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Travel ‘neither accessible nor truly inclusive’ in its current state

IWTTF delegates told making travel more inclusive for all clients should be a moral and an economic imperative

Mentoring in the travel industry – the power of finding your role model

Mentoring can help travel businesses make all types of leaps.

Norse Atlantic Airways to update investors on funding search

Norse Atlantic Airways will detail its financial progress next week as it seeks investment and looks for charter opportunities for its aircraft next winter

UK Outbound to meet following general election to plan lobbying strategy

UK Outbound has called a meeting in mid-September to discuss how to make an impact on the new government, saying Westminster’s understanding is poor

'Stop talking about DEI and start acting on it,' travel leaders told

International Women in Travel and Tourism Forum delegates told to stop talking about DEI and to start actually implementing strategies designed to turn their workplaces into inclusive spaces

Crystal signs deal with Fincantieri for two new-builds

The Italian shipbuilding firm said the first vessel is scheduled to launch in spring 2028 while more details about the second ship will be revealed ’in due course’

Norwegian to launch new northern lights and ski route next winter

Norwegian Air Shuttle has announced winter flights from London to an area of the country not served by other airlines that’s famous for northern lights viewing and skiing

'When chaos reigns, why is it always tour operators left picking up the pieces?'

Summer has only just begun, but already, consumers have experienced severe travel disruption – and tour operators are bearing the brunt of the knock-on effects, writes Aito executive director Martyn Sumners for TTG

Air India to deploy flagship new aircraft on Heathrow route

Air India will upgrade its key Heathrow route from September with the addition of new Airbus A350 operating most weekly frequencies

The businesses and individuals striving for a better future for travel

Individuals and business driving travel and tourism’s transition towards becoming a more diverse, equitable and inclusive sector were honoured at the second annual International Women in Travel and Tourism Forum Awards on Wednesday (26 June)

Lufthansa Group to add up to €72 environmental levy to fares

Lufthansa Group airlines have begun to charge an environmental levy to fund an increasing proportion of sustainable aviation fuel in line with EU requirements

First look at the reincarnation of a popular all-inclusive resort in Crete

Iberostar Selection Creta Marine, sitting between Heraklion and Chania on Greece’s largest island, has reopened its doors to show off an impressive makeover.

Spending on travel continuing to outpace other non-essentials – Barclays

New CEBR and Barclays research says the UK Experience Economy - including holiday purchasing - is bigger than the GDP of Morocco and growing rapidly

The Corfu hotels showcasing the very best of Greek food

Mar-Bella Collection’s annual summer series, Greek Chefs Abroad, invites guests to sample the best of the country’s cuisine

Irish agents renew plea for resolution as Aer Lingus pilots agree to fresh talks

The Irish Airline Pilots Association will return to talks with Aer Lingus on Thursday (27 June)

Jet2 to expand Spain schedule with third Andalucian destination

Jet2 will launch weekly services to and from Jerez next summer operating between May and early November

The specialist helping agents capitalise on the boom in rail holidays

We connect the dots for travel agents booking rail, says Frank Marini, chief executive of Railbookers, which has seen FIT business triple in size since Covid.

Luxury travel agency sees business soar after Wimbledon move

Swords Travel opened the new store in Wimbledon Village in January as part of its long term business strategy

UK theme park could be worth £50bn+ to the economy – Universal

According to a Universal economic impact analysis, the project’s net contribution could be of around £35.1 billion over the first 20 years of operation

Why you can feel confident recommending Colombia

Colombia has historically had a bad rap when it comes to safety and infrastructure, but off the back of a recent “remarkable” resurgence in tourism, experts bust myths around travel to the “Country of Beauty”...

RateHawk recruits former Flexible Autos sales director Chantal Tomlinson

The online trade booking platform said hiring Chantal Tomlinson and Laura Harrison were part of its ’ambitious plans for further expansion in the UK and Ireland’

Youtravel extends cancellations into late July following FTI failure

Bed bank cancels all active bookings for arrivals up to and including 26 July

Irish agents 'working through new list of Aer Lingus cancellations'

First of five days strict work-to-rule action under way on Wednesday (26 June) with an eight-hour strike planned for Saturday, and further disruption expected next week

Co-op Holidays becomes Byway's latest flight-free holiday partner

Your Co-op Travel’s in-house operator has teamed up with flight-free travel specialist Byway to arm its agents more travel options to offer their clients