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Designer revealed for this year's Claridge's Christmas tree
The Mayfair hotel has partnered with Louis Vuitton for another famous Christmas collaboration
UK tourism minister insists industry's importance 'recognised across govt'
Sir John Whittingdale said the UK tourism industry isn’t always given the recognition that it deserves
Ryanair hopeful of €2bn+ full-year profit following 'strongest summer ever'
The Irish low-cost carrier announced on Monday (6 November) its full-year profit will range between €1.85 and €2.05 billion
Vertical Systems names marketing boss Ben Rodger its new MD
Rodger, who rejoined the business in March 2020 having previously worked at Vertical as marketing manager, succeeds Chris North, who announced his departure earlier this week
Abta LifeLine director urges travel to back the charity year-round amid ‘tough times’
Trudie Clements highlighted LifeLine’s £2 per employee pledge at Abta’s Travel Convention in Bodrum
RateHawk aims to turn UK into one of its top three markets
The online booking system has opened an office in London and doubled the size of its UK team this year
Almost a third of Brits set to travel more in 2024
The findings were unveiled in the 2023/24 Skyscanner Horizons report
Ambassador engages AI platform to analyse call centre performance
Chief commercial officer Phil Gardner tells TTG the line will increase call centre staffing levels using data supplied by Cruisewatch
Storm Ciaran: Forecast of 85mph winds sees several UK airports halt operations
Jersey airport and Guernsey airport will both shut on Thursday, while local regional carriers Blue Islands and Aurigny have confirmed disruption to their flight programmes
Booking with agents revealed as top confidence booster for travellers
Abta’s first Travel Confidence Index reveals how people who book with an agent or travel on a package holiday are the most confident travelling abroad
Kinsfolk & Co to make hospitality debut with winter 2024 opening
New hospitality management company Kinsfolk & Co will open its first hotel next winter, with The Newman in London’s Fitzrovia
Scottish government to develop tax on cruise ship emissions
Cruise Scotland predicts cruise passengers visiting Scotland will rise to one million passengers this year
Heathrow trims losses following hike in passenger numbers
According to newly appointed boss Thomas Woldbye, Heathrow’s “best days” lie ahead
Number of available travel jobs plunges despite rise in candidate levels
Barbara Kolosinska, managing director of C&M Travel Recruitment, said the industry needed to ‘promote the perks of working in travel’ if it wants to continue attracting new talent
Uniworld's UK boss to move to Australia amid team shake-up
Chris Townson confirmed the decision and revealed several promotions, as well as a new recruit
Man arrested in connection with Luton airport car park fire
Bedfordshire Police launched an investigation into the blaze on 10 October, which destroyed around 1,500 vehicles
Leeds Bradford airport reopens after Tui aircraft skidded off runway
The airport reopened on Saturday (21 October) following the incident on Friday, but some knock-on disruption is expected
Search called off after man falls from cruise ship in English Channel
German cruise line Aida Cruises said its thoughts were ’with the family of the missing person and his colleagues’
Tui aircraft skids off runway at Leeds Bradford amid Storm Babet rain
An airport spokesperson confirmed to TTG a Tui flight arriving from Corfu on Friday (20 October) afternoon had ’moved off the runway while landing’
Tui names new commercial director following wider UK and Ireland shake-up
Phillip Iveson moves into the UK and Ireland role from Tui Group’s product and purchasing team, while there are new roles for Chris Hackney and Chris Logan
Storm Babet bears down on Scotland prompting rare red weather warnings
The Met Office has issued a range of red and amber warnings for Scotland, with the second named storm of the year poised to bring high winds and heavy rain
Govt overhauls air passenger travel guide in light of post-Covid disruption
The Air Passenger Travel Guide, formerly known as the Aviation Passenger Charter, outlines what people can expect if things go wrong while travelling
Abta chief Mark Tanzer to address 2023 InteleTravel conference
Tanzer is one of several industry leaders set to appear at the three-day conference in Malaga next month
Carnival Cruise Line to offer Dover mini-season during summer 2025
The 2,124-passenger Carnival Miracle will operate nine sailings from the UK