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Adventure specialist Tucan Travel ceases trading
Begbies Traynor appointed administrator with firm forecasting no realistic return to ’normal’ international leisure travel until 2022
Adventure Travel conference to tackle recovery and sustainability
Virtual Adventure Travel Networking conference takes place this week
Riviera puts 2022 European tours on sale
Dates across 46 tours available now, the earliest the operator has put its most popular trips on sale
Saga: Over-50s 'hungry to travel' as vaccine confidence grows
Over-50s specialist becomes latest supplier to report a ’notable increase’ in holiday interest in recent weeks
Newmarket Holidays shakes up 2021/22 touring options
Additions include new UK and Ireland options, as well as several new Asian and African adventures
'Touring is about making connections – we need to get guests back out there'
"Peaks may happen a little later, so in early 2021 we’re focusing on raising awareness of touring’s benefits"
Q&A: What does escorted touring look like today?

How did you get into the role of tour manager?

I used to work as a contractor for Harrod’s, working with Italian clients, and then my partner at the time saw an advert in the local paper for Riviera and it went from there.

On my very first tour I was in Rome and they had a power cut. I was thrown in at the deep end as we had customers all over the place, but I really enjoyed it. After that I went into different areas of Italy and was in Sorrento for a few years. I’ve worked for Riviera for around 19 years now.

Jess Dennison: Welcome back to 'the forgotten continent'
Latin Routes director Dennison hails Chile for its efforts to control the spread of coronavirus, and looks ahead to restarting operations
'Holiday To Help Out matters now more than ever'
If your customers didn’t need a holiday before, they surely do now after this weekend’s bombshell news
Touring in Puglia in a new era of travel
As soon as Italy reopens to Britons, an escorted tour of Puglia will be a good choice for safety-conscious clients
G Adventures launches winter Canaries and Maldives trips
Tenerife hiking trip and Maldives dhoni boat adventure among new winter and spring 2020/21 options from adventure specialist
Howsam invests in tours and activities specialist Holibob
Staysure founder takes minority stake in growing technology platform
Rocky Mountaineer extends 2021 promotion
Luxury Canada train operator continues free perks offer for longer
Intrepid shifts 2021 focus from 'where' to 'how'
Boss James Thornton said range of more than 30 new itineraries reflect and acknowledge the realities of the post-Covid travel environment
Riviera launches small and private tour programme
The operator said the new programmes would run in addition to its “classic group tours” but were designed for those preferring to travel in smaller groups.
The latest operator brochures that could help boost your business
A range of tour operators are now releasing brochures – whether digital or physical – to help you sell holidays and get your business back on track. Abra Dunsby finds out what’s on offer.
UPDATED: Travelopia confirms TrekAmerica closure and redundancies
Touring specialist halts operations after nearly 50 years
Titan Travel to restart all holiday operations in February
Escorted touring specialist to resume land tours, as well as river and ocean cruises, from 1 February 2021
Riviera Travel resumes Italy tours after inspection visit
Escorted tours specialist re-starts programme to Italy and Sardinia
Wendy Wu Tours debuts new 2021/22 Japan collection
Operator says launch comes in response to ’exceptional demand’ for Japan
National Holidays appoints new trade sales chief
Coach operator puts new programme on sale focusing on agents
G Adventures on preparing for the return of touring and adventure holidays
G Adventures’ new range of trips aims to reassure customers about the safety of travelling on an escorted tour post-coronavirus. Madeleine Barber reports.
G Adventures extends touring suspension to end of September
Recently announced plans for 21 autumn departures in Europe to go ahead as scheduled
Coach operators descend on London to protest lack of govt support
Hundreds of coaches descend on London in mass protest