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Hurtigruten welcomes world's first ‘chief aurora chaser’ to Northern Lights cruise
The renowned astronomer will bring a wealth of cosmic knowledge to 12-night sailings in the Arctic
Rosewood Hotels opens new alpine sanctuary in Austria
Rosewood to open second Austrian property in fairytale Salzburg castle
The 15th century castle in Salzburg was once home to Austrian nobility and will now be managed by the global hotel brand
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Over-50s specialist seeking to double homeworking headcount
Silver Travel Advisor is recruiting more home working specialists after exceeding its own trading targets
From left are SPL Villas' trade support team of Anne Clays, Mike Lee and Sarah Gill
SPL Villas expands trade team and secures distribution with Hays and ITE
SPL Villas has secured distribution with Hays and Independent Travel Experts and added another member to its trade team
Air New Zealand has its partner for another five years
UK capacity boost as Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines extend deal
Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines have been granted a five-year extension to their joint venture
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Agent partnership heralds new trade engagement for Scott Dunn
The luxury tour operator has teamed up with the agency as part of its plans to grow trade business
Darwin sees the return of a Qantas mainline service (Credit: Tourism NT/Rachel Stewart)
Qantas to reopen Top End link with new Singapore-Darwin route
Qantas to revive its route from Darwin to Singapore after an absence of almost two decades
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Red Sea threat prompts MSC to cancel three cruises
MSC Cruises has cancelled three positioning cruises due to the ongoing danger in the Red Sea posed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to shipping
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Tui River Cruises reveals first new-build ship and Douro entry
Tui River Cruises has commissioned its first new vessel and confirmed plans for a 2025 entry onto Portugal’s River Douro, supported by flight programme
Clients can explore Machu Picchu on a small group tour with Explore
Peru to increase Machu Picchu visitor permits next month
Peru’s main tourist attraction is to allow more visitors from January as a new UK flight beds in
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Brits ready to take multiple holidays next year and up their spend
Nearly six in 10 Brits will look to book at least three holidays next year, according to Luxury Escapes, with popular extravagances including flight and room upgrades, and fine dining
Diani Sea Lodge on Kenya's Diani Beach
Tui to launch Kenya beach programme this winter
Tui has put a beach stay programme in Kenya on sale, making the country its 15th long-haul destination
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onefinestay woos agents with enhanced commission
Loyalty bonuses and a revamped agent portal are new from private rental company Onefinestay as it seeks to court agents
Peru's Machu Picchu is a big draw for visitors to the country (Credit Shutterstock)
Latam to launch direct UK-Peru flights this winter
Latam will launch non-stop flights from London to Lima this winter, filling a gap vacated by British Airways
Mexico's Oaxaca has some colourful streets
Latin Routes launches Mexico following increase in agent demand
Specialist operator Latin Routes adds Mexico to its range, pledging more new destinations to come
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Everything you need to know to increase your confidence selling rail travel
In this webinar with Railbookers we find out why rail travel is so popular and the hottest tickets right now. We also discover how Railbookers can help you to sell more rail travel and the upgrades the team can suggest to make a trip extra-special
The newly renovated Malinga Kanda villa from Eden Villas, near Galle
10 new experiences and properties to help you sell Sri Lanka
Discover 10 ways to tempt luxury travellers to the compact paradise of Sri Lanka, from newly-opened hiking routes to dazzling properties
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Leave clients shaken and stirred with Black Tomato’s Bond tours
Stunt training, behind-the-scenes exclusives and 007 crew and actor meets feature in Black Tomato’s new Bond tours, in collaboration with EON Productions.
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Nevis's new sales and marketing chief to visit UK this month
The Caribbean island has appointed Pheon Jones to the director role
Classic Package Holidays' new brochure
Classic Package Holidays reveals first-ever print brochure
Classic Collection brand packages up a new print collection for agents, covering 12 short-haul and 10 long-haul destinations
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‘Confidence is back’, says Titan as repeat business holds firm
Escorted touring specialist sees client confidence return with multiple booking intentions
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Hurricane Ian hits Florida, plus Qatar executive 'tortured'
Hurricane Ian devastates coastal areas of Florida and is heading north into the centre of the state
Steve Gilchrist joins Spabreaks.com from Virgin Holidays
Steve Gilchrist joins Spabreaks.com as head of product
Former Virgin Holidays product development and destination manager appointed to newly created role at the spa break specialist
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Travelbank sells 400 Europa League final trips in three days
This year’s UEFA Europa League final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers will take place in Seville on 18 May