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Direct Eurostar services to resume between the Netherlands and the UK next year
Services will run direct between Amsterdam and London from 10 February 2025 following works at Amsterdam’s central station
Explore MD: 'Sustainability is an increasingly important part of our sales pitch'
Explore Worldwide managing director Michael Edwards tells TTG why sustainability is becoming the "currency" of what a good travel business looks like for both agents and customers
What to expect from La Dolce Vita Orient Express, Italy’s first luxury sleeper train 
The luxury railway brand is about to make its in Italy, along with the brand’s first hotel
November launch for new EU border rules would have been ‘carnage’, Lords told
A House of Lords committee has been told of chaos if the EU Entry-Exit Scheme had been introduced in early November, with no communication or, in some cases, the necessary technology
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
Eurostar and SkyTeam seal deal to combine air and rail travel
Eurostar and SkyTeam will offer combined itineraries from early 2025 following a memorandum of understanding between the two that will see them offer through-ticketing
'Many ways to support a low carbon future,' Responsible Travel insists
The activist operator announced on Tuesday (24 September) all the progress it has made since releasing its 2023 impact report
Five for 2025: the travel trends agents need to watch out for next year
From action on overtourism and a transition to more meaningful travel to growing demand for late deals, these are some of the travel trends agents need to watch out for in 2025
The Bernina Express
On the highest railway route across the Alps, the Bernina Express climbs up to the glistening glaciers before descending to the palms of Italy.
Mundy Cruising launches new cruise and rail collection
Trips combine luxury cruises with iconic train journeys around the globe
Govt pledges £10 million to smooth transition to new EU border rules
£3.5 million pledges each to the Port of Dover, Eurostar at St Pancras and Eurotunnel at Folkestone to guard against ’excessive queues’ when the EU Entry-Exit System comes into effect in November
New sleeper rail service to connect the UK with Venice in 24 hours
Starting 5 February, twice-weekly services will connect Brussels to Venice, opening up the prospect of a 24-hour single-change journey from the UK to Italy
Great Rail Journeys consolidates budget brand under new name
Rail Discoveries, the Great Rail Journeys sister brand, is rebranded and absorbed into the operator’s main portfolio
Byway's Paul Conroy: 'I'd love to reach out to more agents this year'
Byway’s head of partnerships Paul Conroy tells TTG’s Gary Noakes about its bold new operator and agency tie-ups, and what it plans to do with healthy new investment
Top 5: The luxury hotels agents need to know about this week
Our new weekly list of luxury hotels-to-watch has officially dropped, giving agents quick-fix ideas on what to share with clients.
SAF investment and rail reform: how travel reacted to the King's Speech
New Labour government’s first King’s Speech outlines plans to support the sustainable aviation fuel industry and progressively renationalise Britain’s railways
Inghams hails return of ski train next winter with increased allocation
Inghams has tripled the number of seats on Eurostar Snow trains next winter after seeing strong demand for the London to French Alps service
Byway to expand into new markets after securing £5 million fresh funding
The slow travel specialist will use the cash to expand into new markets and new roles across several departments, including in technology, product and finance
The specialist helping agents capitalise on the boom in rail holidays
We connect the dots for travel agents booking rail, says Frank Marini, chief executive of Railbookers, which has seen FIT business triple in size since Covid.
Co-op Holidays becomes Byway's latest flight-free holiday partner
Your Co-op Travel’s in-house operator has teamed up with flight-free travel specialist Byway to arm its agents more travel options to offer their clients
Not in the Guidebooks expands Arctic programme with new Norway trips
The collection, which will be expanded again later this year, now features more options to stay with local hosts and experience Norway’s fjords by boat and rail
Accor partners with LVMH for Orient Express development
The luxury hospitality company has teamed up with LVMH to accelerate the growth of its Orient Express products
Intrepid launches rail itineraries to meet slow travel trend
The responsible operator has launched a rail travel range featuring 40 itineraries and three new trips in further moves in its decarbonisation plans
CV Villas partners with Byway to offer flight-free breaks
Agents will be able to offer their customers pre-built itineraries to the Mediterranean combining rail, ferry and bus journeys with villa stays