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Tui bullish about growth prospects despite tough winter for UK and Ireland

Group reveals significant uptick in early winter revenue and earnings, although seasonal losses in its northern Europe region – which comprises the UK, Ireland and Nordic countries – have deepened by more than 75% to €88.5 million

Tui chief pins slow start to peaks on change in UK strategy

Tui’s boss has said a change in direction towards more dynamic packaging meant its January sales were slower than normal, with fixed capacity remaining tight and sold at higher margins

New EU border rules 'pushed back to November', says Dover chief

The EU’s biometric Entry-Exit Scheme will now be phased in from November says Port of Dover chief executive Doug Bannister, three years later than originally planned

Vision to bring cruise ships into central Glasgow played down by port firm

Cruise ships could sail into the centre of Glasgow under a plan put forward by the leader of the Scottish Conservatives during a port visit

Tui's new UK and Ireland chief Neil Swanson joins Abta board

Swanson, who was named Tui managing director UK&I in September, joins board at ’exciting time for the travel industry’

Santorini remains on sale for summer despite earthquake state of emergency

Operators are continuing to take forward bookings for Santorini as the threat of earthquake damage to the island shows no sign of receding

Disney Cruise Line reveals UK deployment for summer 2026

Disney Dream to sail series of three-, four- and seven-night voyages from Southampton

Holland America Line launches biggest-ever UK ship visit programme

Visits will get under way in late-April and will run through to 3 August, with agents able to get onboard two of HAL’s Pinnacle class ships – Rotterdam and Nieuw Statendam

Norwegian Air puts budget Lapland and Nordic flights for winter 2025/26

Norwegian Air Shuttle goes on sale for next winter with destinations including Lapland and Tromso

Travel Counsellors delivers record £138 million in January sales

Travel Counsellors has detailed a record-breaking January, helped by increased premium sales as well as corporate travel

Pakistan International Airlines prepares to resume London flights

Pakistan’s flag carrier is preparing to relaunch UK services after it was banned by the UK and EU on safety grounds in 2020

Jet2 launches Bournemouth base and confirms plan for third based aircraft

A bullish Jet2 has confirmed it will add a third aircraft to its Bournemouth fleet as it starts flights from the south-coast airport on Tuesday (4 February)

How Celebrity Cruises plans to drive sustainability firsts with its Edge series

Just days after its latest ship, Celebrity Xcel, was floated out from the French shipyard where it is being built, Celebrity Cruises announced a new Edge-class ship will join the fleet in 2028. Sara Macefield reports from Saint Nazaire in France

Santorini residents evacuate despite earlier earthquake reassurances

Residents on the tremor-hit island of Santorini are fleeing despite earlier predictions seismic activity would diminish

Intrepid Travel acquires €60-million-revenue brand from Travelopia stable

Amsterdam-headquartered Sawadee offers more than 250 trips across 100 countries and will bring an additional 20,000 customers a year to Intrepid

EasyJet holidays extends enhanced commission incentive throughout February

EasyJet holidays will extend its enhanced commission offer throughout February focussing on selected destinations, it has said

Ambassador Cruise Line unveils dedicated training events for homeworkers

Ambasasdor’s bottomless brunch training sessions will be aimed at homeworkers based around the country, which it will host on a trial basis this month

Santorini seismic activity warning prompts Foreign Office alert

The FCDO has repeated advice from Greek authorities about seismic activity in and around Santorini, but ruled out a repeat of 1956 disaster

Jet2 expands city break network with two new Budapest routes

East Midlands and Newcastle International to gain twice-weekly services to the Hungarian capital this coming winter, while Athens and Rome added to Jet2’s Discover More range

Gavin & Stacey star Melanie Walters lights up new Sam Smith Travel store opening in hometown

Melanie Walters, best know for her star turn as Gwen in the BBC’s hit sitcom set in Wales and England, popped by Sam Smith Travel’s new store in Mumbles at the weekend for its official opening

Doncaster Sheffield airport ‘set for 2026 reopening’ after chancellor's backing

Doncaster’s mayor has said the airport is almost able to confirm its reopening in early 2026 after chancellor Rachel Reeves backed the plans in a major speech on economic development

Labour govt well placed to tear down Brexit impediments, says tourism body

Group’s chief Richard Toomer calls on government to remove some of the post-Brexit barriers preventing the travel industry from prospering fully

Celebrity River Cruises will ‘rock the boat and shake up river’, agents say

Celebrity Cruises’ planned entry into the river market will attract a swathe of new customers to the brand and rock the boats of the sector’s established operators, agents have told TTG

Industry must work together on emissions and ‘compare apples with apples’ – Intrepid

UK and Ireland director Hazel McGuire has called on the industry to have a unified approach when it comes to measuring emissions