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London Southend airport gains link to Italian city favourite
Southend airport has gained a new service from Aeroitalia, Italy’s second-largest carrier, to the country’s Bergamo airport
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
EasyJet names Egypt among list of best sellers over Christmas
EasyJet names Hurghada among its best sellers despite concerns over the Middle East situation
Luton airport gains new airline with nod to historic name
New Romanian carrier takes off from Luton airport with twice-weekly service
Seven-night all-inclusives 'in highest demand' for easyJet holidays
EasyJet and easyJet holidays have revealed their latest travel trends for 2024 during the first week of the Big Orange Sale
Gold Medal launches turn of year campaign with return of agent 'grand giveaway'
Throughout January and February, one lucky agent a week will win £1,000 in Farebank Rewards
British Airways confirms new Turkey route for next summer
British Airways will add a fifth destination in Turkey next summer with a new route from Heathrow
Jet2holidays unveils 'heavyweight' trade-focused peaks campaign with agent offer
From 1 January 2024, Jet2holidays will give travel agents the chance to win one of 100 fam trip places with Jet2holidays
Celestyal to offer cruise-and-land packages with new partner
Celestyal and Olympic Holidays have partnered for the first time to offer a new programme of package holidays
Which? blasts lack of basics in many all-inclusive packages
Which? Travel criticises all-inclusive hotel extras, saying clients can spend hundreds of pounds a week on things that should be included
Kuoni reveals first TV ad for four years as part of 'highly targeted' peaks campaign
Launching on Boxing Day, Kuoni’s campaign will run across streaming services, radio, Spotify, YouTube, press, direct mail and online
Why some of travel's biggest brands are turning – or returning – to the trade
TTG caught up with a handful of major brands that are either starting to work with agents again, or work with the trade for the first time. Gary Noakes reports
Jet2holidays unveils hotel sustainability labelling scheme
Chief executive Steve Heapy said the new scheme would help agents choose the best accommodation for their clients
TTG at 70: The long journey to package holiday perfection
The advent of package holidays transformed the travel industry and opened up the world to more than just the rich lucky few. Gary Noakes traces its history
Tui launches new booking tools to independent agents to boost peaks sales
Ahead of the peaks booking period, Tui is giving agents the tools to sell its products to customers
Canary Islands launches digital tool to help tourism sector cut carbon
The Canaries detailed its climate action plan at Cop28 in Dubai, it being the only Spanish destination represented at Cop
Fred Holidays creates new team 'to support growth in trade engagement'
Head of business development Laura Wilson to lead newly-created team to grow the brand’s ties with agents
EasyJet holidays continues its expansion into new markets
EasyJet holidays confirms its entry into the package market in France and Germany
Jet2 ramps up Italy programme following surge in summer demand
According to chief executive Steve Heapy, Jet2’s programme is “enjoying strong demand”
Ryanair puts its faith in Morocco with 35 new routes next summer
Ryanair reveals a fourth base in Morocco plus 35 new routes, including 11 domestic services for summer 2024
Inghams and Explore among brands hit by cyberattack on Hotelplan UK
Hotelplan UK warns of cybersecurity breach on five UK brands, which led it to shut down its IT systems
Stansted and Manchester to gain new flights to Jordan next summer
Royal Jordanian has confirmed UK expansion, with two new airports added to its timetable in 2024
British Airways to restart scheduled services from Stansted next year
British Airways will reinstate scheduled flights from Stansted next summer following a five-year absence
British Airways poised for return to Agadir with new Gatwick service
BA will reinstate a service to the Moroccan beach destination of Agadir in the spring