Short haul operators

'If you support agents, you'll get the sales': How Gold Medal's trade team became the best in the biz

Karen Fletcher reflects on her 27-year career with Gold Medal, her rise to the role of trade partnerships director – and her team’s triumph at this year’s Travel Industry Awards by TTG

'Specialists must treat the mass market as a barometer', Aito members told

Travel Trade Consultancy director Martin Alcock warns large operators could be forced to ’pull the levers’ if their growth in 2024 is lower than expected, potentially impacting specialists

Tui reveals first location for new upmarket hotel brand

Recently-acquired five-star resort in Zanzibar will be the first to operate under Tui’s new The Mora moniker

Jet2: 'We're delivering the right product for challenging times'

Airline and operator ’on track’ to deliver full-year profits of £400 million to £520 million, in line with guidance, despite ’well-publicised external challenges’

Corendon to launch Crete flights from MAN and LGW next summer

Turkey’s Corendon Airlines has revealed more UK expansion next summer, including launching services from Stansted

Stephanie Robins named Cyplon Holidays and Travelosophers sales director

Robins becomes the first person outside the Hajipapas family to become a director of the business in its 51-year history

Belfast's Travel Solutions sets out expansion plans following stellar 2023

Owner and managing director Peter McMinn said on Wednesday (22 November) the growth was a result of ’great loyalty’ from customers and agent partners alike

Tui grows new-look trade relations team to 17 ahead of peaks

The expanded team will report into Tui head of trade relations Andrew Isherwood

Explore set to return to Tunisia after long absence

Adventure specialist relaunches itineraries to Tunisia after a gap of almost seven years

EasyJet holidays reveals largest summer programme since 2019

EasyJet holidays has put its 2025 beach and city break packages on sale, with free child offers and a price guarantee

Riviera set to reveal biggest-ever peaks campaign amid soaring sales

Head of trade Thomas Morgan confirmed Riviera was targeting a 30-35% increase in agent business during peaks

Hays Travel to relaunch in-house tour operator as 'standalone B2B brand' Vista

Former Travel 2 manager Kathleen Molloy will head up sales and product at Vista, with Tracey Luke serving as head of operations

Olympic Holidays adds new Greek island and Olympus Riviera for 2024

Bookings will start from £1,439 for a seven-night stay in Milos while a week-long holiday in the Olympus Riviera will be from £968 per person

Tui to expand touring and multi-centre options for 2025

Tui enlarges its touring programme for summer 2025 as it continues its attempt to broaden its appeal

Jet2 expands 2024 programme to meet demand for late summer sun

The airline has added extra capacity from eight UK airports including Belfast International, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford and Manchester

Global Travel Collection promotions to strengthen support for agents

Global Travel Collection enhances roles of management to step up support for the trade

Olympic boxing champion named as Jet2holidays conference guest

London 2012 gold medallist Nicola Adams OBE to appear at airline and operator’s ’flight or flight’-themed conference over 27-30 November

Wendy Wu Tours to fund scholarship programme in Cambodia

The Asia specialist will underwrite the programme for 25 underprivileged children in Siem Reap

The Big Question: Is it finally time to turn APD into an environmental tax?

Air Passenger Duty was introduced as a ’green’ tax in the mid-90s, but should the proceeds go towards cleaning up travel’s operations rather than general taxation?

Jet2 hails 'hard work and dedication' of 33 new graduate apprentices

The ceremony was the second held for Jet2.com and Jet2holidays apprentices

Sunvil launches Cuba, new Greek island and expanded Albania programme

Operator reveals new additions to its European and Latin American programmes for 2023/24

Tui stresses importance of indie agents as summer 2025 goes on sale

Third-party agents ‘vital to us’ says Tui after renewing its courtship of trade

Hays IG chief Natasha Marson to join easyJet holidays

Nastasha Moran will join easyJet holidays on 18 December to oversee the operator’s sales team and work with more than 5,000 travel agents

EasyJet puts a dozen new routes on sale for summer 2024

Southampton-Alicante and Liverpool-Enfidha are some of the new routes put on sale by easyJet