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WTM London names new exhibition director as Simon Press moves on
Juliette Losardo joins WTM from Clarion Events succeeding Press, who has left the business after 14 years ‘to pursue new opportunities’
A seven-night "Three Continents" sailing will call in Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt and Cyprus
Celestyal Cruises reveals new agent reservations platform
The ’Seaware Reservations Platform’ will provide advanced CRM functionality and access to a variety of pre- and post- packages
Graeme Buck has been appointed Abta's new director of communications
Abta launches webpage to 'help build confidence to book and travel'
Members have been encouraged to use the page as a reference point when working with clients
MedallionPay is available to guests sailing on Princess' Medallion-class ships
Princess extends contactless MedallionPay to shoreside purchases
The move will eliminate the need for guests to carry cash or credit cards into destinations
Botevyle will be responsible for acquiring, consulting and supporting customers in the UK
Sabre appoints new UK country director
Nisha Botevyle will take up the newly created role and will be responsible for acquiring, consulting and supporting customers in the UK
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
WFH guidance axed and MPs demand end to travel curbs
Millions set to return to workplaces with govt poised to scrap work from home guidance, while senior Tory MPs have called for the country’s Covid travel rules to be eased
British Airways is reducing its schedule because of the current four-week lockdown in England
British Airways adjusts US schedules over 5G fears
British Airways cancels flights and changes aircraft to avoid 5G disruption
Heathrow's passenger numbers fell to their lowest level since 1966 in February (Credit: Heathrow airport)
5G roll-out near US airports paused after carriers' appeal
AT&T and Verizon have agreed to scale back or postpone the launch of 5G wireless service near airport runways
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US airlines warn 5G technology 'will ground flights'
Chief executives of American Airlines, Delta, United, Southwest and six other passenger and cargo carriers wrote to US transport sec Pete Buttigieg
In France, antigen tests cost £25 and PCRs are £42, while in Spain, on average, antigen tests costs £35 and PCRs £85
Tripadvisor consumer research claims 'travel will rebound in 2022'
New data reveals number of planned trips this year surpasses actual travel in 2019
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How to stand out from the competition this year
As we begin a new year, Abra Dunsby gleans expert advice on everything from boosting sales to operating more sustainably, to help agents hit the ground running in 2022.
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10 takeaways for 2022 from tech experts Amadeus
Decius Valmorbida, president of the travel unit at Amadeus, and Francisco Perez-Lozao, president of hospitality at the travel tech firm, offer their key takeaways for the travel industry as we prepare to move into 2022.
Travel Republic's Holiday Promise now includes its "Triple Lock Protection" for customers.
Travel Republic to use trust accounts for new bookings
Dnata-owned brand is offering new “Triple Lock Protection” to safeguard customer cash
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Eurail passes now available to agents in mobile form
Eurail and Interrail passes now offered to agents in mobile format
Eurostar services will not be stopping at Ashford or Ebbsfleet until 2022
Eurostar launches trial of new contactless ‘fast track’ service
International train operator is working with iProov on SmartCheck initiative
WTTC chief executive Julia Simpson said there are "too many" travel restrictions currently in place
WTTC calls for ‘single global portal’ to resume international travel
Industry body says the use of digital solutions needs to be co-ordinated by governments
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British Airways parent IAG seals NDC deal with Travelport
New distribution deal will open up exclusive fares and more ancillary sales options that cannot be offered on GDSs
'Testing could be shot in the arm for business travel'
Air France-KLM signs NDC deal with Travelport
Air France-KLM Group reveals NDC partner
How to improve your bed bank supply with iVectorOne
How to improve your bed bank supply with iVectorOne
iVectorOne, the new API platform from tech firm intuitive, is designed to help you connect with the best hotel suppliers for your business and improve your hotel room supply
Some people waited for up to four hours at Heathrow
Heathrow’s passport e-gates suffer another failure
Queues build up in terminal as passengers have to be processed manually through UK Border
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WTM London: 'Omnichannel selling approach needed to succeed'
Agents who mixing face-to-face appointments with emerging digital technologies will benefit most, says WTM London panel
Travel Forward is returning for a second year.
Travel Forward to focus on start-ups and sustainability
Technology show takes place alongside WTM London at ExCeL next week
Eurostar is the first in the UK to use the Entrust Seamless Travel Solution
Eurostar trials facial recognition technology
St Pancras International to trial new biometric innovation
iVectorOne is the third product launched by intuitive in the past two years
Intuitive launches new platform for bed bank connectivity
API solution iVectorOne is designed to simplify how travel companies manage bed banks