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Touring and Adventure

Fred Holidays hires Riviera Travel's Paul Mellon as new BDM
Paul Mellon joins Fred Holidays as business development manager having previously held roles at Riviera Travel, Wendy Wu Tours, The Holiday Team, Funway Holidays and Western & Oriental.
Riviera Travel to host 100 agents on fam trips this year
Escorted touring and river cruise specialist will host 60% more agents on fams than it did last year
Experienced Kate Samuel and Sue Livsey join Inside Travel Group
Kate Samuel appointed senior Japan tailor-made product manager, while Sue Livsey takes up newly-created head of InsideAsia role with B Corp company
New trade-friendly Italy specialist launches to UK market
Magari Tours is offering “off-the-beaten track” sustainability-focused trips
‘We don't send our guests to war zones – but we can give partners there hope’
‘Regent has over the years pioneered travel to lesser-trodden paths around the world – and despite the complex situation in places like Ukraine, Israel and Palestine, we will never abandon our partners on the ground’
Intrepid pledges more than £500,000 to charity causes this year
Over the past year, the non-profit Intrepid Foundation has raised £1.4 million for charities around the world
Riviera Travel reveals second key account manager hire in a week
Chris McCloskey follows Lloyd Morris to Riviera, and will link up with the river cruise and escorted touring specialist as its new key account manager for Scotland and Ireland next week
Exodus Adventure Travels awarded B Corp status
Head of sustainability Rochelle Turner said on Monday (15 January) the small-group specialist was immensely proud of being awarded the B Corp status
ATN24 Conference & Marketplace returns as hybrid event next month
The conference and marketplace is the fourth annual event by Adventure Travel Networking
Faroe Islands carrier to launch Gatwick flights
The Faroe Islands’ Atlantic Airways will fly to Gatwick this summer, it has confirmed
The trends that will define touring and adventure in 2024
Focus on big-ticket family holidays, solo travel and premium tours, say leading touring and adventure operators, as they share their new products for the coming year.
CAA confirms reason for suspension of Latam Lima flight after just two months
Carrier blames UK operating restrictions for suspending its Lima-Heathrow service from February, casting doubt over its eventual return
'Most' Hotelplan brands' systems restored following cyberattack
The brands, owned by Hotelplan UK, were hit by IT disruption in early December
Why some of travel's biggest brands are turning – or returning – to the trade
TTG caught up with a handful of major brands that are either starting to work with agents again, or work with the trade for the first time. Gary Noakes reports
How to send your clients on a Silk Road adventure
Uzbekistan has a captivating touristic arsenal of ancient architecture and authentic cultural experiences – we explore this up-and-coming Central Asian destination.
Latin Routes releases first trade brochure in four years
The Truly Individual Holidays to Latin America brochure explores the ’vibrant cultures, breathtaking landscapes and rich cultures of Latin America’
Inghams and Explore among brands hit by cyberattack on Hotelplan UK
Hotelplan UK warns of cybersecurity breach on five UK brands, which led it to shut down its IT systems
Stansted and Manchester to gain new flights to Jordan next summer
Royal Jordanian has confirmed UK expansion, with two new airports added to its timetable in 2024
Canada specialist to shake up fam trip programme with quiz concept
Canadian Affair said its new fam trip style will make stays more ’dynamic’ and ’knowledge-driven’
Aito commercial director Bharat Gadhoke to leave association in the new year
Aito said Gadhoke was moving on ’after a near ten-year stint at the coalface of membership affairs’, characterised by executive director Martyn Sumners as ten years of "frankly, hard slog’
TTC Tour Brands ditches branded freebies in sustainability push
The Travel Corporation axes branded giveaways for its touring subsidiaries on environmental grounds, pledging a total ban
Q&A: Phil Shipman, Cosmos Tours and Globus Journeys
TTG catches up with sales director Shipman, who joined the escorted touring specialists in September and is responsible for both brands’ trade relations
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
Former Emerald brand lead Darren Birch joins APT and Travelmarvel
Darren Birch will oversee APT and Travelmarvel’s marketing and CRM strategies, upping the two brands’ focus on the trade