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Aer Lingus to launch three-times weekly Dublin-Las Vegas service

Irish flag carrier will operate the route on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays starting 25 October

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Heathrow Border Force officials set to strike over half-term

PCS union says Border Force members at Heathrow will walk out again over half-term in a continued dispute about rostering

Simpson Travel secures additional funding to grow Med programme

The funding will be used to ’expand capacity’ across Simpson’s existing Mediterranean programme

British Airways to return to Jeddah after five-year hiatus

Four-times-weekly service to take off on 4 November

IHG to make Turks and Caicos debut with three new hotels

The hotel company will open three new resorts on the Caribbean island by 2027

Eight takeaways from Abta’s Delivering Sustainable Travel Conference

Abta’s Delivering Sustainable Travel Conference on 15 May addressed overtourism, biodiversity loss and questions around collaboration and communication when it comes to sustainability in the industry

Advantage: ‘We don't like the term travel agent – they're so much more’

Advantage chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said and chief commercial officer Kelly Cookes set out to TTG their vision for the consortium’s future role

Travel United Cup reveals fundraising target for this year's event

Fourteen teams have entered the tournament with organisers hoping to fill the remaining two spaces before 31 May when the event kicks off

Silversea unveils ‘enhanced’ global service model for agents following sales restructure

TTG understands Silversea is creating a global contact centre for trade reservations in Manila, Philippines

How Sandals' biggest marketing gamble paid off

The hotel company worked with a team of street artists on a London mural, while agents’ own feature walls have become a talking point with customers.

P&O Cruises passengers isolating following sickness outbreak on Ventura

Isolating affected passengers is one of several protocols the line has introduced to contain the stomach bug

Advantage confident package travel and Atol reforms will deliver better rules

Variable Atol protection contribution likely but proposed new rules around segregation of client monies likely to be ’watered down’ says Advantage chief operating officer Paul Nunn

Anthony Daniels to join Ponant as UK&I general manager

The cruise line revealed on Friday (17 May) Daniels will focus on forging “stronger relationships with the trade trade” in the UK and Ireland

Mandarin Oriental to open first Rome hotel in historic property

The luxury brand’s first Rome hotel will open in 2026, marking the fifth Italian hotel for the group

Tui expands retail network with two new shops in east of England

Tui Group chief executive Sebastian Ebel outlined plans to add more branches during a quarterly results call this week

Dame Irene Hays named among the UK's richest people for the first time

It’s the first time the civil servant turned agency owner and her family have featured in the prestigious list

Advantage to offer more training to members in 2024 than ever before

The consortium announced the programmes at its annual conference in Costa Mujeres in Mexico on Friday (17 May)

Ambassador ship to host 2024 Advantage cruise conference in Amsterdam

The event over 24-27 October will place a focus on how agents can attract a new generation of cruise guests and drive growth throughout the sector

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Advantage fixes sights on being the 'voice of authority' for agents

Chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said tells Advantage conference delegates her consortium will continue to champion agents as being uniquely placed to help travellers navigate an ’increasingly complex’ world

The Big Question: Has travel added too much capacity for summer 2024?

Travel is hopeful of a bumper summer with record Atol capacity available to sell, but is there sufficient demand to shift it all without a fire sale?

Canada unveils vision to reclaim place among world's top 10 destinations

Country to put data at the centre of its effort to drive up visitation and extend its seasons

EasyJet holidays puts Southend packages on sale for summer '25

Holidays to Spain, Italya, Turkey and Morocco will be available seven days a week from 1 May 2025