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How women are driving Intrepid's exploration of Saudi Arabia

Intrepid’s Zina Bencheikh talks to TTG about the tour operator’s decision to expand into Saudi Arabia and how local women – and its visitors – will benefit from its approach

Intrepid Travel introduces female-led tours of Saudi Arabia

Tours will start in the Saudi capital of Riyadh and wind up in Jeddah and will be female-only

MPs demand airlines ‘be held accountable to green pledges’

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has said the government must do more to ensure airlines achieve net-zero emissions by 2050

Agents to hike Inca Trail in support of cancer survivor colleague

A band of Not Just Travel consultants will walk the 25-mile Inca Trail to Machu Picchu later this year in support of cancer charity The Pink Ribbon Foundation

Greece firms up 'free holiday' offer for wildfire-hit Rhodes tourists

The Rodos Week initiative is aimed at all tourists who resided in hotels evacuated during last summer’s wildfires

St Giles Hotel to provide hospitality training for 20 rough sleepers

Participants have also been guaranteed job interviews after they complete the programme

Tui left isolated on marine parks stance by rivals Jet2 and easyJet

Europe’s largest operator is coming under growing pressure to take a firmer stance on the animal attractions it sells after shifts in policy by its two main rival operator brands

Jet2holidays to stop selling marine parks featuring captive cetaceans

Jet2’s announcement comes after easyJet holidays earlier this month confirmed it would stop selling zoos and marine parks under its new animal welfare policy

Experts and events revealed for new TTG Fairer Travel Month – all you need to know

Get loads of practical advice and hear from many inspiring experts to help drive positive change within your businesses

'Things need to start happening now': why, for easyJet, the future is hydrogen

EasyJet boss Johan Lundgren believes the 2040s will be the decade ’hydrogen takes off’ – TTG’s Gary Noakes headed to Birmingham airport to find out what’s fuelling his confidence

'More top Atol holders must make firm commitments on sustainability'

Less than a third (30%) of the UK’s biggest travel companies have proactively and publicly published comprehensive sustainability plans, new research carried out in partnership with the ITT’s Sustainability Committee has revealed.

We at TerraVerde Sustainability analysed the websites of the UK’s top 50 Atol holders for evidence of their sustainability commitments and strategies, while also evaluating their efforts to promote sustainable travel choice.

The findings revealed:

Free webinar to explore the effects and role of alcohol in the travel industry

Industry recruitment, employment and legal experts Barbara Kolosinska, Claire Steiner and Ami Naru will host the event on Wednesday (27 March) at 11am

Oceania boss 'scared' of spiralling carbon tax burden on cruise lines

The line’s president Frank A. Del Rio argued that cruise lines’ efforts to reduce their carbon footprint were often overlooked by governments

TTC and VisitScotland team up to promote responsible tourism as 'new normal'

The Travel Corporation and VisitScotland have entered a ’unique’ partnership which will see new itineraries developed with responsible tourism at its core and resources to support tourism businesses in developing action plans

Intrepid Travel turns around £9 million loss to post record annual profit

Intrepid Travel’s annual report reveals its fortunes in a year of recovery with optimistic forecasts for 2024

Meet the TTG 30 Under 30 cohort walking to raise funds for Reuben's Retreat

With a month to go before the TTG 30 Under 30 Class of 2023 set off on a 20-mile hike in aid of Reuben’s Retreat, we meet some of the hikers to get their views on the challenge ahead.

Expert advice to help you build sustainable travel itineraries

Learn how to build a sustainable travel itinerary, with advice from this year’s TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes.

How does B Corp benefit travel businesses and their customers?

Two Travel by B Corp members tell us about the benefits of being B Corp Certified to their businesses - and to their agent partners and customers

EasyJet holidays bans zoos and marine parks in new animal welfare policy

EasyJet holidays it had consulted with animal rights groups such as World Animal Protection in creating the new policy

Limitless Travel appoints first customer experience manager

Danny Smith will work alongside Limitless Travel’s sales team, and brings experience from his six years as a volunteer for the RAF Association

The Travel Industry Awards 2024 by TTG: everything you need to know

Travel’s most sought-after awards are back! Find out what’s new and how to enter

Unrest in Ecuador 'risks spilling over into Peru', Foreign Office warns

Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa has extended the country’s 60-day state of emergency for a further 30 days through to 6 April

The Big Question: Do women have equal opportunity to progress in travel?

The agency sector, in particular, is still staffed primarily by women. So is the industry creating enough openings for them to maximise their potential?

IHG partners with Just a Drop charity to fund safe water projects

The Water for All initiative will be piloted at five of IHG’s voco hotels, including two in the UK