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Morwenna Francis joins Intrepid as head of marketing EMEA
Former easyJet marketing chief joins Intrepid Travel
Morwenna Francis appointed head of marketing EMEA at adventure touring specialist and will be responsible for trade and consumer marketing
G Touring head of trade sales Sarah Weetman has been promoted to sales director
Sarah Weetman promoted to G Touring sales director
Head of trade sales Weetman to take on wider sales role with Travelsphere and Just You parent
Loveholidays founder joins board of The Adventure People
Loveholidays founder joins board of The Adventure People
Alex Francis, founder and former chief executive of Loveholidays, appointed non-executive director of global adventure specialist
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A-Rosa expands 2022 excursion programme
More than 120 new options to the river cruise line’s shoreside excursion offering have been added for the 2022 season
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G Adventures appoints 10 new female tour leaders
The new chief experience officers have been deployed across the Middle East and North Africa
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Just You to offer range of women-only tours
Just Women includes short-haul trips to Italy, Spain, Croatia and Greece
Benaissa: 'We can see the positive effects of tourism among local communities in Morocco'
'I'm proud to be changing women's lives in my country'
’I am incredibly proud to stand among a whole team of female chief experience officers helping to change women’s lives,’ writes G Adventures’ Latifa Benaissa for TTG
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Insight Vacations launches women's-only Iceland tour
The new offering comes in celebration of International Women’s Day
Jeavons and Townson have been promoted to lead TTC's immersive touring brands in the UK and Ireland
Donna Jeavons to lead new TTC Tour Brands operation in UK
Travel Corporation touring brands to be brought under single marketing, sales and operating structure to create ’seamless selling experience’ for agents
The Adventure People to sell through agents for the first time
The Adventure People secures seven-figure investment
Injection comes from former Bourne Leisure majority shareholders the Harris Family
G Adventures offered several Russia tours, taking in sights such as Moscow's Red Square
G Adventures cancels Russia tours amid plea to end division
Adventure specialist pulls Russia programme following invasion of Ukraine and will offer those booked on future departures full refunds
Russia invaded Ukraine (pictured: Kharkiv) on Thursday (Credit: iStock)
Bruce Poon Tip: 'Travel can be the fastest path to peace'
‘Covid should have united us, but here we are on the precipice of a more dangerous chapter of our civilised history, driven by the need to divide,’ writes the founder of G Adventures on Ukraine
Petherbridge said he expects the government's additional £5 billion in retail grants to extend to travel agents
Agents ‘overwhelmed’ by booking demand in February
Several agencies flag February as best month since onset of Covid-19 as travel demand continues to rebound
The gap could affect half-term ski trips (Credit: Lex Valishvili / Unsplash)
Hotelplan brands to offset flights with carbon credits
Inghams, Esprit and Santa’s Lapland set out further sustainability ambitions, including support for rewilding projects to help restore eco-systems
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Caledonian Travel adds five new coaches to fleet
Fleet expansion precedes launch of European holiday programme this month
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Frontier Travel revives Ranch Rider brand
Canada specialist taking the reins after the ranch and horse-riding holiday specialist ceased trading late last year
Russia invaded Ukraine (pictured: Kharkiv) on Thursday (Credit: iStock)
Operators suspend Ukraine and Russia programmes as conflict rages
Explore has cancelled all trips to Ukraine until the end of the year, while Real Russia says the effect on business pales into insignificance verses the effect on people living in the region
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Intrepid Travel to reintroduce range of Women’s Expeditions
Women-only itineraries will visit destinations such as Peru, India and Iran
Russian forces advanced on Ukraine on Thursday (Credit: Marjan Blan / Unsplash)
Ukraine situation 'truly saddening', says Regent Holidays
Operator contacting all clients booked on trips to Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Moldova that are due to depart up to the end of May to discuss their options
Ait Ben Haddou, a Unesco World Heritage site, will be the location for G's first virtual tour (Credit: G Adventures)
G Adventures to host new virtual tour series
Adventure specialist partners with Heygo to offer agents insights into the firm’s operations in Morocco and the chance to learn more about the destination
Costa Rica's Expotur to return virtually this November
Intrepid Travel launches £1 deposit offer
The deal, which was launched on Tuesday (22 February), will run until the end of March
The event will be held at the Hard Rock Hotel in Tenerife in March
Jet2, Clia and Intrepid chiefs to speak at Hays IG conference
Trio will appear alongside journalist and presenter Steph McGovern to give their take on the tour operator, cruise and experiential travel sectors
Watson is a keen walker and cyclist, and plans to get back in the saddle soon
'Leaders have their time – the business needs new ideas'
In 2001, Karl Watson landed a job at Inntravel he didn’t really want; more than 20 years later, ahead of his departure in April, he reflects on his rise to managing director and that of ‘slow travel’
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JetBlue announced as headline partner of Travel Industry Awards by TTG
The Travel Industry Awards by TTG will return bigger and better than ever on 29 September 2022