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Simon Garrido departs Specialist Holidays Group
Garrido, who was already at SHG when it was acquired by TravCorp in July last year, credited for playing 'integral role' integrating SHG brands since the acquisition
Elite Travel Group agencies in the Midlands to start providing 'bolt-hole' workspaces for busy BDMs next week
Members of the Elite Travel Group consortium will start opening their doors to field staff on Monday (9 March) with an initial 10 agencies taking part
Middle East crisis: first UK government repatriation flight delayed as Starmer promises more 'in the coming days'
First government charter flight back to the UK had been due to depart Oman on Wednesday (4 March) but will now take off on Thursday (5 March), with more planned for the coming days, according to the prime minister
'We'll always be grateful': agents who met on a Sri Lanka fam trip to marry
GoCruise & Travel's Dan Hammond and Tui's Mary Barnes met at Heathrow airport before setting off on what turned out to be a 'life-changing' Sri Lanka fam trip
Cycling, group trips and 'The Stans': the trends shaping adventure travel in 2026
Emerging travel styles, this year's top-sellers so far – and the data to back things up: everything TTG learned at the latest Adventure Travel Networking Conference
Audley Travel to expand trade team with third field-based role
Operator looking for new representative to look after agent relationships in the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Jet2 lines up three exclusive new routes for summer 2027
Airline and operator will start flying to Reus from Bournemouth in summer 2027, and also serve Chania and Pula from Edinburgh
Tui adds 'little-known' Polish town to its 2026 lakes and mountains programme
Tui is offering Zakopane departures from 16 UK airports via partner airlines, and is positioning the resort as a lower-cost alternative to Alpine favourites like Zell am See
Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group appoints Debra Fox as chief sales officer in move to provide ‘unified leadership’ for agents
Fox will oversee trade sales across the group’s flagship brands: Abercrombie & Kent, Crystal, A&K Sanctuary, Cox & Kings, and Ecoventura
Jet2 promises value and 'attractive pricing' ahead of Gatwick base launch
Additional capacity of 1.1 million seats going into airline and operator's newest bases, including Gatwick, where it will launch flights next month
Specialist Holidays Group launches 'frictionless' trade hub to ease demand on agents
Agents can access luxury fam trip prize draws, content assets for social media and more via the hub spanning Citalia, Sovereign Luxury Travel and American Holidays
Solmar's Michelle Thake joins Exoticca as south of England business development manager
Thake joins Exoticca from trade-focused role at Solmar Villa holidays, bringing experience from a more than 30-year career including roles with the likes of Ocean Florida, Jet2holidays and others
Specialist Holidays Group names Maria Petkova as latest trade partnership executive
Petkova becomes the fourth ex-Classic Collection to join SHG since it was acquired by TravCorp last summer, following Jorge Quibell, Kim Sellman and Chloe Turner
Great Little Breaks inks deal to offer agents 'richer, longer holidays and touring options'
The tie-up will offer agents 'curated itineraries' alongside short-break and event-led packages
Winter Olympics and 'plentiful' snow fuel optimistic outlook among ski specialists – just don't mention the US...
Agents and operators report good sales for Europe with the Winter Olympics piquing people's interest – but demand for the US has plummeted owing to 'mad' pricing and general 'trepidation' about travel there
'Cuba can't continue like this – change, and a path back to stability and tourism growth, is just around the corner'
Fuel shortages have prompted the Foreign Office to advise against all but essential travel to Cuba. But specialist Matthew O'Sullivan thinks change could come more quickly than might be expected
New Hoseasons director urges agents to give brand 'another look' as it seeks to shed 'cheap and cheerful' reputation
Newly appointed director of owner success and growth Michelle Baillie is encouraging agents to 'take another look' at the brand's website to see its luxury offerings for themselves
'Travel is about the experience, not just the social media post'
InsideJapan co-founder Alastair Donnelly explains why the brand developed its "undertourism" strategy, and how it could be a model for heavily-touristed destinations around the world
Tui to expand Manchester-Florida programme after Aer Lingus pulls out
Tui will put on extra Orlando flights this summer after Aer Lingus confirmed it was shutting its long-haul base at MAN, where it flew to the so-called 'theme park capital'
Jet2 to increase capacity at Gatwick by more than a quarter next year and launch exclusive new route
Airline and operator reveals plans to extend summer 2027 programme at Gatwick – weeks before its debut season takes off from the Sussex airport next month
Ex-Sandals BDM Lorraine Adams among three additions to Not in the Guidebooks' trade team
Adams, who represented Sandals for 25 years, joins as business development executive alongside another new BDE Vicky Lawrence, while TTG 30 Under 30 alumnus Manisha Blair joins NITGBs as trade marketing manager
James Howlett to join Solmar Villas in new distribution role after leaving Hurtigruten
Prior to joining Hurtigruten in May 2022, James Howlett worked for Fred Holidays, Uniworld and Collette, and will take up a new B2B and B2C-facing role with Kuoni sister brand Solmar
China confirms visa-free travel for UK visitors to start this week creating 'strong booking window' for agents
UK nationals will from Tuesday (17 February) be able to travel to China for up to 30 days without a visa, a move one operator said would open up 'a significant commercial opportunity' for agents
Riviera recruits new key account manager for the north
Hughes joins Riviera from Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and will work closely with agents in the north