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Short watch: Oceania Cruises In The Spotlight

In this five-minute In The Spotlight video you can get up-to-speed on the latest news from Oceania Cruises.

Windstar to run its largest-ever agent ship visit programme this summer

The programme will run from 3 June to 30 August and will enable agents to experience the line’s Star Class yachts, Star Legend and Star Pride

Abta's finances continue to recover as it sheds pandemic hangover

New financial figures from Abta show a healthy surplus despite making a loss on trade association activities in 2022/23

How to successfully onboard new recruits from outside of travel

Taking on staff who are new to the industry can open up a wide pool of talent but how do managers train these recruits to deliver the required standards of service?

Jessica Hopton

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Natasha Nicol

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Jet2 bullish about summer 24 despite 'competitive' April and May pricing

Jet2 Group says it is happy with summer 2024 sales so far and has outlined profit expectations for the 2023/4 financial year ahead of results announcement

Heathrow expecting 'busiest summer on record' despite strike threats

UK’s busiest airport says it has a ’robust operating plan in place’ to guard against disruption from strike action

Soaring overseas medical costs prompt Abta travel insurance warning

People will now find the cost of being flown home safely long-haul following a medical emergency is more than twice the amount charged in 2019

Princess chief defends 'gutsy' decision-making behind ship launch delays

’We won’t put a ship out before it’s ready,’ vowed Princess Cruises president John Padgett at the naming of Sun Princess

Eurostar unveils new fare categories with added flexibility

Eurostar has made its basic fare category more flexible in a revamp that sees a shake-up of all three classes on its trains

Heathrow facing week of strikes during and after early May bank holiday weekend

Second group of Unite union members threaten disruption at Heathrow in May in a dispute over outsourcing

Trailblazing LGBTQ+ travel event confirms speakers for fifth Proud 'Gathering'

Proud Experiences has grown to become the world’s largest LGBTQ+ travel conference since its launch in 2018

Industry renews plea for sustainable fuel support as govt mandate beckons

Airline groups have called for greater government involvement in SAF and hydrogen production, and infrastructure, ahead of an expected mandate from the DfT this week

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'We've moved the dial on youth mobility – it's vital to travel's future talent pipeline'

Any failure by the UK government to negotiate a youth mobility framework with the EU risks turning off the industry’s future talent pipeline, Abta’s director of public affairs Luke Petherbridge writes for TTG

AE Expeditions' sales chief expects UK market growth as fleet expands

David Tanguay, head of global sales, confirmed the UK and Irish market is among AE Expeditions’ top five markets and expects it to rise further

The new flight that brings a quirky Canadian province closer

Now that WestJet has launched a direct service from Gatwick to St John’s, ruggedly beautiful Newfoundland is close enough for a mini break.

Queen Anne's UK arrival delayed to ensure 'final touches are complete'

The 3,000-passenger ship is now scheduled to dock alongside Mayflower Terminal in Southampton at 15:00 on 30 April

Travelling public not convinced airports and airlines 'ready for summer getaway'

Fewer than half of the respondents to a CAA passenger survey said they believed the industry is prepared for the busy summer period

Travel vacancies still far down on 2023 despite March rise

C&M figures show a slight pick-up in job vacancies in March but with the total number way below that of the same month in 2023

'MS won’t mean the end of my love affair with travel'

Jason Winter is TTG’s campaign marketing manager. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in August 2022. Ahead of MS Awareness Week (22-28 April), Jason shares his MS journey, and why he can’t wait to get back to one of his great loves – travel

Industry united on need to reform air passenger compensation laws, says DfT

The Department for Transport says it is still hopeful of changing EU261 passenger compensation laws following Brexit, something that has broad industry support