Mid haul

Limited failures sees Air Travel Trust pot rebound to nearly £200 million

The Air Travel Trust Fund stands at £199 million following a few small failures in 2023/24, the CAA has confirmed in its annual report – albeit still well down on pre-Thomas Cook levels

Jet2 inks distribution deal with InteleTravel after five years 'monitoring' disruptor

It is understood that the US-based agency group revealed the new partnership via an internal social media post advertising a webinar on Monday (29 July) to its members

Just You seals partnership with dnata's B2B touring brand

Solo group tours specialist Just You has revealed a tie-up with Incredible Journeys to offer add-on rest and relaxation packages

EasyJet CEO says carrier ‘not feeling rival’s pain’ on pricing

EasyJet’s boss says the airline is not seeing the need to discount this summer, unlike Ryanair, which has signalled it will slash fares for ‘frugal’ passengers

EasyJet hopeful of growing package holiday profits by 50% this year

Airline expects in-house tour operator to deliver around £180 million in pre-tax profits in the year to 30 September, up 48% year-on-year

EasyJet to return to Luxor this winter for first time in a decade

Twice-weekly Gatwick-Luxor will start on 11 November, departing on Mondays and Thursdays

Deal for The Travel Corporation to end 100 years of private, family ownership

Deal for Uniworld, Contiki and Trafalgar parent agreed with US asset manager Apollo, ending more than 100 years of private TTC ownership

New Jet2holidays 'booking capture' tool to be rolled out to trade

Dolphin Dynamics developed the tool with input from several miniples, including Millington Travel, Baldwins Travel and Dawson & Sanderson

Tui to put winter 2025/26 on sale this week with more regional flights

Tui follows the trend for early programme launches with the release of winter 2025/26 holidays, expanding its range of flights from Newcastle and Cardiff

Tourism can only be sustainable if it is supported by locals, says Tui boss

Sebastian Ebel’s comments followed a meeting with Spain’s top tourism officials, where popular destinations have faced a wave of anti-tourism protests in recent months

Strong package pricing is helping Jet2 counter soaring cost increases

The airline and operator on Thursday (11 July) detailed a big rise in package prices last year, which it says has helped offset huge rises in oil prices and other costs – and saw it pay more commission to agents

Jet2 firms up major aircraft order as annual profits jump by a third to £520 million

Chief executive said the airline and operator’s reaction to headwinds like last year’s wildfires in Rhodes, floods in Skiathos and the August bank holiday ATC outage had contributed to its strong performance

Tui charts post-election upturn in both summer and winter sun sales

Tui says it has seen an upturn in searches and bookings for late summer as well as next winter following the general election conclusion

Byway to expand into new markets after securing £5 million fresh funding

The slow travel specialist will use the cash to expand into new markets and new roles across several departments, including in technology, product and finance

Travel bucked lower spending trend during washout June, says Barclays

Consumers stayed away from retailers in June, but the travel sector was buoyed by balance payments before summer breaks, latest Barclays research finds

How to explain this summer's high prices to your clients

More flights and holidays are on sale this summer despite a supposed dip in demand this year, but costs remain steep for those booking an escape. Gary Noakes reports

Jet2 issues urgent advice for trade after Leeds Bradford runway closure

Airport forced to close to arriving and departing flights on Friday afternoon

New Journey Latin America brand readies for trade debut

The UK-based tour operator has launched its first product outside of South and Central America

Mayor of Kos thanks travel trade as life on island 'returns to normal' following wildfire

’We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the tourism professionals, volunteers and all the residents of Kos for their dedication and support during this critical period,’ said mayor of Kos, Theodosis Nikitaras

Luke Swarbrook named as Kev Gaddes' successor at Travelopia

Gaddes left his role with Travelopia last month to take up a position at trade-only tour operator Lusso, leaving a trade team vacancy with Travelopia’s Tailormade brands

Operators monitoring 'fast-evolving wildfire situation' in Kos

EasyJet holidays and Jet2holidays urge customers to follow the advice of their hotels and from any local authorities

'When chaos reigns, why is it always tour operators left picking up the pieces?'

Summer has only just begun, but already, consumers have experienced severe travel disruption – and tour operators are bearing the brunt of the knock-on effects, writes Aito executive director Martyn Sumners for TTG

Spending on travel continuing to outpace other non-essentials – Barclays

New CEBR and Barclays research says the UK Experience Economy - including holiday purchasing - is bigger than the GDP of Morocco and growing rapidly

Co-op Holidays becomes Byway's latest flight-free holiday partner

Your Co-op Travel’s in-house operator has teamed up with flight-free travel specialist Byway to arm its agents more travel options to offer their clients