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CV Villas praises agents after 'remarkable' jump in shoulder season bookings
CV Villas reveals its business for next year's shoulder seasons is outperforming the traditional peak summer window – thanks to agents efforts to educate their clients on the benefits
'These Esta changes are more bark than bite, but the answer cannot be to build higher walls'
USAirtours founder and chair Guy Novik reflects on US proposals to require visitors to provide five years' social media history as part of their Esta application
Jet2 to start selling holiday parks through Eurocamp tie-in
Choice of 32 Eurocamp parks across France, Italy and Croatia available for agents to book for summer 2026
Carrier announces European hotspot as 2026 overseas conference location
Carrier’s overseas conference and reward event for agents is to return to Greece in its third year, with the three-night event taking place at Daios Cove in Crete
Tui chief hopeful 'high inflationary times' over as firm details €250m cost-cutting drive
Tui bosses play down impact of proposed €250 million cost savings across its markets and airline division, and says Tui's commitment to third-parties is unwavering
Wider Tui 'eco-system' powers strongest earnings to date despite tough year for European source markets
European travel giant's full-year earnings up 12.6% to €1.46 billion despite dips across its northern region, which includes the UK and Ireland, central region and western region
Faye Anderson promoted to national sales manager role at Cyplon Holidays
Anderson will continue to look after agents in the south, but will also lead on national sales strategy
Lusso appoints Rachel Healey to newly-created head of business development role
Agent-only tour operator Lusso has hired Healey as part of a long-term strategy to improve its trade relationships
Founders to stay on with family-run agency of 40 years after sale
The agency was founded in 1985 by brother and sister Lee Tate and Lisa Halliday, and will continue to be run by Lee and his team
'She was pure light': how Kuoni's Lauren King is honouring the memory of daughter Bebe, killed in the Southport attack
Bebe King was one of three children killed in the 2024 Southport attack – but her parents are determined to ensure her memory never fades
Sri Lanka stands ready to welcome agents' clients in wake of deadly Cyclone Ditwah
Sri Lanka's hotels, DMCs and wider tourism industry are 'on hand' to support agents and help them direct much-needed tourism spend to the country
Jet2 reveals new year-round Egypt programme in full including four exclusive routes
Airline and operator will serve Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada for the first time since 2011
'These package travel reforms are a welcome starting point – but there is much more to do'
Alan Bowen, legal advisor to the Association of Atol Companies, runs the rule of the government's proposed changes to the Package Travel Regulations
Package travel reforms draw mixed reaction as ministers swerve wholesale change
Wider scope for businesses to recover costs from suppliers and no more linked travel arrangements, but more fundamental change kicked further down the road
Video: travel leaders reveal reasons why 2026 will be better for the industry
Improvements in social sustainability, a stabilising international scene and a growing understanding of AI were just some of the topics touched on by Aito delegates.
Remember, DEI is lucrative and sustainability saves you money – plus six more Aito conference takeaways
The rise of AI, an increasingly discount-led market and the business benefits of DEI and sustainability were key talking points at this year's Aito conference in Asturias. Dea Jusufi reports
Don't lose hope amid bleak geopolitical outlook – but heed cybersecurity warnings, travel told
Ex-British commander Richard Kemp MBE ran Aito conference delegates through a sobering list of challenges, but stressed many were unlikely to materialise – and that the UK was 'in a much better position globally' than in the past
Discount-led market 'changing consumers' travel buying behaviours', firms warned
Rise of Black Friday and an ever-strengthening lates market could result in risker business practices, Aito delegates told
Inghams details new climate ambitions and pledges 10% of profits to green initiatives
Inghams and Santa’s Lapland have produced a Nature and Climate Action Plan, including a pledge to donate 10% of profits to sustainability projects
Jet2 to return to Egypt for first time since 2011
Airline and operator confirms plans for new Egypt programme, its first since 2011, which is expected to take off in 2027
AmaWaterways upgrades agent portal with 24/7 'instant booking' capability
The luxury river cruise line says the changes will give agents more flexibility in their bookings
EasyJet bullish about Gatwick package holiday prospects despite arrival of Jet2holidays
EasyJet's boss insists he is unperturbed by Jet2's new base at Gatwick and about having to return slots there to British Airways next summer
EasyJet sets bold £450 million 2030 profit target for easyJet holidays
Carrier upgrades in-house operator's profit target after achieving medium-term £250 million aim early
Former Stuba BDM Joanne Muir passes away after long illness
Muir will be remembered for her 'exceptional commitment' to supporting travel agents according to her former employer