Operators

Tui Group becomes latest signatory to the Safer Tourism Pledge

Airline and operator to throw its weight behind the Safer Tourism Foundation initiative

These are the Florida itineraries operators recommend for your clients

The Sunshine State has so much to offer in addition to its theme parks. Six specialists recommend how to make the most of Florida this year and encourage repeat bookings.

Intrepid smashes UK and Ireland sales record twice in a week

Adventure specialist breaks sales record on 30 January and again on 31 January, and reports a 30% hike in industry revenue compared with January 2023

Newmarket Holidays hires TTC's Freya Sutcliffe to grow north-west presence

Freya Sutcliffe brings more than 20 years’ industry experience to her role at the escorted touring specialist Newmarket Holidays

Exsus Travel’s Emily Rutter joins Pure Luxury as product manager

Rutter’s career in the luxury travel sector began six years ago, when she joined Elegant Resorts as team leader

Caribtours' specialist Slovenia tour operator brand launches to trade

Paul Cleary, chief executive of Just Slovenia parent company Caribtours, has told TTG ’agents were crying out’ for good suppliers to the country

Limitless Travel records biggest sales day in eight-year history

Disabled-friendly travel specialist appoints Kate Parsons to newly created role of financial controller following ’excellent’ 2023

Fewer operator collapses, but more refunds in 2023, says CAA

The Air Travel Trust says there were fewer operator collapses in 2023 but that repatriation and refunds cost it more than the previous year

Turkey sees another leap in UK arrivals in 2023

Turkey’s weak currency led to another increase in UK arrivals last year, new figures show

Chris North marks return to travel with new chief executive appointment

North stepped down as managing director of Vertical Systems in late October after more than 25 years in the business

Greater Manchester Police targets travel fraud in crackdown

A week-long campaign to combat holiday booking fraud is underway in the Greater Manchester Police area

Explore bolsters trade team with new agency sales executive

Alison Davis joins Explore Worldwide from her previous role as aviation product executive at Audley Travel and will be focused on increasing the trade team’s presence in the business

A&K’s new trade sales chief details fresh agent focus

A&K’s new president of trade sales and business development Jennifer Charlton shares plans on growing the operator’s relationship with agents

Dnata Travel Group names Lesley Rollo as new UK chief

Lesley Rollo has been with dnata Travel Group for five years, most recently serving as managing director for its Travelbag brand

Jet2 to launch seven new routes to Greece in expanded programme

Chief executive Steve Heapy has called Jet2’s campaign with the Greek National Tourist Office ’critical’ for the programme’s success

A greener, more competitive future: is it finally time to open up the ex-UK rail market?

Eurostar could face competition for the first time in 30 years, with new players coming down the line. TTG’s Ilaria Grasso Macola looks at the contenders sizing up the market

Byron Davis joins Wendy Wu Tours as new southern BDM

Davis joins the Asia specialist from South African Tourism, where he was the tourist board’s trade training specialist

Jet2holidays launches £10 per booking January payday incentive for agents

Payout for agents will apply to all summer 2024 bookings made by the end of the month

Jason Kemp to join G Touring as key account manager for Scotland and the north

Kemp will take up his new role with Travelsphere and Just You parent G Touring in March, bringing more than 25 years’ travel industry experience

Intrepid Travel expands UK partnerships team to increase agent focus

Lucy Wildman joins the adventure specialist as senior partnerships manager (south), while Jo Reeve and Natalia Marin Reyes have had their roles expanded

Conversations around DEI are changing – so have travel ads kept up?

Travel’s peaks push shows the industry is taking some steps in the right direction, but firms’ 2023/24 campaigns also point towards more progress needing to be made, writes inclusive communications director Shilpa Saul for TTG

Carrier reports record-breaking year via agents and launches overseas retreat

Sales through agents have reached new highs as the operator plans its first mini-conference

Jet2 chief Steve Heapy to address SPAA dinner next month

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays boss Heapy will be joined at the event by chief executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, Dr Liz Cameron CBE

Holidays profit to ease £40m hit for easyJet from Middle East crisis

Airline forecasts £126 million headline loss for typically quieter winter quarter to 31 December, which was hit by an ongoing pause in flights to Israel and Jordan and ‘a temporary slowdown in flight bookings for the wider industry’