United States

Transatlantic carriers expand UK summer 2023 schedules

Air Canada to increase Toronto-Heathrow to four-times-daily and Toronto-Edinburgh to daily, while United will operate an extra Los Angeles-Heathrow frequency

Virgin Atlantic confirms 2023 Orlando schedule shake-up

Belfast-Orlando axed, with Edinburgh-Orlando flights to resume later than planned and Manchester-Orlando flights cut from 12 to seven a week in May and June 2023

Facebook Live: NYC highlights and £50 up for grabs

Click to learn about the latest and best tourist attractions in the Big Apple and enter a competition to win £50

Gatwick to gain additional transatlantic flights next summer

Norse Atlantic Airways renews pledge to operate direct point-to-point flights between the UK and the US, despite ’lower expected demand’ affecting its winter schedule

‘Outrageous’ visa waits ‘severely hindering US economy recovery’

US Travel Association blasts US State Department’s failure to prioritise visitor visas, warning the delays could prevent an estimated 6.6 million potential visitors travelling to the US next year

Los Angeles ‘won't recover without return of UK and Irish markets’

Destination launches new ‘Now Playing’ ad targeting the UK and Irish market, highlighting its unique attractions, experiences, entertainment and accommodation

Brand USA bullish on UK arrivals recovering to pre-Covid levels next year

‘The demand is there,’ said Brand USA chief marketing officer. ‘It’s really about the capacity catching up to the demand.’

Delta and Latam enter joint venture to boost US connectivity

The new agreement will allow customers to access more than 300 destinations between North America and Latin America

Brand USA planning UK trade push early next year

Marketing chief Tom Garzilli reveals to TTG plans for UK market focus off the back of bumper budget following two-and-a-half lean years of Covid

Hurricane Ian: Tui extends cancellations with storm expected to strengthen again

Hurricane-force winds expected across North and South Carolina on Friday (30 September)

Hurricane Ian: Airlines, cruise lines and theme parks brace for landfall in Florida

Hurricane Ian is due to hit the west coast of Florida on Wednesday after devastating western Cuba

Webinar: Learn about Florida's 7 Rentyl Resorts

In this webinar Rentyl Resorts showcases the need-to-know information and unique selling points of each of its Florida portfolio’s seven destinations

Florida theme parks 'closely monitoring' Hurricane Ian

Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort operations and hours continuing as normal as storm bears down on west coast of Florida

Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida prompting FCDO alert

Governor Ron DeSantis warns state to brace for potential ’major disaster’

Visit Orlando reveals new UK marketing campaign

The Unbelievably Real initiative is the firm’s largest in the UK and Ireland to date

British Airways to reinstate direct Gatwick-Las Vegas route

The move comes after July saw the highest monthly visitation in Las Vegas since the start of the pandemic, reaching nearly 3.5 million visitors

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