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From river to rail: Uniworld hosts 70 agents on iconic train

Uniworld and Golden Eagle Luxury Trains hosted 70 agents for lunch onboard an exclusive Danube rail experience following the Clia RiverView conference

Abta launches free AI helpline to help members use technology correctly

The helpline will provide 30-minute sessions on a wide range of topics such as AI risk, ethical guidelines and fairness

Scenic and Emerald, Riviera, Newmarket: all the latest travel trade people moves

Moves this week include a promotion and two hires at Scenic and Emerald, and a bolstering of the Riviera Travel team tasked with continuing the operator’s expansion into North America

Love To Travel boss quickly recruits family friend before his agency shuts down

Charlie Coyle, manager at Guernsey-based agency Trafalgar Travel, has stayed in touch with Love To Travel owner Joanne Dooey over the years and now the pair will work together

30 Under 30 sets ‘foundations’ for Your Travel Corporate’s long-term success

Agency’s managing director John Stephenson was a member of the Class of 2015

500,000 passengers impacted as German aviation workers walk out at 13 airports

The disruption is affecting some of Germany’s busiest airports – including Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich

Essex agency Adore Holidays opens second branch in Yorkshire 200 miles from first shop

Agency’s new outpost in West Yorkshire is 186 miles from its original shop in Essex

Eurostar Paris services to resume on Saturday after WWII bomb found

Eurostar will restart services to and from Paris on Saturday (8 March) after an unexploded WWII bomb was found near Gare du Nord

Carrier names top agents ahead of Retreat 2025

The luxury tour operator recognised 30 trade partners at its annual awards ceremony in London on Thursday.

Aito to return to Spain for its 2025 overseas conference

The trade body has chosen a region of northern Spain for this year’s overseas conference, saying it will provide a very different experience from the 2024 event

Fusion Holidays to open second garden centre branch once £15,000 revamp is completed

Harry Lightfoot, the director of the three-branch agency, says he would consider opening a third garden centre branch – and fourth shop overall – if the opportunity came about

Intrepid, Fred Olsen, Oceania: all the latest travel trade people moves

Moves this week include a return for a familiar face to many in the trade from his times with Tui, First Choice, Thomas Cook and Ambassador, and a promotion for Intrepid Travel’s UK lead

Tui reveals location of 500th own-brand hotel and plans expansion to 600

Tui has confirmed a location in Morocco for its 500th own-brand hotel development, which is set to open in 2027

Fred Holidays to host rail event for agents following booking surge

Agents will hear from some of the world’s biggest rail providers at the event in April, including Bernina Express, Eurostar and Belmond

Carnival cruise brands cancel future Jetline Holidays bookings

In a joint statement, the Carnival brands cited an alleged ’breach of contract’ for its decision to pull the bookings

Broadcaster and accessibility advocate Sophie Morgan to moderate Advantage conference

The conference will be held over 13-16 May in Malta

Palladium Hotel Group to bring adults-only TRS brand to Jamaica

Palladium will invest $20 million in renovating its Montego Bay resort to bring its adults-only brand, TRS Hotels, to Jamaica

HX Expeditions debuts new livery to further distance the brand from Hurtigruten

New indigo blue and sand makeover follows completion of full brand separation from Hurtigruten

Orient Express to launch world's largest yacht next summer

Orient Express Corinthian will take to the seas for the first time next summer.

Gold Medal unveils fam trip 'hub' with exclusive offers for agents

The UK tour operator is continuing to invest in trade education after hosting more than 200 agents across 35 fam trips last year.

CroisiEurope to unveil its first Amazon river ship in 2027

The operator is currently building a new ship that will home port in the Brazilian city of Manaus and will be operational from early 2027

FCDO issues 'coastal hazards' warning as Tropical Cyclone Alfred nears Australia

The category two cyclone is currently around 400 miles east of Brisbane and is expected to make landfall over the next couple of days

Beachcomber and Exoticca team up with ex-A&K head of agency sales' new venture

Richard Hey has revealed he has set up his own B2B representation company after leaving Abercrombie & Kent UK last week

InteleTravel agents hoping to turn popular local restaurant of 50 years into agency

Having previously only sold holidays to her family, Elizabeth Riley wants to branch out to serve the town of Llanidloes – and make local residents ’proud’