Tunisia

The British Embassy in Tunisia signs Sustainable Tourism Charter

The Hammamet charter has set out a number of goals covering single-use plastic, recycling and the local economy

WTM London 2019: Tunisia feels Cook effect but still hitting arrivals target

Thomas Cook’s “sudden and shocking” collapse left Tunisia’s tourism sector wondering how and why the iconic operator was let down in its hour of need, tourism minister Rene Trabelsi has said

Thomas Cook: 'Tunisia needs UK visitors now more than ever'

The destination’s tourism recovery was dealt a fresh blow after the company’s failure last week

Turkey and North Africa to bounce back in 2020 – Cook

Operator forecasts spike in demand for smaller Turkish resorts, North Africa adventure breaks and split-generational holidays next year

Tunisia flights resume from Leeds Bradford airport

Weekly Nouvelair flights to Enfidha, operated on behalf of Thomas Cook, got under way on Tuesday (21 May)

Tui looks beyond eurozone for summer 2020 programme

New or extended routes to Agadir, Marsa Alam, Antalya and Enfidha to help meet demand for summer sun

Tunisia's open skies deal 'stalled by Brexit debate'

Country eager to open up airspace to more carriers

Tunisia state of emergency extended into 41st month

The measures were originally imposed in November 2015 following a suicide bomb attack on a bus

Seven militants jailed for life over 2015 Tunisia terror attacks

Seven jihadists have been sentenced to life in prison for their role in the Sousse massacre and another shooting at a museum in capital Tunis

Government ‘let down’ families of Sousse terror attacks

Campaign group Survivors Against Terror will this week publish a report detailing some 270 interviews with people involved in, or affected by, overseas terror attacks

Tunisia further extends state of emergency

The measures, enacted in November 2015 following a suicide attack on a bus, will remain in place for another month

Tui to target British market with new Magic Life clubs

The operator will launch new clubs in Tunisia, Turkey and Italy next year

Hot weather and football success - but nothing put people off their holidays

And what was of particular interest is where Brits were travelling this summer. Because, significantly, it wasn’t the usual hotspots of recent years...

Spanish stranglehold on UK broken by resurgent eastern Med

The number of UK tourists visiting Spain in the key summer month of July declined more than 5% this year as holidaymakers returned to Turkey and Tunisia

Ryanair partners with Air Malta to sell 21 new routes online

The new flight partnership will allow Ryanair passengers to access Air Malta routes to eight countries in Europe, North Africa and Asia through the Ryanair website

Thomas Cook expands Bristol Easter 2019 programme

Cook has added an additional 10 weekly flights to Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Majorca during April next year

Thomas Cook boosts Cardiff Easter 2019 programme with Enfidha route

Cook says it has added 15,000 seats for Easter/summer 2019 from Cardiff, including a new route to Enfidha in Tunisia

New Foreign Office travel advice ‘huge boost’ for Tunisia

Discover Tunisia said the move demonstrated Tunisia was once again a reliable and safe destination for tourists

ITT 2018: Former defence secretary says holidaymakers must take some responsibility for own safety

Michael Fallon said while the industry and government has a role to play, at a certain point travellers needed to take responsibility themselves

ITT 2018: Why Tui is likely to be boosting Tunisia capacity - but not this year

New UK and Ireland managing director Andrew Flintham said Tui would "continue to increase the programme - but it won’t be this summer"

Sousse survivor calls on industry to champion FCO travel advice

Suzy Richards lost her son, her brother and her father in the 2015 Sousse attack - now she has a vital message for the travel and tourism industry

Tunisia extends state of emergency by further seven months

The country has been on alert since November 2015, months after 30 British tourists were killed in the Sousse terror attack

Tunisia: An emotional return

Last week saw the return of the first charter flights to Tunisia since the Sousse terror attack of 2015. TTG joined passengers to find out about security changes and why customers should feel reassured holidaying in Tunisia once again

'A question of trust'

Last week I was among the first UK passengers to return to Tunisia with Thomas Cook’s first charter flight since the Sousse attack in 2015