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Why budget holidays and green taxes don’t mix – plus five other travel talking points
Delegates at the Abta Convention heard how important it is to have a collaborative approach when tackling the pressing issues facing travel today
Abta to hold 2025 convention in ‘important’ Majorca despite mass tourism protests
The Balearic island is the only destination to have hosted an Abta Travel Convention in every decade since the 1970s
Carrier announces ‘Summit’ for agents in London
Luxury operator will host the one-day event at the Corinthia London in November
Watch: Silversea's Peter Shanks on entering the TTG Luxury Travel Awards 2025
Hear from Peter Shanks, Silversea’s managing director for the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Africa, about what’s next for the line and why it’s important to enter the TTG Luxury Travel Awards 2025.
Hurricane Milton: Travel industry braced as Florida battens down hatches
Meteorologist predicts Hurricane Milton could weaken as it approaches Florida but still warns of devastating tidal surges as theme parks and airports close
How luxury travel has moved on from ‘fly and flop’ to ‘fit, flat and fun’
Stylus’ Dr Antonia Ward will unveil the latest luxury travel trends at the 2024 TTG Luxury Travel Summit
Jordan Connor

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Fred Holidays, MSC Cruises and Lufthansa: this week’s travel trade people moves
People moves this week include a reshuffling in the cruise world, a veteran coming back to the industry and an ocean specialist launching the search for a new boss
How Google is taking search to the next level
The technology giant’s latest developments aim to provide solutions rather than answers and present the information in a more visual way
National newspapers to launch travel agency
The Times and The Sunday Times are recruiting for staff for new digital travel outlet
Hays Travel sees profits leap five years after Cook purchase
Hays Travel has revealed a 43% jump in pre-tax profits exactly five years after it took on the former Thomas Cook chain of shops
Ponant reveals plans to downsize ahead of move to ‘slow cruising’
The changes are part of the luxury cruise line’s commitment to becoming a zero-emissions company.
Entries open for TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2025
This year’s programme includes two new awards for homeworking agencies
Tui would like govt to 'do more' ahead of EU border rules roll-out
Neil Swanson insisted the operator is fully focused on helping customers arriving into EU destinations after the scheduled EES roll-out on 10 November
Lundgren: SAF mandate could 'wipe out' easyJet's profitability
The SAF mandate will force airlines to use a mix of sustainable fuel from next year at 2% of the total UK jet fuel demand which the government expects to raise fares by £4
How I turned left at the M25 to discover a luxury urban oasis at The Grove
Discover an unexpected luxury oasis – but one that’s just minutes from the motorway
Samantha Preece

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Luxury advisor's last-minute family booking advice after whirlwind trip
The luxury travel advisor pulled off a mammoth planning feat for a Sri Lanka trip in less than 10 days
More people booking through agents, new research shows
More people are increasingly opting to book through a travel agent, according to Abta’s Holiday Habits report
Agents record biggest growth in transactions of all sectors in September
Spending with travel agents increased by 9% year-on-year in September, while the numbers of agent transactions increased by 14.6% – the biggest year-on-year growth of any sector last month
'Hundreds' of Abta members still seeking 'clarity' on new EU border rules
The association is putting on two coach trips to the Port of Dover for members to hear about the preparations for the rollout in the coming weeks
Inghams reveals how it plans to celebrate its 90th anniversary with agents
Walking specialist to host fam trip and ’quirky’ roadshows to help agents get ’under the skin’ of its new product launching next year
G Adventures to launch 'exclusive' female-led trips for solo travellers
Operator’s new ’Solo-ish Adventures’ range will be led by female chief experience officers
Top 5: The luxury hotels advisors need to know this week
Our lineup of the newest openings, revamps and rebirths on the five-star hotel scene is back for another week