Operators

New tour operator promises to ‘put sustainability first and the destination second’

Sustainable Journeys is the new UK tour operator launched by Melissa Tilling, chief executive of Charitable Travel with Estonia as its launch destination.

Exodus Adventure Travels awarded B Corp status

Head of sustainability Rochelle Turner said on Monday (15 January) the small-group specialist was immensely proud of being awarded the B Corp status

ATN24 Conference & Marketplace returns as hybrid event next month

The conference and marketplace is the fourth annual event by Adventure Travel Networking

EasyJet agrees partnership deal with Tui-owned Musement

The tie-up means all easyJet’s customers can now book thousands of Musement’s excursions, activities and attraction tickets

Jet2holidays trade sales chief: ‘Customers will demand more value for money in 2024’

Jet2holidays’ trade chief gives TTG his forecast for the year ahead while sharing why agents should book with him and not his competitors

Villa specialist to work more closely with agents after securing Atol

A mainly direct-sell villa brand has pledged to up its trade engagement after moving into the package market

Faroe Islands carrier to launch Gatwick flights

The Faroe Islands’ Atlantic Airways will fly to Gatwick this summer, it has confirmed

Alex Delamere-White confirmed as HX chief commercial officer

The announcement comes as part of the expedition travel provider’s rebrand, which started late last year

Big three operators on a firm footing as they detail 2024 ambitions

Tui, easyJet holidays and Jet2 have had their books examined, and the results give us an idea of how 2023 went, and what to expect in 2024

Riviera boosts trade team with key account manager appointment

Lloyd Morris said he was looking forward to “supporting trade partners in growing their Riviera sales”

Citalia shares top 10 spots and expert tips for selling Italy

Italy specialist Citalia has published a destination guide detailing key selling points and sharing its top places for a holiday in the country.

Travel Solutions Network to recruit more homeworkers after securing new operator partnership

TSN has secured contracts with some of the UK’s largest travel brands - it now believes it can ’dominate’ the outsourced virtual call centre space

Black Tomato details travel trends to watch for 2024

Black Tomato has published its travel trend predictions for 2024, with group travel and remote destinations becoming increasingly popular

Travel industry veteran to lead training at Tour America brands

Neasa McHugh left Irish travel agency Tour America in 2009 but has now returned to lead training and development at the company

Jet2holidays receives ‘record’ bookings from independent agents

Operator is gearing up for “even stronger” demand on Sunshine Saturday

Premier Holidays appoints Rachel Wood as new BDM

Experienced new recruit will cover northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

APT launches BDM recruitment drive following national account manager appointment

APT and Travelmarvel is currently recruiting for two BDMs following Robin Griffiths’ promotion and ahead of the departure of Koral Lipton

Albania, Zambia and Shropshire named as 'destinations to watch' this year

Abta says 2024 will be the year travel volumes return to 2019 levels, with Albania, Aruba, Zambia and Shropshire named among 10 destinations agents should keep their eye on this year

Tui urges shareholders to support London de-listing

Tui has asked shareholders to back a plan that will see its shares traded only on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, de-listing it in London

Operators move to bolster trade teams as peaks gets under way

Classic Collection and Kuoni posted about current vacancies within their trade sales teams on LinkedIn

Jet2holidays adds more summer peak capacity at Manchester

Airline and operator has increased capacity on nine Manchester routes during the summer peak as it continues its 2024 expansion

Kuoni parent snaps up family-run villa specialist Solmar

Der Touristik UK plans to make Solmar’s 1,600+ villas available to book through all 27 Kuoni stores, and has pledged to grow the brand into ‘the largest villa operator out of the UK’

Eurostar's £39 fares promotion breached advertising rules

Eurostar judged to have broken Advertising Standards Authority guidelines with £39 fares promotion due to lack of availability of reduced tickets

Allergies and bike accidents among growing threats to holidaymakers

New data from the Safer Tourism Foundation reveals some of the new threats impacting travellers over the past year