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Riviera Travel to sharpen trade focus with new team hire
Docherty will start on 8 April and will report to head of trade and partnerships Vicky Billing
EasyJet sees 'untapped potential' at Birmingham as new base opens
The low-cost carrier will offer 16 new routes from its new Birmingham base, including to Enfidha, Sharm el Sheikh, Rhodes and Kos
Disney Fantasy to sail ex-Southampton during summer 2025
Disney Cruise Line confirms UK deployment for next year
Relais and Chateaux boss on the brand turning 70 and remaining a global trailblazer
Relais and Chateaux has long been revered for its focus on gastronomy and small, independent hotels such as Chewton Glen, where it held its 70th celebration
Uniworld boss tips UK to become line's top international source market
Uniworld president Ellen Bettridge said the UK has ’a good chance’ of taking the position from Australia which currently sits behind the US
River cruise still has a discounting problem, line's UK boss insists
Last year river cruise bosses raised concerns about pricing due to fears that cruise customers would not rebook when fare levels rose
Limitless Travel appoints first customer experience manager
Danny Smith will work alongside Limitless Travel’s sales team, and brings experience from his six years as a volunteer for the RAF Association
What's coming down the river over the next couple of years?
Harry Kemble plots a course through the new ships and itineraries arriving in the river cruise sector during 2024 and 2025
Short watch: Visit Jersey In The Spotlight
What’s Visit Jersey’s new campaign about, who should you be promoting the island to and what can they do when they get there? Discover all this and more in this five-minute In The Spotlight video
APT sales chief encourages agents to grow with river line and operator
APT’s Brad Bennetts noted how selected Danube and Douro departures would be exclusively sold through the UK and Irish market
Celebrity regional sales manager Peter Ryan to join Azamara
Ryan brings more than 25 years’ industry to his new role with Azamara, most recently as regional sales manager at Celebrity Cruises
Agent's hunch inspires £1 million sell-out cruise venture
Not Just Travel agent Vikki Coffey has told how she teamed up with a theatrical impresario to charter cabins on an MSC cruise ship
P&O Cruises to offer more than 1,000 agent ship visit places this year
Agents will be invited to spend time onboard several of P&O’s newest ships this year, including taking a tour of the cabins and sampling dining options
I took my first ever luxury hotel showround – here's what I found
Mandarin Oriental Mayfair will open in the spring, but even when it comes to a behind-the-scenes preview showround, standards at the hotel are already expectedly high
Hotel Cafe Royal ups luxury stakes with first-of-its kind London service
A unique chauffeur service in the capital is proving very popular with suite guests
Former Abercrombie & Kent sales director takes top job at tour op
Next month James Coughlan will succeed Sara Zimmerman, who has decided to step down after nine years at the helm to remain as a non-executive director and shareholder
Travel Trade Crusade calls for last-minute entries ahead of this summer's challenge
The event, co-founded and run by Beachcomber Tours sales director Sarah Archer, will conclude in a secret location on 7 July
Travel agents to benefit from MSC Cruises’ new onboard booking initiative
Passengers can now secure their next cruise while onboard an MSC ship without choosing a particular vessel, itinerary and sailing date
Cunard unveils opportunities to join ‘back-to-back’ sailings from 2025
The 2025/27 programme includes 27 overnight port calls and 66 late-evening departures
Package bookings up by nearly 10% over Christmas and new year period
Package holiday providers reported a 7% increase in transaction volumes in the four weeks to 10 January
Club Med to open pop-up high street agency next week
The ’agency’ will be open between 10am and 5pm on Tuesday (20 February) in London’s Fitzrovia district
Cruise industry innovator and visionary Paul Mundy dies
Paul Mundy made waves in the UK cruise sector, setting up this country’s first cruise-only travel agency in 1970
The Cruise Line hires industry veteran to help drive 'ambitious evolution'
Former Cruise Direction owner Paul Frost joins The Cruise Line following a record month for the Sussex agency
Cunard to invite 600 agents onto ships in 2024
Hundreds of agent places are available on ship visits on Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and soon-to-launch Queen Anne this year