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Balkan Holidays cuts short Bulgaria ski breaks
Operator expending ’imminent’ closure of Bulgaria’s ski resorts
Tui is suspending the 'vast majority' of its global operations owing to the coronavirus
Tui suspends 'vast majority' of global travel operations
German firm taking ’substantial cost measures’ to mitigate the effect of the coronavirus on business
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Club Med shuts French resorts for rest of season
Guests will be offered 100% holiday credit for use on new holiday through 30 April 2021
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Inghams pulls global ski programmes
Move comes after French authorities ordered the closure of all non-essential public places
The TSSA union fears Cook's collapse will give Tui ‘a monopoly position’
Tui extends coronavirus cancellations as global travel slows
New information and guidance on holidays to the US, Spain, Jamaica, Vietnam, Cyprus, Madeira, Malta, Croatia, Tunisia, Italy, Goa, Sri Lanka and Thailand
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Jet2 parent Dart Group warns of weakening demand owing to coronavirus
Downturn comes after strong start to the year for Dart Group airline Jet2.com and tour operator Jet2holidays
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Former Cook retail boss Michelle Baillie to leave Classic Collection
Director of agency sales leaves On the Beach-owned brand after six months
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EasyJet Holidays places Tunisia breaks on sale
Summer 2020 holidays set to take off from Gatwick in May
The new flights will get under way on 18 December (Credit: Vincent Guth / Unsplash)
Sunvil partners with SAS to launch direct Swedish Lapland flights
Twice-weekly Stansted flights to get under way on 18 December
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Coronavirus: Tui ponders cost-saving measures and hiring freezes
Travel giant experiencing ‘weaker’ bookings after virus cases confirmed in northern Italy and Tenerife
The TSSA union fears Cook's collapse will give Tui ‘a monopoly position’
Coronavirus: Britons start returning from virus-hit Tenerife hotel
Seventeen Tui customers flown home on Sunday (1 March) with dozens of Jet2holidays guests due to return on Monday (2 March)
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Coronavirus: Brits stranded at Tenerife hotel set to return home
Jet2holidays guests at the H10 Costa Adeje Palace hotel will be flown home on Monday after testing negative for coronavirus, while Tui is making arrangements for its guests at the hotel
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Coronavirus: Jet2 seeking virus clearance before flying guests home
About 100 Jet2holidays passengers under quarantine at a Tenerife won’t be flown home until the 14-day quarantine period expires, or upon testing negative for the virus
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Coronavirus: Jet2holidays and Tui clients quarantined at Tenerife hotel
H10 Costa Adeje Palace hotel placed on two-week lockdown after guest tested positive for infection
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Coronavirus: Bookings 'slow' as virus commands news agenda
Industry must play ’waiting game’ says Aito chairman Derek Moore
Brexit could affect operator's ability to post chalet workers (Credit: Simon Matzinger / Unsplash)
Travel must be 'punchier' in defence of posted workforce
New skills and immigration rules risk labour shortages in travel, sector warned
The move will affect reciprocal UK-EU working arrangements
Government's new immigration policy 'could set travel back'
New barriers, particularly to UK-EU working rules, could harm long-standing working partnerships for many travel firms
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Sunvil boss hails trade for new product support
Operator planning to launch more ’by rail’ product this year and roll out new training to agents
The TSSA union is seeking voluntary recognition from Tui following the collapse of Cook
Tui welcomed back to SPAA after 10 years
The SPAA was founded in 1921 and currently has 120 members
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Jet2holidays places summer 2021 programme on sale
Holidays departing four of the operator’s nine bases placed on sale early
Fayle joins Sunvil as trade sales manager from travel sales and marketing firm 3For
Sunvil appoints dedicated trade sales manager
Sophie Fayle joins Greece and Cyprus specialist as part of 50th anniversary trade expansion
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Disability specialist operator is business awards finalist
Limitless Travel through to final of entrepreneur awards
Agents could win tickets to see Manchester United play Manchester City
Prizes up for grabs in Belleair's anniversary promotions
Belleair and the Malta Tourism Authority are holding a prize draw to win football match tickets
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Jet2Holidays expands Indulgent Escapes to four new destinations
Luxury brand to offer more than 110 hotels across 30-plus destinations this summer, including Corfu, Kos, Zadar in Croatia and Tivat, Montenegro