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Four Seasons to open fourth Japan hotel with ryokan floor

The luxury hotel group will open its first Osaka property in August with a mix of accommodation options

Hurtigruten hires cruise expert to strengthen and grow trade ties

David Chidley, who has previously worked for Royal Caribbean, Uniworld and Fred Olsen, has joined Hurtigruten’s UK sales team as an account manager

Luxury hotel brand shares why Menorca is Balearics’ ‘best-kept secret’ ahead of new opening

Menorca farmhouse Santa Ana is the latest addition to Vestige’s collection of restored luxury properties

Tom Welland

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Rosie Barcroft

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Canadian Affair offers agents new search function on upgraded portal

Canadian Affair has added new functions to its website designed to enhance the booking process for agents

Designer Travel team hail 'transformative' sustainability training push

Homeworking agency puts 50 consultants and team members through sustainability training with Kiwano Tourism

Jules Verne to up trade focus with two new senior leadership roles

Escorted touring specialist Jules Verne has signalled a further focus on trade sales with a reshuffle of two key roles

Kristie Crozier

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New Jet2 routes take off from Birmingham and Edinburgh airports

The airline and operator will serve Montenegro from BHX for the first time this summer, while Edinburgh has gained its first Jet2 service to Malta

Carnival Cruise Line to offer 350 agent ship visit spaces this year

Line to host ‘more travel agents than ever before’ during its 2024 ship visit programme in Dover, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Greenock (Glasgow) and Belfast

Virgin Voyages reveals Brilliant Lady's debut sailings following delayed launch

The 2,770-passenger vessel will operate from a mix of US ports, including New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Seattle throughout 2025 and 2026

Cunard: ‘With Queen Anne, we have a great window to launch a UK-based ship’

Cunard’s Tom Mahoney tells Harry Kemble about the line’s plans to promote its latest vessel – its first new ship for 14 years – to the trade ahead of its maiden voyage from Southampton

Isabel Turner-Hicks

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'More and more agents are concerned about sustainability in tourism'

Ahead of Abta’s Delivering Sustainable Travel Conference on 15 May, head of events Sulamith Waldmeier offers a flavour of what to expect on the day - from overtourism to the ’say-do’ debate

Travel's gender pay gap ‘almost solely’ down to disparities for highest-paid roles

C&M Travel Recruitment research reveals pay parity for men and women at most industry levels except the very top, where men still take most roles

Nandi Dube

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Miles Morgan sells up to Hays Travel after nearly 20 years

Hays Travel said it had no plans to rebrand any of Miles Morgan Travel’s 19 branches across the South West and South Wales

Nisha Bean promoted to Travelosophers head of sales

Travelosophers has promoted Nisha Bean to a new sales role after three years with the business

Marella Cruises unveils first ‘trade-wide’ incentive to woo third-party agents

Top-selling agents can win a place on a sailing on Marella Explorer 2 next year through the incentive

APT's Sarah Turner joins Audley Travel as new southern-focused BDM

Turner took up her role with the upmarket brand on Monday (29 April)

Airlines given a month to act on misleading ‘greenwash’ claims

The European Commission has told 20 airlines they must stop making misleading green claims within 30 days or face a clampdown

Meet TTG Top 50's unexpected new top luxury agency

What started out as a small homeworking agency is now a global titan with its eye on a multi-billion luxury opportunity

Simon Leeming named new cruise lead at Unforgettable Travel Company

In his new role, Simon Leeming will focus on offering year-round trips to around 5,000 existing cruise customers as well as new clients