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Former Shearings national account manager Claire Dutton joins Inspire Europe
Dutton will start her new role on 6 October and will support the company’s first-ever Independent Travel Associates conference in Majorca the following week
Celebrity Cruises invites agents to start placing deposits for first river holidays next month
Agents can start securing spots for their clients onboard Celebrity’s first river cruises from 3 September
Tui pledges £1 million in unspent apprenticeship funding to tackling UK skills shortages
Cash will go towards helping the NHS, charities and businesses create training opportunities in sectors facing workforce challenges
SJ Walker, director of sales at Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages to 'explore' luxury cruise market as Brilliant Lady arrives in UK
SJ Walker, Virgin Voyages’ UK sales director, believes there’s an ’overlap’ with what luxury customers want and what the line offers
'Travel's new power couple' bringing domestic bliss to the shop floor
Claire and James Smith’s romance was an unlikely one – so how are they making things work now they’re also working together?
'Here's how to sell Star of the Seas – trust me, my agency has already made three bookings!'
Travelmax’s Savannah Bracewell shares Star of the Seas’ key selling points after sailing on Royal Caribbean’s second Icon class ship
Four Seasons Yachts addresses guests after delaying launch of first vessel
Four Seasons I will now make its debut in the Mediterranean next March rather than in the Caribbean
Ryanair to offer Albania's capital Tirana from Birmingham and Dublin next year
Budget carrier will also boost frequencies on its exist Stansted-Tirana service with the launch of a new three-aircraft base in the city
Seabourn and Uniworld combine to offer 'first-ever' ocean and river cruise package
Agents can now book a Venice and the Mediterranean Sea package departing that brings together a Uniworld sailing and a seven-night cruise on Seabourn Quest sailing between Venice and Athens
Jet2holidays general manager trade Lloyd Cross to leave operator after 13 years
Cross confirmed his departure in a LinkedIn post, adding he will remain in the travel industry
The new P&O Cruises trade sales team
P&O Cruises grows regional support for agents with two new hires
The line hopes Amber Eastwood and Isla Wilson will ’enhance its regional presence and strengthen relationships with the trade’
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Havila Voyages teases ‘climate-neutral’ voyage as chief fires warning shot at competitors
Chief Bent Martini wants the line to expand its presence on Norway’s coastal route and to build a fleet that can operate sailings sustainably
Panache Cruises makes apprentice 'vow' after hiring three new sales staff to meet soaring demand
The Chorley-based luxury agency’s workforce has grown from a team of 67 to 76 across the UK and US in the last year
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AE Expeditions sales chief vows to crack ship visit 'issue' ahead of agent overnights next year
Andrew Turner said agents enjoyed the two recent overnight ship visits in Scotland before highlighting how these educationals still had their limitations
Tui boss calls for return of 'seamless' EU borders and tells of big drop in US sales
Tui’s Sebastian Ebel has highlighted a big fall in sales to the US and said it and the EU need to make border control more user friendly for UK travellers
Ryanair hails conviction after smoking passenger forced flight to turn back
The passenger disrupted a flight from Edinburgh to Lanzarote on 5 July last year shortly after take-off by smoking, consuming his own alcohol and verbally abusing other passengers onboard
Tui chief pins slow start to peaks on change in UK strategy
No need for 'aggressive' lates pricing this summer, Tui chief insists
Sebastian Ebel says Tui is well sold in the UK for summer 2025 and will not be as aggressive in late sales pricing as competitors, but signalled bargain prices in the UAE due to the Middle East conflict
Third-party agents help Tui to strongest early summer result for more than a decade
Chief executive Sebastian Ebel has credited the ’proven sales strength’ of both its own agents and partner agencies for its strong showing in the three months to the end of June 2025
Gatwick baggage screeners to walk out over August bank holiday weekend
Strikes by ICTS employees to bookend one of the busiest weekends for travel of the year
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Virgin Atlantic debuts 'gamified' training modules for agents
Carrier has revamped its Sky High Club agents’ training modules and detailed capacity increases on key routes this winter
Spa Travel credits 'always around' mentality for confidence to cut staff hours as it celebrates 45 years
The West Yorkshire agency celebrated its birthday with a roadshow for 250 clients with 40 operators attending
Constantinou Bros recruits Vicky McGlynn from ITC and promotes Mark Richardson
McGlynn joins Cypriot hotel firm as sales manager north while Richardson takes up new head of sales role for the UK and Ireland following an uptick in sales through agents
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Crystal partners with Abercrombie & Kent to offer new pre- and post-cruise extensions
The luxury cruise line’s new programme offers a wide range of land-based experiences before and after the voyage. 
A&K Sanctuary unveils new luxury riverboat with ‘palace’ inspiration
Named after the Turkish word for ‘palace’, Nile Seray will make its debut in 2026