Responsible business

Agency helps raise more than £120,000 for Cancer Research UK

West Kilbride’s LAH Travel sponsored an annual gala dinner alongside Classic Collection

Carnival UK launches fresh recruitment drive for female coders

The brand joins other travel companies including Tui, Booking.com, Skyscanner, The Travel Corporation and Travel Perk

G Adventures founder: ‘Travel is a privilege, not a right’

TTG catches up with Bruce Poon Tip ahead of the launch of G-backed documentary, The Last Tourist, who sets out his vision for how travel can truly become a force for good

France implements ban on shortest domestic flights in bid to limit emissions

The ban all but rules out air travel between Paris and cities such as Nantes, Lyon and Bordeaux

TikTok inspiring Brits to book ‘spontaneous mystery trips’, data finds

A recent viral TikTok filter saw users’ next holiday location randomly chosen via the filter’s destination generator

Inside Travel Group achieves B Corp certification

The parent company of InsideJapan Tours and InsideAsia Tours joined the global movement to "balance profits with purpose".

Future Advantage conferences ‘will be about giving back’

Boss Julia Lo Bue-Said told delegates they will see a “very different context and thought process” at next year’s event

Half-term Heathrow rail service strikes called off following revised pay deal

The TSSA union had already suspended strike action which was due to take place on Wednesday (24 May)

Supporting agents’ sustainability missions ‘a top priority’ for Advantage

At the Advantage conference in Benidorm on Monday (22 May), Lo Bue-Said outlined how supporting agents with their ESG strategies is "a top priority" for the consortium.

To support the development of products and services, Advantage is introducing a Sustainability Member Steering Group made up of a mix of members to help develop and input into the strategy.

Colleagues across Advantage HQ have also been recruited as "sustainability ambassadors" to help keep the business focused and embed sustainability across the business.

Luxury operator stops selling Egypt tours involving camel rides

The firm becomes the first travel company to take this step in aid of the animal

More than £15 million lost to holiday fraud last year

According to Action Fraud, an emerging trend is fraudsters using counterfeit Atol protect numbers on their fake webpage

Travel rebounds again in April but sector’s recruitment woes continue

According to Lloyds Bank, travel and hospitality were less concerned about the future impact of inflation, and more optimistic about future output growth

'Travel must do more for disabled passengers – I know, I am one'

‘I’m asking the travel industry to work harder at supporting disabled passengers from the start of their journey to its end,’ writes Delsion founder and chief executive Julian John for TTG

Bristol airport expansion to go ahead after court appeal rejected

Planning permission to increase the airport’s capacity from 10 million to 12 million was upheld by the Court of Appeal

Heathrow rail service strikes suspended following revised pay offer

Rail union TSSA has temporarily called of strike action planned for next Wednesday (24 May) on London’s Elizabeth Line

Govt's rail plans 'will drive consumers away' from sustainable travel

Tech startup Byway said proposals from the Office of Rail and Road will allow rail operators in Great Britain to curtail the release of advance timetable information and permit the advance booking horizon for train tickets to be trimmed to just eight weeks

Cost of living squeeze not putting Brits off overseas holidays

As well as using their pandemic savings, Brits are choosing to save on takeaways (45%), dinners and drinks out (42%) to save for their holidays

Flash floods force Formula 1 to call off first European race of 2023

The Foreign Office has advised any fans in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy to check before travelling and follow the instructions of the local authorities

Palladium unveils three pillars to ‘make the world a better place’

The group’s s new global CSR initiative focuses on three core policy areas: people, community and planet

Travel job placements fall to 16-month low in April

New vacancies and candidates also dipped last month but May has seen a stronger start

AWTE names new board members ahead of 70th anniversary

Three new directors have been appointed

Police smash crime ring supplying murderers with fraudulent passports

Lynchpins Anthony Beard, 61, and Christopher Zietek, 67, were rumbled when a covert surveillance operation found they provided fraudulently obtained genuine passports (FOGs) to organised criminals over a five-year period

‘Only by joining forces, can we build a more compassionate industry’

"The pandemic really brought home the importance of mental health and wellbeing"

Passengers warned of further air travel disruption during summer season

Iata said collaboration, sufficient staffing and accurate information sharing are all "essential" to minimise operational disruptions this summer