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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
How three senior travel leaders learned to stop 'trying to have it all'
During an emotional and thought-provoking break-out session at the 2024 Advantage conference, Celebrity Cruises’ Claire Stirrup, Royal Caribbean’s Ben Bouldin and Meon Valley Travel’s James Beagrie shared their career ups and downs and how they found balance
SeaDream unveils new ports for Caribbean and Mediterranean
The luxury yacht cruise line has added new ports to its summer and autumn sailings
Agents told to expect longer call waits during Classic Collection restructure
The On the Beach-owned operator confirmed the B2B brands would merge and be called Classic Collection earlier this week.
'This is how you create a culture of care in the workplace'
Creating safe spaces to talk and listen might not incur any more cost than teabags and biscuits, but could mean the world to someone that needs to air an issue.
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Transatlantic carrier JetBlue cuts winter Gatwick flights
The airline made the decision to reduce its flight frequency due to rising operational costs and patchy demand
New Travel Village Group training academies will take agents 'on a journey'
Running between September 2024 and May 2025, the first academy will give agents the tools to boost their river cruise sales
Apex deployment 'elevates' Celebrity's ex-UK offering, says president
The 2,910-passenger Celebrity Apex ship will return to Southampton next summer
Carbon budgeting to become 'a necessary step to stay ahead of regulation'
Advantage conference delegates told regulations will force the industry to become more mindful of, and responsible for, its carbon output – and to formally account for it as it would financials
Kelly Green returns to Hays Travel as assistant cruise lead
Green has spent the past five months at Club Voyages as the luxury agency’s retail lead