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Valentines offered flight refund by Wow Air

Passengers named Valentine will receive free air travel for partner to New York

Four Seasons plans third hotel in Japan

The project sees the luxury group open a beachfront property on the island of Okinawa

A&K triples fam trip budget in renewed agent focus

The operator will offer up to nine educationals in 2019 including the Galapagos islands

Brand USA MegaFAM 2019 itineraries revealed

About 100 agents from across the UK and Ireland will head to the states in May

Video: Royal Caribbean unveils ‘longest waterslide at sea’

Navigator of the Seas to gain ’Blaster’ ride as part of $155 million makeover

Airbus boss slams Brexit uncertainty as a ‘disgrace’

Aircraft manufacturer says it could move wing production out of the UK

Heathrow expansion should be stopped, says report

London Assembly committee wants growth at Heathrow and London City to be halted

Chic and Nile Rodgers to lead MSC Bellissima naming celebrations

MSC Cruises’ newest ship will be named in Southampton in March – and the party’s shaping up to be one to remember with Craig David onboard too

Flybe buyout could be completed in less than a month

Connect Airways, a consortium comprising Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Group and Cyrus Capital, is aiming to wrap up the deal by February 22

MSC Cruises expands sales team with three new appointments

Suzanne Rowe, Lisa Burton and Carrie Jordan Dodd to join line

Princess Cruises to put Medallion tech on three more ships

Royal Princess, Crown Princess and the upcoming Sky Princess are the line’s next vessels to feature the wearable gadget

No-deal Brexit could cause ‘queues’ at airports

Leaked Border Force presentation warns of disruption for UK travellers

Flight Centre sets up airline distribution team

Travel group will develop new booking platforms using NDC

Virgin Voyages boss to speak at Clia conference

Tom McAlpin will address delegates in May

EasyJet counts £15 million loss of drone disruption

Airline had to cancel over 400 flights due to Gatwick runway closure

CMV to recruit BDM for Scotland and NI

The ex-UK specialist cruise line has restructured its sales team

Tauck to launch first Douro ship

The 84-guest Andorinha will arrive next spring

First Casa Cook to open in Asia

The hotel will be built by Cook’s Chinese partner, Fosun, and expected to open in late 2020

Wizz Air announces Transylvania link

Low-cost carrier to fly to European Capital of Culture designate Timisoara in Romania from Doncaster Sheffield airport, starting September 3

Affordable Car Hire announces rebrand after Avis Budget settlement

Firm looking forward to exciting future ‘without the threat of a lawsuit hanging over it’ says boss Angela Day

Ryanair issues profit warning following ‘lower than expected H2 fares’

Lower-fare environment to ‘shake out’ loss making competitors, says O’Leary

Ryanair grows hotel platform with SiteMinder partnership

Move comes just days after low-cost carrier announced plans to wind down holidays division

Advantage's Julia Lo Bue-Said named AmaWaterways godmother

She will christen the AmaDouro in April

Transport secretary confident UK-EU flights will continue ‘in any’ Brexit scenario

Chris Grayling has written to Aito chairman Derek Moore after a Sunday Times article claimed the government’s no-deal contingency plans included advising holidaymakers ‘not to book holidays after March’