Operators

Universal reveals opening date of new Florida theme park

Universal Studios has confirmed the opening date for its fourth Florida theme park, Epic Universe, which will welcome its first guests in 2025

Travelopia seeks new owners for Citalia and Sovereign

The travel group said it is seeking new owners for Citalia, Sovereign & American Holidays, Experience Education, YMT Vacations and Sawadee

Jet2 launches agent podcast – and wants to hear your voice

Jet2 is to launch a series of podcasts featuring input from independent agents and is calling for participants and contributions

Jet2 adds Slovakia and Sweden to city break line-up

Jet2 will offer city break packages to Malmo and Bratislava this winter, it has confirmed, with flights from most of its UK airports

Bruce Poon Tip: 'People need to start linking their values with their holiday'

The founder of G Adventures laid out his vision for the community-based tourism it has pioneered over the past 35 years at its second GX summit. Claire Dodd reports for TTG

EasyJet, A-Rosa and On the Beach: this week’s travel trade people moves

People moves this week include a familiar face returns to the cruise industry after a short spell away, a top budget carrier appoints a new chief financial officer and there’s been a high-profile departure at On the Beach

Intele agents' 'thirst to learn' driving homeworking giant to £200m sales target

President James Ferrara and UK managing director Tricia Handley-Hughes talk to TTG about everything InteleTravel, from the secret behind their success to what’s coming in 2025

European Union confirms further delay to Entry-Exit System

The European Union has said the EES biometric registration scheme will now be phased in, with the 10 November deadline scrapped

Travel sweats on Budget to assess full impact of winter fuel payment cut

Will agents’ older clients look to weather the British winter, or escape abroad to sunnier climes? Travel is hoping new chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Budget on 30 October will hold some answers

Hurricane Milton passes over Florida's tourism heartland

Hurricane Milton has been downgraded but is passing over the Cape Canaveral area after wreaking devastation on the west coast in the hours of darkness

Carrier announces ‘Summit’ for agents in London

Luxury operator will host the one-day event at the Corinthia London in November

Hurricane Milton: Travel industry braced as Florida battens down hatches

Meteorologist predicts Hurricane Milton could weaken as it approaches Florida but still warns of devastating tidal surges as theme parks and airports close

Hays Travel sees profits leap five years after Cook purchase

Hays Travel has revealed a 43% jump in pre-tax profits exactly five years after it took on the former Thomas Cook chain of shops

Ponant reveals plans to downsize ahead of move to ‘slow cruising’

The changes are part of the luxury cruise line’s commitment to becoming a zero-emissions company.

Tui would like govt to 'do more' ahead of EU border rules roll-out

Neil Swanson insisted the operator is fully focused on helping customers arriving into EU destinations after the scheduled EES roll-out on 10 November

'Hundreds' of Abta members still seeking 'clarity' on new EU border rules

The association is putting on two coach trips to the Port of Dover for members to hear about the preparations for the rollout in the coming weeks

Inghams reveals how it plans to celebrate its 90th anniversary with agents

Walking specialist to host fam trip and ’quirky’ roadshows to help agents get ’under the skin’ of its new product launching next year

G Adventures to launch 'exclusive' female-led trips for solo travellers

Operator’s new ’Solo-ish Adventures’ range will be led by female chief experience officers

Meet the Sandals team scaling the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines volcanic peaks for charity

With just a week to go before the Sandals Island Challenge gets under way, four of the participants set to run, kayak and climb the 50-mile route reveal to TTG their motivations

Former dnata UK and Ireland chief Ailsa Pollard to join Newmarket Holidays board

Ailsa Pollard, who currently sits on the board of Abta, joins Newmarket as a non-executive director following an undisclosed investment from Soho Square Capital LLP

New Atol portal to automatically verify consumer claims following failures

Alongside the new claims portal, the CAA will roll out a master booking database to better manage data provided by failed Atol holders

Titan Travel names Shane Lewis-Riley as its new trade lead

Lewis-Riley, who left Virgin Voyages last month after six years, will take up a newly created director of trade distribution role with the escorted touring specialist

EasyJet holidays hikes Atol capacity by a third as Jet2 retains top spot

EasyJet holidays will operate around 750,000 extra Atol-protected seats over the next 12 months, while Jet2holidays has extended its Atol past the seven million mark

Davina McCall on using a travel agent – and her big cruise idea...

The TV presenter was the celebrity host of The Travel Industry Awards by TTG - editor Sophie Griffiths caught up with her to talk all things travel