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New Jetline owner weighing up whether to retain brand after acquiring assets

Travelodeal has acquired assets belonging to Jetline Holidays and Jetline Cruise parent Jetline Travel went after the brand ceased trading as an Atol holder in March and went into administration

‘We were on the verge of complete meltdown’: Branson tears into Trump's tariff war

’He [Trump] is in danger of doing so much damage in the world,’ said Virgin Atlantic chair Sir Richard Branson as the carrier touched down in Riyadh for the first time

Silversea’s Silver Endeavour returns to the UK for 2025 season

The luxury mega ship is back in Portsmouth to begin its next season of sailings

Heathrow hopeful of having third runway up and running by 2035

Airport working ’at pace’ to deliver expansion plans to government by he summer

South Korea's Seoul to join Virgin Atlantic's network next spring

Daily Heathrow-Seoul service to go on sale on 14 May with first flights departing in late-March 2026

Classic Collection adds Luxor, Tangier and Tromso plus more than 600 new hotels

Operator expands online booking portfolio available to agents with new destinations and more hotels in Agadir, Sicily, Malaga, Montenegro and Bulgaria

Fam trip boosts agency's Lapland sales – and inspires agent to lead her own trip

The homeworker who returned from a three-night fam trip to Lapland – and decided to lead her own group tour

Panache Cruises to launch dedicated expedition cruising brand

The luxury cruise agency will unveil its new brand next month

Cox & Kings fixes sights on global expansion under new MD

Agents will play a key role in the growth of one of travel’s most historic brands, new MD Jennifer Charlton said

Poll: Are the days of the printed holiday brochure numbered?

While there remains demand for printed brochures, this comes at a cost in terms of paper and plastic waste – and now Abta has tightened its guidance to agents and suppliers on brochures, so what’s the future for the iconic holiday brochure?

Corendon Airlines eyes Egypt and senses opportunities in UK regions

Six months into his role at the Turkish carrier’s UK country manager, Matthew Carpenter sets out his vision for growing into the UK market – in partnership with travel agents

Easter strike by Tenerife hotel workers prompts Foreign Office warning

Hotel and hospitality workers in Santa Cruz province start two-day walkout

Audley Travel £600 million sale 'postponed' amid market turmoil

Owner 3i’s plans to sell Audley Travel have reportedly been put on hold

Mum and daughter agency 'smashes' sales targets in first months

Ally and Danielle Case have created their own independent travel business together

New luxury B2B property platform recruits Darren Bond ahead of launch

Reservest was founded by chief executive Tarleton Hepburn during the pandemic after he and his partners found the process of booking luxury villas can ’be incredibly tedious’ for the trade

Travelpack hires Emma Sanger-Horwell in push to be ‘one-stop shop for cruise’

Kenwood Travel’s head of cruise, who will join the operator on 1 May, will be responsible for its existing B2B cruise product and help agents sell more expedition and boutique ship cruises

Lanzarote floods put squeeze on Easter breaks; latest from Tui and Jet2

Tui cancels ’small number’ of holidays, while Jet2 warns several hotels have closed to arrivals

Holidays remain a 'top priority purchase' despite economic fears, says Barclays

Travel bucks the trend once again in Barclays spending survey as the bank says people still feel holidays are a top priority despite fears about rising bills and the effects of tariffs

Beverley Travel plans rapid retail expansion as Budget measures take effect

The award-winning agency has outlined plans to recruit several new members of full-time staff, plus apprentices, to work in the agency’s existing branches, as well as a new shop in an as-yet-undisclosed east Yorkshire location

Agent fearful scammer who struck last year may have re-emerged

Aspire Travel’s Clare McVey tells TTG about her experience, and the detail which bears striking resemblance to another incident last year

NCL reveals private island upgrade as Norwegian Aqua is christened

Norwegian Cruise Line christens its latest ship as it reveals plans for new amenities at its private island in The Bahamas

Lanzarote floods: Storm Oliver downpour prompts Foreign Office warning

Hotels left without power and roads blocked after some areas experienced 6cm rainfall in a matter of hours

Grant Shapps given knighthood in Rishi Sunak's resignation honours

Arise Sir Grant, who has been given a knighthood by his former boss Rishi Sunak after overseeing travel’s traffic light regime during the pandemic

NCL's Walk for Wellness fundraiser to return with tougher target

The cruise line will donate thousands of pounds to Abta LifeLine and The Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) Benevolent Fund should agents achieve the mileage set