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Larry Pimentel said it was "not a secret to anybody that has an R-class ship, I am quite happy to take it"

South African Tourism makes guides focus of latest campaign

Tourist board’s ’Meet Your South Africa’ initiative to showcase the country’s nature and culture with help from 12 hand-picked local guides

Alfa Travel signs up Caroline Brown for new director role

Brown joins the group from Edwards Coaches

Standard travel pay up more than 7% in 2018 as north-south divide narrows

7.45% jump marks fourth successive year of annual salary growth across sector

Azamara's Pimentel predicts ‘second wave season’ post-Brexit

He also warned fellow cruise lines about “creating a fear cycle” in focusing on Brexit in marketing and advertising

Mondrian London becomes Sea Containers London

Lore Group takes over management of the South Bank hotel from sbe with refresh planned

APT grows trade team with new BDM appointment

Chris So Woon Yuen will support agents in the operator’s central region

Virgin Voyages reveals 'rock star-inspired' suites

Suites feature in-room guitars, vinyl record players and a “wardrobe team”

MSC Cruises to take agents to 'paradise' private island

The first customers will arrive at Ocean Cay onboard MSC Meraviglia from November 9

Intrepid MD hails trade relationship after third record breaking year

Boss James Thornton said despite a challenging year in the UK and Europe, the operator still firmly believed in its healthy trade links

Ryanair offers free flight to passengers stranded on M11 after crash

Passengers stuck on the motorway trying to get to Stansted on Wednesday morning will be offered a seat on the next available flight for free

Cassie Hayes's family praises travel’s ‘unreal support’ one year on

The agent died following an attack at Tui’s Southport branch, where she was assistant manager

Gunmen storm luxury Nairobi hotel, killing 15

Foreign Office confirms British man killed and another injured in attack and urges Britons to ’remain vigilant’

'Country must have another say on Brexit' says outbound tourism coalition

Seasonal Businesses in Travel says a new vote may be the only way to resolve the deadlock

Poll: What should the government do next to resolve Brexit?

How does Westminster go about solving the impasse over Brexit? Tell us what you would like to see Parliament decide

Brexit: Government suffers humiliating defeat over EU withdrawal bill

MPs voted down Theresa May’s deal by the largest majority since the First World War on Tuesday night

Emirates Holidays denies knowingly undercutting independent agents

Operator says it would always look to resolve any grievances with the trade’s best interests in mind

Brand USA to hit the road with United Stories campaign

Mobile content creation lab to produce heartwarming social media output to attract international visitors

Spectrum of the Seas sister ship to visit UK

The 4,200-passenger vessel is due for delivery in October 2020

On the Beach to develop long-haul reach with Emirates partnership

OTA to offer direct flights to Dubai from eight UK airports using Emirates’ NDC platform

Virgin Atlantic-led consortium pumps £10m into Flybe

Bridging loan agreed to ‘support the business’ and ‘improve liquidity’ with immediate effect

Holidaymakers shunning high street despite demand for ‘personalised’ booking experience

Just one in five holidaymakers will book their next trip with their local high street travel agency despite increasingly looking for personalised experiences

Spain and Turkey dominate Barrhead Travel destinations for 2019

Sales for summer 2019 up 10% on last year following first full trading week of the year

Ryanair to wind down package holiday division

‘Amazon of travel’ package service launched in 2016 to be discontinued