Short haul operators

EasyJet holidays backs new non-profit aiming 'to make sustainable holidays mainstream'

Operator signs up as founding partner of The International Centre for Responsible Tourism global with the aim of ’making sustainable holidays mainstream’

SPL Villas to offer price parity as it rolls out flight booking functionality

Villa specialist reveals it will offer guaranteed price parity for the first time as it introduces flight booking functionality for the trade

Tui veteran Helen Caron leaves the business after 24 years

Caron, who has has held senior leadership roles across product, purchasing, cruise and distribution during her 24-year Tui career, will leave the company at the end of September

Tui expands hotel portfolio hours after revealing bold new vision

New properties in Sardinia, Tunisia and Turkey added to Tui’s offering

Tui to restructure around 'global curated leisure marketplace' model

Tui UK and Ireland chief marketing officer Neil Swanson to succeed Andrew Flintham as Tui UK and Ireland’s managing director

Andrew Flintham to leave Tui to head up British Airways Holidays

Tui’s UK and Ireland managing director will succeed Claire Bentley at the end of October

Jet2holidays puts summer 2026 programme on sale with 22 new routes

Airline will launch new routes from Bournemouth, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stansted and Newcastle airports

'Don't price ordinary people out of travel,' Jet2 chief Steve Heapy warns new govt

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays held a fringe event at Labour’s annual conference, outlining what it wants from the new government and warning it not to penalise the holidays of ’hard working families’

Tui expects profits to bounce back to £1 billion mark this year

Tui says full year 2023/24 profits are set to increase by 25% in line with expectations, breaching the £1 billion barrier

‘Give us a go’: Tui ready to step up campaign to win over independent agents

The operator, Europe’s largest, has spent the past year persuading the trade to sell more of its holidays; TTG caught up with Tui’s Neil Swanson to find out how this effort is going

Booking packages boosting Britons’ confidence in overseas travel – Abta

Britons are more confident about travelling abroad this year than last, new data from Abta has concluded

Aito spells out concerns over new EU border rules and backs calls for discretion

Aito members have voiced their concerns to the FCDO about the upcoming European Entry-Exit System introduction, saying discretion must be used at peak times to avoid long delays

EasyJet and British Airways to launch flights to Georgia's capital Tbilisi

EasyJet and British Airways will offer direct links from the UK to Georgia’s capital Tbilisi next summer, with easyJet flying rom Luton and BA from Heathrow

Africa specialist shares advice after hitting B Corp milestone

Mahlatini Travel gained the status in July after months of hard work, says company chief

‘It's our take on the ‘where next?’ culture’: Intrepid Travel reveals 2025 Not Hot List

Intrepid Travel has named the 10 destinations on its latest Not Hot List as part of its efforts to divert tourists away from overtourism hotspots

Gold Medal to give agents access to 'thousands' of curated offers

Trade-only operator to give agents tools to filter offers ’left on the cutting room floor’ and use them to develop marketing for their clients

Classic Collection inks deal to start packaging Ryanair flights

Classic Collection will start offering Ryanair flights when packaging holidays over the coming weeks

Fears of massive discounting recede as package prices 'hold'

High prices appear to have put some agents’ clients off last-minute getaways this summer, while others have been prepared to pay the premium for some sun following the Euros, the general election and amid the coolest summer for nearly a decade

Package prices resilient amid 'strong late booking momentum' – Jet2

Airline and operator’s package holiday customers up 8% year-on-year this summer and now represents more than 70% of all its departing passengers

Industry veterans Kevin Coles and Andy Speight join forces to launch trade-only brand

Former Travel 2 exec Kevin Coles joins forces with Travelgenix boss Andy Speight to launch new online operator aimed exclusively at agents

'We see it as integral to our future': Tui ready to grow retail estate

Tui stands out as the last – and only – vertically integrated tour operator to maintain a high street retail presence; TTG’s Gary Noakes catches up with the operator’s UK retail chief Stephen Bracegirdle to find out what the plan is as independents continue to make their mark

Govt hints at restoring right for under-30s to work in EU travel jobs

The UK government is keen to open talks with Brussels about granting under 30s the right to work in the EU, with reciprocal arrangements for UK businesses to attract EU staff.

EasyJet adds Malta and mainland Spain packages at Southend airport

EasyJet adds more routes and packages to its base at Southend ahead of its return to the Essex airport next spring

Joanna Lumley backs calls urging Tui to ditch captive dolphin attractions

Joanna Lumley, Alesha Dixon and Deborah Meadon head list of signatories to an open letter to Tui calling for the operator to stop selling captive dolphin attractions