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The race to the top? Why margins are really set to matter this summer
Travel experts assess whether summer 2023’s momentum can continue in the face of rising prices and cost of living worries
Club Med's new Val D'Isere property
Club Med reaps fruits of post-pandemic bounceback
Club Med issues upbeat 2022 financial results following global pick-up in business
The CAA has published another Atol consultation document
CAA strikes optimistic tone despite another fall in Atol renewals
CAA says 155 of 660 March Atol renewals still to be completed
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EasyJet holidays kicks off summer with expanded hotel portfolio
The UK’s third-biggest tour operator announced on Monday (3 April) it would add another 50 hotels to its portfolio this summer
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Touromo chief hails 'phenomenal' agent response to new brand
Head of leisure Helen Smyth tells TTG about Touromo’s efforts to court agents, and why its higher quality coach touring proposition has been a success
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Kirker ramps up trade focus after agency sales team expansion
The operator is targeting a 15% rise in trade bookings versus 2019 levels by the end of the year
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Jet2 launches new Athens and Rome routes and city breaks
The inaugural flights departed Stansted on Thursday (30 March)
Experience Travel Group's Sam Clark said B Corp status was about 'much more' than sustainability
Experience Travel Group merges with Holiday Architects to create new group
The specialist operators will come together under the ownership of a new umbrella company
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Agent secures largest booking in Citalia's 90-year history
Paul Joyce, of Burnley-based Brulea Travel, secured the record-breaking sale worth £57,000
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Tui seeks extra €1.8 billion to finish paying off Covid state aid
European travel giant’s supervisory board approves near-€2 billion new capital increase
Operator to increase focus on community-based tourism with new range
Operator to increase focus on community-based tourism with new range
Original Travel launches collection of 20 itineraries centred around community-based tourism
Jet2holidays’ new Express Transfers service goes live
Jet2holidays to restore free resort flight check-in service
The service will return at the end of April, initially in Cyprus, after being suspended due to the pandemic
Tui sets out 'ambitious' two-year growth plan for Tui Blue portfolio
Tui sets out 'ambitious' two-year growth plan for Tui Blue portfolio
Operator confirms new additions in Menorca, Hurghada, Ayia Napa, Majorca and Thailand for summer 2023, and plans to expand further into Asia, the Caribbean and West Africa over the next two years
Experienced product manager Jayne White joins Premier Holidays
Experienced product manager Jayne White joins Premier Holidays
White will be responsible for Premier’s programmes in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, as well as its cruise portfolio
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EasyJet holidays unveils summer 2024 trade booking incentive
The incentive will see £15 paid for all beach and city holidays booked from Wednesday (15 March) until 11 April 2023, on holidays departing between 1 April 2024 and 31 October 2024
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EasyJet holidays claims first with extended summer season
Operator launches summer programme to Rhodes, with Santorini to follow at the weekend
Istanbul has become an easyJet holidays destination
EasyJet holidays adds Istanbul city break packages
EasyJet holidays adds Istanbul as a city break destination following the launch of Manchester flights
Price hikes mean travel must up its game this summer, Tui chiefs warn
Price hikes mean travel must up its game this summer, Tui chiefs warn
"People have paid more for their holidays and are therefore – rightly – going to be more demanding," Andrew Flintham tells TTG
The TSSA union fears Cook's collapse will give Tui ‘a monopoly position’
Why Tui is unlikely to get into a price war with Jet2
"We have not benefited as much as Jet2 from the disappearance of Thomas Cook – we do see that as a challenge," Tui Group chief executive Sebastian Ebel admitted last month
Sharm el Sheikh is one of easyJet Holidays' winter hotspots
EasyJet Holidays increases its winter 2024 package options
EasyJet Holidays adds more packages following the airline’s decision to increase flight options
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Gold Medal parent axes budget Sunmaster Holidays brand
Thirty-plus staff are affected by decision to axe dnata’s Sunmaster Holidays brand
Play is expanding its network to Scotland
Iceland's Play to start flights from Glasgow this summer
Budget Icelandic carrier will bring competition to Glasgow International with new flights
Classic Collection puts fresh spin on agent fam experience
Classic Collection puts fresh spin on agent fam experience
Operator inviting agents to apply for new ‘Be Our Rep, Be Our Guest’ initiative, which will see agents rep for Classic for three days in return for a complimentary three-night stay
Jet2's first flight from Bristol will take off for Lanzarote on 1 April 2021
Jet2 takes baggage handling in-house at Bristol and Newcastle
Airline and operator says control over ramp operations would boost customer experience during what is set to be its biggest summer ever