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Entries open for TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2026

TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2026 has now opened for entry to celebrate the very best travel agencies in the UK & Ireland

Inghams pivots to rail as demand for snow train ski packages almost doubles

Nearly a third of all Inghams ski resorts now accessible by rail

Tui launches Lapland day trip programme and Santa packages from 11 UK airports

Tui has included Cardiff airport for the first time in a programme of Lapland day trips this winter, with the first Bournemouth getting its first departures for seven years

Jet2 expands ski programme to Salzburg, Geneva and Turin as demand soars

The airline and operator’s 2026/27 ski programme runs to more than 180,000 seats across 35 routes

Youth experience agreement with EU will be capped, minister confirms

The proposed UK/EU Youth Experience Scheme will have a cap on numbers unlike the pre-Brexit youth mobility programme, a minister involved in talks has said.

Luxury operator reveals agents’ ‘trickiest’ concierge request as demand for VIP service grows

Carrier has expanded its concierge team following a 37% increase in monthly enquiries for the elite service compared to last year.

EasyJet confirms 22 new routes for winter 2025/26 including Belfast-Lapland

EasyJet wil link Northern Ireland to Lapland this winter, claiming a first from Belfast to Finland with its new route – one among 22 it is adding to an expanded schedule

Watchdog to probe Kuoni parent Dertour’s deal to buy Hotelplan

Switzerland’s competition authority is to investigate whether the purchase of Hotelplan by Kuoni’s parent company Dertour would create an unfair monopoly for consumers in Switzerland following the announcement of the deal in February

Adore Holidays boss hints at further retail expansion after buying travel firm

The Essex agency has completed its second acquisition in the space of two months, buying Online Travel Group and its associated brands, including ski specialist Get Skiing

Ambassador, Crystal Ski, Domes Resorts: all the latest travel trade people moves

Ambassador Cruise Line, Domes Resorts, Great Little Breaks and Wavemaker Hospitality have all strengthened their trade sales teams, while there are new faces at Delta Air Lines and Crystal Ski Holidays

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

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

Competition on cross-Channel rail routes moves a step closer

The rail regulator has said there is room for new entrants to use Eurostar’s maintenance facility, removing an impediment for more operators on cross-Channel routes

EasyJet holidays credits agents for new Southend base's early success

EasyJet says its new Southend base has sold more package holidays as a percentage of sales than any other base and thanks local agents

‘I thought I'd missed my chance to learn to ski – I was on red runs by day three’

Why not offer Crystal Ski’s newest Slope Starters packages to clients who want to pick up a new skill, while also exploring an off-the-beaten track destination

From hi-tech to tradition: this Swiss ski resort has it all

Flims offers up quite a few surprises for this accomplished skier, from unusual ‘taxis’ in the sky, to fondue sessions in gondolas on the ground – and of course vast and excellent snowy terrain.

6 reasons adventure travel is set to reach new heights in 2025

The sector is buoyant, and confident of growth this year

A survey of 120 adventure travel specialists by Spike Insight showed that around half (52%) of adventure specialists felt more confident about their business in recent weeks than at the same time last year, while a third (34%) felt the same. Only 14% felt less confident about business for 2025/26.

America's high-quality, low-key ski resort loved by celebs

View our short video about Sun Valley, which is almost unknown in the UK. The celebs like it that way, but things may change in March, when the Idaho resort hosts its first World Cup downhill event in 50 years

Norwegian Air puts budget Lapland and Nordic flights for winter 2025/26

Norwegian Air Shuttle goes on sale for next winter with destinations including Lapland and Tromso

Selling Scandinavia: the best things to recommend to clients in 2025

There’s never been so much attention on Scandinavia as luxury travellers seek cooler countries to visit and deeper cultural and wildlife experiences

The new packages making the heart of Lapland more accessible

Northern lights specialist operator benefits from new British Airways flights to a winter wonderland

British Airways launches direct flights to Finland's most northerly airport

TTG joined a group of agents onboard BA’s inaugural flight to Ivalo in Lapland last week

Crystal Ski reveals full range of shorter duration breaks

Crystal Ski has hailed good early sales as it confirms its full range of shorter duration breaks on the slopes

Crystal Ski sales '20% ahead of 2019' despite climate concerns

Managing director Chris Logan says Crystal is now larger than it was pre-Covid and is optimistic about the future, despite concerns resorts will see less snow due to climate change