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OTAs named in Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100

Halal travel specialist HalalBooking.com and Berkshire-based TravelUp have made the prestigious list for 2018

Marriott hack: 500 million customers’ data potentially compromised

Data compromised includes names, personal details, email addresses, passport numbers, payment card numbers and expiry dates

Lion Air crash: Boeing reportedly preparing 737 MAX software upgrade

Lion Air flight 610 came down in the sea off Jakarta last month killing all 189 people onboard

Babbel to launch international ‘language travel’ booking platform

Language learning app to launch into language travel market in 2019 to connect learners with world’s with top language schools

Travel Network Group reveals first details of Budapest conference

TTNG announces theme of 2019 conference

Thomas Cook to take measures to stem UK losses

Thomas Cook reports huge loss for 2017/18

Icelandair cancels bid for rival WOW Air

WOW Air takeover deal cancelled due to debt worries

Jet2 Conf: High streets must be ‘vibrant’ places to do business

Jet2 boss Steve Heapy wants to see a resurgence in Britain’s high streets to drive business back into independent agents

Jet2 Conf: Operator apologises for New Year call centre ‘cock up’

Jet2 call centres were beset by a lack of staff and unexpectedly high call volumes but are now ‘fixed’ says CEO Steve Heapy

Race to the top, apprentices told

Benefits in travel enormous if you work hard, Abta tells apprentices

Global rebrands to mark 25th anniversary

The consortium said the refresh would help “future proof” the business in the minds of members and consumers

Virgin Voyages reveals date bookings open and new Miami terminal

New Virgin cruise terminal design confirmed

New Global mentoring scheme to harness power of agent family

Global Buddies will give new travel agency owners the opportunity meet with more established members for advice

NCL pulls off Kinky Boots for Encore

Smash hit stage musical to feature on new NCL ship

Jet2 Conf: Sickness claims risked costing operator more than £20m last year

Jet2 chief executive Steve Heapy said the operator’s tough stance on false sickness claims though had driven claims down 84% this year

Lion Air crash 737 'should not have taken off'

Investigators reveal preliminary findings of Indonesia air crash

On the Beach booms despite hot UK summer

OTA sees profits rise despite hot UK weather, investment and expansion

Jet2 Conf: Airline will ban disruptive passengers, CEO warns

Jet2.com chief executive Steve Heapy said despite efforts to curb pre-flight drinking, the issue of passengers becoming disruptive once airborne was still increasing

Jet2 Conf: Operator to review discounting and commission structure

“Our objective isn’t to screw you guys,” chief executive Steve Heapy told independent agent delegates at the Jet2holidays VIP conference

WOW Air takeover may not meet deadline

Icelandair purchase of budget rival may be delayed

Dnata snaps up AI technology firm

Dubai-based group takes majority stake in bd4travel

Jet2holidays kicks off VIP conference with hilarious 'dream sequence'

At least Jet2’s Alan Cross and Craig Davidson didn’t miss the start of the operator’s 2018 conference, like last year - watch on to find out more...

Jet2 Conf: Boss Heapy rules out launching long-haul programme

Airline currently doesn’t have the aircraft to launch a dedicated long-haul programme at the moment according to chief executive Steve Heapy

Jet2 Conf: Independent agents could eat into OTA bookings with Jet2

Chief executive Steve Heapy says Jet2 will aim to grab a slice of the millions of OTA bookings every year, which he says could generate new business for independent agents