Short haul operators

B2B sales soar for On the Beach Group

Group says its Classic Collection Holidays and Classic Package Holidays businesses are helping drive a post-Omicron recovery

Ukraine situation 'truly saddening', says Regent Holidays

Operator contacting all clients booked on trips to Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Moldova that are due to depart up to the end of May to discuss their options

Travel urged to highlight charity partners in new initiative

Charitable Travel launches Make It Count in 2022 campaign

Canada specialist Laura Robertson joins Exsus Travel

Robertson brings more than 15 years’ travel industry experience to her new worldwide travel expert role with the luxury tailor-made firm

Tui adds April capacity as demand returns

Tui adds more flights as short and long-haul demand increases

Serenity brands launch new trade-only brochures

Corsican Places and Sardinian Places debut new flip-book brochures, covering 2022 accommodation and flight options – as well as twin-centres

EU to relax rules for non-essential travel next month

Bloc recommends member states open up further in March by relaxing non-essential travel rules for travellers who are vaccinated against, or have recovered from, Covid-19

Jet2, Clia and Intrepid chiefs to speak at Hays IG conference

Trio will appear alongside journalist and presenter Steph McGovern to give their take on the tour operator, cruise and experiential travel sectors

Turkey launches launches new trade training platform

Destination adds first modules to new training hub for agents

Ski specialist buoyed by easing of rules in Europe

’With much of the season remaining, these changes give good grounds for positivity as we look ahead to Easter and the rest of the season,’ said Oxford Ski Company founder Rupert Longsdon

Newmarket hopeful of Lapland sellout this year

Operator urges agents to get clients booked promptly for winter 2022 with programme already more than 75% sold out

New airline plans to open up northern Iceland

New Icelandic carrier plans UK flights from June

'Leaders have their time – the business needs new ideas'

In 2001, Karl Watson landed a job at Inntravel he didn’t really want; more than 20 years later, ahead of his departure in April, he reflects on his rise to managing director and that of ‘slow travel’

Inntravel MD Karl Watson to bow out after 17 years

Watson will leave the business in April and will be replaced by Jet2holidays general manager of product Emma Gray

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays up summer 2022 capacity at Manchester

Airline and operator to offer extra flight to new destination Sardinia, as well as extra flights to favourites Ibiza, Majorca and Santorini

France confirms relaxation of testing rules

France drops testing requirement, but change comes too late for most half-term breaks

Red list regime to be retained as 'an option', govt confirms

The red list remains the UK’s first line of defence against new variant importation, the Department for Transport has said

MPs warn government over Brexit border queues

MPs’ report expresses concerns about difficulties travelling to and from the EU when normal passenger numbers return

France 'set to relax UK testing requirement'

French minister says rules on testing for non-EU entrants will be revised soon

EasyJet opens Greek islands routes with partner airline

EasyJet strikes connection deal with Greece’s Sky express airline

Savings and desire to holiday will override cost of living fears, Tui predicts

Tui boss says UK household savings will mean they spend this summer despite energy bills hike

Tui chief predicts Greece 'sell-out' and Easter capacity crunch

Group chief executive Fritz Joussen said Greece was selling very well, due mainly to repeat bookings.

Summer spend up, but booking window shortened, says Tui

Tui optimistic about summer and to begin repaying state aid

Tui Group sees big fall in losses as summer 2022 flies

Tui Group summer 2022 sales now ahead of 2019