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Former Travel 2 tours consultant Heather Hutton to head up Vista's new touring division
Hutton, who joined Vista parent Hays Travel from Travel 2 five years ago, has been tasked with building on the momentum the agency’s in-house tour operator has sustained since rebranding in 2023
Aito to widen membership to start-up SMEs with new associate scheme
Association has launched an associate membership scheme for start-up businesses that do not meet its two-year trading requirement
Jet2 tells agents to expect summer lates market and 'modest' package price increases
Jet2 has updated its 2024/25 profits forecast and given its thoughts on the current summer market in a statement to investors, saying the late booking market persists
Spain and Portugal scramble to restore travel links following mass power outage
Some 185 flights due to depart Portugal on Monday (28 April) were cancelled, and 205 from Spain, amid the blackout
Operators target Balkan Holidays customers affected by UK closure
The specialist tour operator on Thursday (24 April) announced it was closing down its UK operation on Thursday after nearly 60 years
Balkan Holidays ceases trading in the UK after nearly 60 years
All forward holiday bookings with the specialist have been cancelled
Jet2 finally puts new Jet2Weddings brand on sale through agents
Jet2Weddings was launched as a direct brand late last year and is now available to agents to offer their clients
Classic Collection adds Luxor, Tangier and Tromso plus more than 600 new hotels
Operator expands online booking portfolio available to agents with new destinations and more hotels in Agadir, Sicily, Malaga, Montenegro and Bulgaria
Fam trip boosts agency's Lapland sales – and inspires agent to lead her own trip
The homeworker who returned from a three-night fam trip to Lapland – and decided to lead her own group tour
Audley Travel £600 million sale 'postponed' amid market turmoil
Owner 3i’s plans to sell Audley Travel have reportedly been put on hold
Lanzarote floods put squeeze on Easter breaks; latest from Tui and Jet2
Tui cancels ’small number’ of holidays, while Jet2 warns several hotels have closed to arrivals
Holidays remain a 'top priority purchase' despite economic fears, says Barclays
Travel bucks the trend once again in Barclays spending survey as the bank says people still feel holidays are a top priority despite fears about rising bills and the effects of tariffs
Carrier launches Limitless campaign to target high value bookings
Operator has seen a “spike” in holidays worth more than £100,000 from agents
'More industry giants are recognising the importance of robust environmental strategy'
Are the UK’s top travel companies moving with the times on sustainability? And have they made any progress over the past year? Patrick Richards from TTG Media’s sustainability partner TerraVerde picks up the story 12 months on
Black Tomato founder talks 'massive growth opportunities' after momentous win
The brand broke the mould when it started focusing on experience-led travel 20 years ago
Thomas Cook auditors fined millions for failings in run-up to 2019 collapse
Cook’s auditors have been fined nearly £5 million for failing to properly investigate the company in the two years before it collapsed, a damning report by a financial watchdog reveals
'Olympic Holidays is seen as an old-style operator – we need to change this perception with agents'
New managing director Reeva Kingston talks TTG’s Ilaria Grasso Macola through her plans for the brand and why agents will be key to its growth
Crystal Ski guests among hundreds evacuated from La Plagne hotel blaze
More than 400 guests, most of them British, were evacuated from a hotel used by Crystal Ski in the French resort of La Plagne following a blaze early on Wednesday
Gatwick facing Easter strike action as ground staff plan walkout
Gatwick ground handling staff are set to strike at Easter in a dispute over pensions and working conditions, with a handful of airlines likely to be affected
'Disappointing' package travel shake-up 'a missed opportunity for meaningful reform' – Aito
Aito has said the proposed changes to the Package Travel Regulations do not go far enough in alleviating the industry of some of its regulatory burdens, while Abta is more welcoming
Package travel back on government agenda as industry views sought on revised reforms
The government has proposed changes to insolvency protection and Linked Travel Arrangements in its reform of the EU’s Package Travel Regulations, opening a three-month consultation period
'An extra £20,000 a year': agents count the cost as Budget measures take effect
Adjustments to National Insurance, minimum wage and business rates may mean smaller agencies feel the pinch, with larger travel businesses able to absorb the cost
Lack of aircraft means higher air fares set to continue, industry warned
Leading aviation lawyer tells Abta Aviation Forum the lack of supply of new aircraft and leased alternatives mean consumers will face high air fares for some time to come yet
UK could suffer repeat of last summer’s air traffic control delays – Iata
Iata’s UK and Ireland boss warns the issues that plagued air traffic control last summer have still not been resolved as this year’s peak season approaches