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Emma Rodgers joins Classic Collection trade team
Former Riviera Travel key account manager joins operator as business development manager
New Icelandic airline details UK flight launch
Niceair details UK flight launch to northern Iceland destination
Jet2 adds another city break option from Newcastle
Jet2 adds Verona flights and packages from north-east airport next summer
Canterbury puts 2023 Lapland programme on sale
Two-, three- and four-night packages start for Christmas 2023 from £1,110pp
Agents 'vitally important' to relaunched Prestige Travel's plans
The operator will aim to enrich both customer and trade booking experience
Prestige names new MD and reveals expanded trade team
General sales manager Lee Hamilton promoted to MD as newly rebranded firm renews commitment to trade with Charlotte Sargeson and Denise Bridgeman joining business development team
Jet2: Booking momentum accelerating as customer confidence grows
Airline and operator bullish about summer prospects despite full-year loss forecast of £378 million to £383 million
Wizz Air launches Cardiff base with nine new routes
The carrier will operate nine routes from the airport with fares from £12.99pp
Flurry of opportunity: can ski and snow capitalise on the late Easter?
The winter sports sector is enjoying a boost from a further easing of travel restrictions – and may look to a late season to recoup losses, writes Gary Noakes
Jet2holidays to host three fam trips in April
A group of 10 independent agents flew to Majorca on Tuesday (5 April) for a three-night trip co-hosted with Iberostar
'We're booking with agents', say older travellers
Silver Travel Advisor survey shows big swing away from booking direct
Tui Group to recruit 1,500 new staff in UK and overseas
Tui has vacancies for 1,000 overseas staff plus 500 IT employees
Intrepid Travel Group optimistic despite 2021 loss
Intrepid Travel Group continues with sustainability programme despite increased losses last year
Jet2 boss hails agents for Birmingham and Stansted growth
Red carpet, VIP welcome for passengers on Wednesday (30 March) as airline and operator marked five years at southern and Midlands bases
Summer 2022 could be as strong as 2019, says Tui
Bookings for summer 2022 at 80% of summer 2019 levels, group reveals
Tui to return €700 million in Covid state aid next month
European travel giant to start paying back Covid support provided by the German state and the country’s banking sector
Jet2 confirms massive Greece expansion plans
Airline and operator to offer half a million extra seats to Greece this summer, as reported by TTG last November
Classic Collection launches agent Caribbean guide
The new guide has a section on health and wellbeing alongside a range of activities the islands offer including hiking, zip-lining, sailing and surfing
Jet2holidays to launch new online agent training portal
Jet2holidays Learn will be available from 1 April
Lloyd Cross promoted to Jet2holidays general manager trade sales
TTG 30 Under 30 alumnus Cross has been with the business for more than a decade and has pledged to further strengthen Jet2’s agent partnership approach in his new role
Jet2 expands summer 2022 programme at Manchester
Airline and operator adding new flights to several European hotspots following spike in demand
Johnson confirms P&O Ferries will face legal action
Prime minister, though, stops short of saying government contracts with the firm will be axed
Saga Group buoyed by cruise despite another travel loss
Saga’s travel division records another big loss due to the pandemic but sees better times ahead
P&O Ferries bosses to face grilling from MPs on Thursday
P&O Ferries bosses invited to appear before transport and business committees to explain sacking of 800 workers