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Pro chef turned agent to manage Hays Travel’s newest London store

The new London branch was officially opened on Tuesday (21 May) in the presence of mayor of Sutton Colin Stears

Day of Luxury 2024

TTG Luxury is proud to announce the return of Day of Luxury, as two well-respected and long-established events come together under one roof.

Free sailings to be offered at TTG VV Fest next month

TTG VV Fest is set to return for its second year from 24-28 June and will once again see Virgin Voyages offer free sailings to attendees

UK ‘unprepared for new EU border rules’, says Lords committee

Lords casts doubts over the UK’s preparedness for the implementation of new national and European border rules

Barbara Muckermann named new boss of Kempinski Hotels

The luxury hotel group has outlined its growth plans now Barbara Muckermann has joined as chief executive

British passenger dies onboard Heathrow flight hit by 'severe turbulence'

Singapore Airlines has confirmed the death of a passenger on a flight from Heathrow that made an emergency landing in Bangkok

EasyJet puts spring 2025 flights and packages on sale

EasyJet has loaded spring 2025 flights and packages onto its booking system covering the period from early March to mid-June

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