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Jet2 Conf: No short-to-medium term plan to open new bases

Airline and tour op to beef up existing nine bases before spreading wings again, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays chief executive Steve Heapy says

Global Travel Group hails 20% sales growth

Boss Andy Stark also praised the work of the consortium’s reorganised business development team for supporting members

Flybe’s shares soar on potential takeover battle

Virgin Atlantic admits it is in talks with UK regional airline

Global claims 'significant fall' in agents' card processing fees

Commercial director Cherie Richards said the group had undergone multiple negotiations over rates since PSD2 in January

Jet2 Conf: Brexit flight ban would be 'insanity' says boss Heapy

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays chief executive Steve Heapy told delegates he was ‘very confident’ a deal would be struck to keep aircraft flying

Peaks 'has never been more important ahead of Brexit', warns Global’s Stark

The consortium boss said he saw trading during January and February 2019 as “absolutely critical" leading up to March 29

Global Travel Group 'actively chasing' fake sickness claimants

“We have definitely become more bullish in how we are defending our cases," boss Andy Stark told conference delegates

Summer bookings looking promising, says Abta

Latest Travel Trends report reveals hot 2019 destinations

Airlines accused of ‘stalling’ on compensation payouts

Law firm says some carriers are only settling claims after court action has started

Interhome appoints Perfect Weddings Abroad co-founder to boost UK and Ireland sales

TTG 30 Under 30 alumnus moves to Hotelplan brand

MSC Cruises reveals new ship name as first steel cut

Work underway on new MSC vessel class

Meetings charity funds Just a Drop Kenya project

New dam funded by travel to bring clean water to more than 5,000 in Kenya

Advantage and Maiden Voyage become partners

Better advice for female travellers following Advantage deal

Drunken Jet2.com passenger jailed for onboard behaviour

Disruptive woman sentenced to six months in prison

Cape Verde airline in takeover bid

Icelandair in swoop for African carrier

Railbookers UK expands trade marketing team

Specialist operator wants to work “ever closer” with agents

Aito Conf 18: 'Travel must maintain its voice in Brussels post-Brexit'

Leaving the EU could force operators selling into other markets to re-engage with other countries’ financial protection systems

Aito Conf 18: Homeworkers to outnumber retail agents 'in next few years'

Speaking at the Aito overseas conference, Abta’s John de Vial said homeworking and franchise models were growing rapidly in the UK, mirroring trends in other countries

Aito Conf 18: 'Don't write off cold enquiries as dead leads'

Data from Aito’s 2018 Travel Insights survey highlights how good or innovative communication and marketing can ’reactivate’ potential customers

Aito Conf 18: Travel must encourage new generation of responsible tourists

Marine biologist and broadcaster Monty Halls told delegates at the Aito overseas conference travel businesses have a duty to safeguard the environments they trade off

Aito Conf 18: 'Ignore millennials and Generation Z at your peril'

Delegates at the Aito overseas conference got a crash course in addressing issues around millennial customers and staff - and how they and their children will shape the future of the travel industry

Aito Conf 18: New members hail networking benefits and quality agent access

Aito announced 12 new members shortly before its 2018 overseas confidence - TTG caught up with four of them to find out why they signed up

Aito Conf 18: 'Changing perceptions of Middle East vital to tourism'

Haitham Mattar, chief executive of the Ras al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, detailed some of the developments ongoing in RAK to grow its tourism offering

MSC Cruises to bring 'enhanced' ship to Southampton for 2021 season

The unnamed vessel will be taken from the line’s existing fleet and undergo a full refurbishment in dry dock before it begins sailing