UK and Ireland

Brits to use savings to fund travel plans over next 12 months, data finds

Travel remains the highest priority discretionary category, despite continued economic uncertainty, according to new data from Amadeus

Barrhead Travel enhances staff wellness offering with menopause pledge

The Scottish agency has also doubled its mental health first aid team

More Gatwick ground handlers call off July and August strikes

ASC and Menzies workers at Gatwick join easyJet’s DHL ground handlers in accepting new pay offer

Thousands stranded after 70 flights to and from Gatwick cancelled

The airport has apologised to angry customers saying the disruption was caused by poor weather across Europe as well as last-minute staffing issues

'We're a resilient industry; whatever we face, we will face it together'

Staffing issues, travel’s gender imbalance and the climate crisis are just some of the issues Dublin agent Clare Dunne is looking to tackle during her time as the ITAA’s new chief executive

Could this be the country’s coolest new luxury hotel? It’s certainly London's

With a firm focus on sustainability, 1 Hotel Mayfair is literally breathing new life into a stuffy corner of the city

Jet2.com expands twilight check-in service to ninth UK base

The service allows customers to drop their bags off at the airport between 4.30pm and 9pm the day before their flight

Celestyal UK chief: 'Agents are at the heart of our future vision'

Line’s country manager Jo Read tells TTG why Celestyal is ’well-placed’ to surpass its 2023 passenger volumes next year thanks to ’significant growth potential’ from the UK market

Port of Dover sets out plan to safeguard summer getaway

Additional car lanes for tourist passengers and hour-by-hour processing projects among measures designed to bolster resilience during summer holidays

Jet-setting cash courier jailed for role in £100m smuggling scheme

Beatrice Auty was a part of a criminal network that exploited business class flights for their extra luggage allowance to smuggle cash to Dubai, and used a WhatsApp group entitled ‘sunshine and lollipops’ to communicate

Why a summer staycation at Four Seasons Hampshire will delight families

Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire cleverly combines fun activities and stand-out service to offer family staycations with a country twist

Travellers warned of two-and-a-half-hour delays at Port of Dover this weekend

The port said enhanced passport checks by French officials had ’significantly’ increased processing times

Govt review backs plans to equip CAA with powers to fine airlines

Aviation minister Baroness Vere said the government’s review of the CAA shows the organisation remains ’fit for purpose’

London to welcome third Mandarin Oriental hotel in 2028

The group will open its third hotel in the capital in 2028, situated on London’s South Bank with views over St Paul’s Cathedral

London City airport's expansion plans thrown out by local council

Councillors unanimously vote down City airport’s plan for full seven-day operation and an increase in passenger numbers to nine million

Shearings doubles Signature collection with addition of 37 new tours

Escorted coach touring operator launched the upmarket range in November 2022

Why the island of Ireland is green by nature

Here are some of the ways your clients can embrace sustainability and fill their heart with Ireland

Luxury car rental specialist appeals to trade with new B2B portal

Car rental concierge THE OUT has launched a trade portal allowing travel partners to book Jaguar Land Rover rentals. Here’s why agents should sign up

Wizz boosts capacity from Luton with addition of new A321neo aircraft

The new addition takes Wizz Air’s total number of aircraft at Luton to 12

Gatwick submits formal application to dramatically hike capacity

If approved, the airport will win permission to bring its existing northern standby runway into routine use

Qatar Airways returns to Birmingham airport after three years

The announcement was welcomed by the likes of Birmingham airport chief executive Nick Barton as well as West Midlands mayor Andy Street

Scottish govt urges BA and easyJet to up London-Scotland services

It comes as the Scottish Affairs Committee writes to airports and airlines raising its concerns with delays to, and cancellations of, flights between Scotland and London

Norse Atlantic marks inaugural London services to LA and San Francisco

The two Californian cities have now become the fifth and sixth destinations to the US from the airline’s London base

Loganair to 'future-proof' fleet with newer, larger aircraft

The regional carrier will deploy the larger aircraft in Glasgow