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Thomas Cook directors 'to face no action' over collapse
Insolvency Service concludes its investigation into Thomas Cook’s 2019 collapse
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France to make reopening decision 'by the end of the week'
Winter sports operators await news from France on reopening
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Ooh, Ahh - Cantona launches football tours operator
Footballer Eric Cantona launches ’immersive’ football tours brand
Jet2's first flight from Bristol will take off for Lanzarote on 1 April 2021
Jet2holidays offers agents chance to win £5k marketing spend
The three winners, along with five runners-up, will also win a place on an Indulgent Escapes fam trip
The operator will offer 27 resorts across four regions in Austria
Inghams launches summer 2022 programme
Destinations include Austria, France, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland
Abta has opened up to trust accounts (Credit: Andre Taissin/Unsplash)
Agents and operators urge businesses to keep fighting for share of £102m govt grant
Agents have described the painful process in applying for a share of the funding, with a postcode lottery seemingly determining the success of applicants but said others should keep trying
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Tui reaches settlement with families of Sousse terror attack victims
38 people – including 30 British and three Irish – were killed when a gunman opened fire on holidaymakers in the Tunisian beach resort in June 2015
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Jet2holidays launches flash sale after testing rule changes
Jet2holidays is offering a £50pp discount when customer book through an independent travel agent
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Video: Peaks and PCR tests - how confident are travel leaders feeling about 2022?
Is it a happy new year for the travel industry?
Holiday packages are available from £529pp including flights and transfers
Corsican Places secures charter for summer 2022
From 15 May, the tour operator will offer weekly Sunday flights between Stansted and Calvi
The operator has produced a range of trade assets to help promote the new programme, including A4 posters, social media squares, videos and an agent guide (Credit: Juha Kauppinen)
Santa's Lapland puts winter 2023 on sale
The festive holiday operator has produced a number of trade assets to help sell the destination
Charles Newbold has been remembered as a travel industry 'visionary'
Tributes paid to travel industry 'visionary' Charles Newbold
Former Thomson Holidays boss remembered as ’true tour operating genius’
Shipman joins Classic as strategic account manager for consortia
Classic Collection unveils 'biggest ever peaks campaign'
Trade resources include a 24-page mini-brochure, in-store and social media marketing materials, personalised video content, destination seminars and agent incentives and giveaways
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Tui sees better times for the industry in 2022
Tui boss says he is positive about 2022
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EasyJet holidays launches £16,000 agent giveaway
Agents who make a booking between Tuesday (4 January) and 2 February will be entered into one of 30 daily giveaways
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Austria 'to decide on quarantine for Brits'
Health officials in Austria are to meet to discuss more Covid restrictions for British tourists mid-ski season
Posted workers play a vital role in the UK's outbound ski sector (Credit: Joan Oger / Unsplash)
Crystal suspends French ski departures following Omicron curbs
Christmas and new year breaks off owing to French government ban on UK tourists; changes to Andorra and Swiss departures too
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Inghams and Esprit suspend France departures until new year
’We are hugely disappointed for our customers looking forward to a ski holiday in France in the coming weeks,’ said Hotelplan UK chief executive Joe Ponte
Red Sea Holidays has identified Luxor as one destination where capacity will likely be constrained (Credit: iStock)
Flying off the shelves: Can suppliers keep up with demand?
Pent-up demand for travel finally started translating into bookings in the autumn, but can suppliers keep up with the sheer volume? Gary Noakes reports
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Balkan Holidays puts summer 2023 holidays on sale
Bulgaria operator is offering trips from 17 UK airports and range of discounts
Could Greece reopen to Brits in May? (Credit: Macpukpro/Unsplash)
Jet2CityBreaks puts summer 2023 on sale
Early release comes in response to reported ’soaring demand’ for summer city holidays
EasyJet has received a short-term debt instrument. (Credit: Frederick Tubiermont/Unsplash)
Operators and airlines reduce Christmas holiday prices due to Omicron impact
The move comes amid a sales ’stall’ due to concerns over the Omicron variant of Covid-19
The TSSA has called for the creation of a dedicated 'minister for travel' post
Travel 'wasting its time asking for sector-specific support'
On the Beach boss Simon Cooper tells TTG he doesn’t believe the government is likely to show any greater willingness to support travel given its scant support over the past 20 months
Shipman joins Classic as strategic account manager for consortia
Classic Collection 'making all the right decisions'
Simon Cooper, boss of Classic parent On the Beach, hailed the group’s B2B operation for ramping up its service to the trade during the pandemic