Skip to main content

UK and Ireland

Holiday spending ‘could exceed pre-pandemic levels this year’
Around 32% of Brits said they would most want to continue to spend on holidays – even if they had to cut their overall spending, according to market research firm Mintel
SeaDream re-hires Mark Schmitt as UK and Ireland sales chief
Schmitt replaces Natalie Read who is leaving to pursue ’a lifelong dream’
Strike threat hangs over cruise despite port operator's confidence in talks
The dispute could lead to strike action across 21 UK ports including Southampton, which could potentially disrupt cruise departures
Travel Counsellors celebrate five 'milestone' business owners
The celebration brought together five Travel Counsellors celebrating a century with the business between them, as well two members of the head office team each marking 25 years
Luton airport fire: majority of damaged cars 'unlikely to be salvageable'
The airport and parking provider Apcoa have responded to almost 16,500 customer queries following the incident
Flight diverted to Stansted due to 'potential security threat' cleared by police
Kenya Airways said late on Thursday (12 October) the threat was established to have “low credibility”
Luton airport fire: knock-on disruption ‘inevitable’ following car park blaze
Luton airport authorities have urged people to follow the advice provided on the airport’s website that disruption is ‘inevitable’ following Tuesday’s car park fire
Luton airport reopens after blaze rips through terminal car park
The airport announced flights resumed shortly after 3pm on Wednesday
Video: Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Cunard's new ship, Queen Anne
The 3,000-passenger vessel will be the line’s first new ship for 14 years
Cunard sales chief lays bare capacity challenge ahead of Queen Anne's launch
EMEA sales boss Angus Struthers stressed the importance of travel agents as the line looks to find new passengers
Game of Thrones actor to voice Riviera Travel's 40th anniversary campaign
The new adverts will run on ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky TV, Classic FM and LBC, with further trade activity to be rolled out over the coming year
'We've had enough': easyJet chief demands 'wide-ranging review' of UK air traffic control
’We need reform of how Nats is regulated to ensure that all its services are robust and resilient so that UK travellers can be confident their flights will take off,’ said Johan Lundgren
Meet the new TTG Luxury Travel Awards host: Raffles London at The OWO
The luxury travel trade will get to experience one of London’s most talked-about new hotels
Hays Travel expands Big Thank You rewards to seven monthly winners
Dame Irene Hays said on Thursday (28 September) she hoped staff members enjoyed “the additional money in the run up to Christmas”
Oceania Cruises to target 'subset' of agents in push for more UK business
Jason Worth told TTG the UK and Ireland had become the line’s top international market outside North America
Ryanair urges CAA to intervene in Gatwick flight cap row
The low-cost carrier said on Tuesday (26 September) the UK air traffic control system has been ’in shambles’ for years
HAL's UK chief Karen Farndell hints at larger fam programme next year
Karen Farndell, who joined HAL from Princess Cruises a year ago, told TTG this year’s educationals had given the line ’confidence’ to expand the offering
Gatwick forced to cap flights due to air traffic control staff shortages
Friday will suffer the greatest disruption, according to Gatwick, with 33 departures set to be axed
Work under way on £60m public transport hub at Bristol airport
Chief executive Dave Lees said on Tuesday (26 September) the development will need to be phased to allow daily operations
Advantage boss hails govt's openness to addressing travel's skills gap
Lo Bue-Said said that ‘having the government recognise’ the issues faced by the sector was ‘an important step forward’
Delta to return to Shannon next year as part of ‘largest-ever’ transatlantic schedule
US carrier to reinstate non-stop service to Ireland’s west coast airport as part of expanded Irish offering
Tour operator calls for carbon labelling to become industry standard
Explore Worldwide said on Friday (22 September) carbon labelling will ensure consistency and make comparisons easier for customers
Travel Village Group makes cruise site bookable in bid to capture ‘half of the market’
Southampton Cruise Centre has been part of the company’s portfolio for around 15 years
Industry urges govt to grasp the nettle after ministers lift lid on new package rules
Key proposals include deregulating domestic holidays, setting a minimum cost threshold for package rules to apply, scrapping Linked Travel Arrangements and clarifying the redress from third parties rule