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Royal Caribbean launches trade competition to win US and Caribbean trip
The competition runs from 10 August until 9 September, with the trip taking place from 6-11 December
Kuoni adds Grenada to new Caribbean programme
The Caribbean destination will be on sale for the 2022/23 season, with a number of new experiences on offer.
Norse expands European transatlantic network after UK launch

The airline also announced a new route connecting Berlin to Fort Lauderdale, operating three times a week, which will commence on 7 December with tickets available to purchase now from €228 one-way.

Bjorn Tore Larsen, chief executive of Norse Atlantic Airways, said: "We are very pleased to now be able to welcome customers from across Germany onboard our state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliners to New York and Los Angeles.

"With the addition of our Fort Lauderdale route commencing in December we will be the largest long-haul carrier operating out of Berlin."

USAirtours staff given £1,200 to ease cost of living pressures
’The past two pandemic years made it very difficult for companies to find the extra reserves to reward staff and pay bonuses’, said founder and chief Guy Novik
Visit Orlando to host in-person training events for UK trade
Orlando Live! is a series of interactive in-person training events held in Glasgow, Manchester and London
Great Lakes USA to launch new UK and Ireland trade marketing campaign
It comes after the company paused activity in the region due to the pandemic
MSC Cruises updates Covid-19 protocols for US sailings
The line currently has two ships based in Florida, Seashore in Miami and Divina in Port Canaveral
TTG Top 50 Champions visit the Sunshine State
Category winners from TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2022 travelled to the Sunshine State on a Top 50 Champions Trip with Visit Florida to sample some of the destination’s newest attractions and undiscovered destinations
US carriers Spirit and Frontier end protracted merger talks
The decision now paves the way for JetBlue to acquire Spirit
Kate Kenward to head up Visit USA UK
Former Aito executive director and Atta board director appointed Visit USA UK chief executive
Explore Georgia unveils new trade-friendly itineraries
The official destination marketing organisation for the US state has partnered with UK tour operator North America Travel Service (NATS) to develop the trips, aimed at agents
New Orlando terminal to deliver 'totally different' arrival experience
$2.75 billion investment at Orlando International will shake-up the arrival experience for millions of British tourists over the coming years
US scraps Covid-19 monitoring programme for cruises
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer report Covid-19 cases recorded onboard cruise ships
New A330 to further open up US for Virgin Atlantic
’I think there will be exciting opportunities ahead,’ Virgin chief customer and operating officer Corneel Koster tells TTG as the airline prepares for the next phase of its fleet renewal
Princess Cruises adds new Vancouver-Alaska sailings
The move comes in response to UK travel agents who asked the line to offer round-trip sailings to the US state from the Canadian city
Visit USA to host agent training roadshow in October
Registrations opened for the event earlier this week
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HAL cancels three sailings to accommodate new transatlantic voyage
Rotterdam will offer a commemorative 150th anniversary crossing on 3 April from Fort Lauderdale to its namesake city in the Netherlands
Marella Cruises to make Canada debut next winter
Line to offer 14-night sailing from the US to Canada as part of its winter 2023/24 programme
Nashville, the Music City, is back on song
With the return of British Airways’ direct flights to Nashville, it’s a great time to visit the Music City in Tennessee
Geoff Freeman to replace Roger Dow as US Travel Association chief
Freeman, who is the current president and chief executive of the Consumer Brands Association, will join US Travel on 1 September
Riviera Travel adds new US tour to 2023 programme
The USA’s Rocky Mountaineer and Iconic National Parks escorted tour is on sale now
US enquiries ‘surge’ after end of pre-departure testing
Advantage leisure director Kelly Cookes said the change ‘certainly gives reassurance’ to customers who had already booked to travel to the country