents continue to make their mark

Joanna Lumley backs calls urging Tui to ditch captive dolphin attractions

Joanna Lumley, Alesha Dixon and Deborah Meadon head list of signatories to an open letter to Tui calling for the operator to stop selling captive dolphin attractions

Heathrow strike: Border officials confirm peak time strike this month

Members of the PCS union at Heathrow who check passports are set to strike during one of the busiest weekends of the year

‘Apprenticeships are a second chance and vital to us,' says Dame Irene Hays

Dame Irene Hays tells BBC Radio 4 programme how important apprentices are to the business and remembers the pandemic and Thomas Cook acquisition

Tui starting to reap rewards of new dynamic strategy, chief exec insists

Tui chief executive says new digital strategy and wider spread of destinations is helping it to reach new clients across the globe

Tui hopeful of 25% spike in full-year earnings with summer nearly 90% sold

UK market bookings for the summer up 5% year-on-year, with prices remaining ’robust’

Jet2holidays and easyJet holidays 'monitoring Athens wildfires closely'

Major package operators urge customers in the area to follow guidance from their hotels and local authorities as thousands evacuated on the outskirts of the Greek capital

What does the expedition cruise sector have in store over the next two years?

From the Arctic to Antarctica, and every expedition destination in between, Harry Kemble identifies the opportunities for agents wanting to sell more adventurous cruises in 2024, 2025 and 2026 – as well as some of the potential barriers they need to be aware of