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Regent Seven Seas expands business development team with new hire

Harriet Smith joins Regent’s business development support team led by Ed Lang, director of strategic accounts and business development

Riviera Travel launches app to help sales team maximise time with agents

The Riviera Travel Sales App allows key account managers to track their agent visits and outcomes

Inside Travel Group recruits new global trade marketing manager

Tom Welland joins the company, which runs the InsideJapan and InsideAsia brands, from ski holiday tour operator Heidi

Airlines charging ‘quite stunning levels of pricing’ post-pandemic

Airlines are charging very steep fares on the back of high demand and reduced capacity, says leading industry consultant, with passengers willing to pay them

Liverpool airport: air operations resume following power failure

Air traffic control and aircraft operations ‘temporarily suspended’ shortly after 1.30pm on Monday (22 April)

Travel Department to up agent focus following first year of trade sales

The Irish tour operator is now ’strategically’ working on building more agency partnerships

The Tooting agent celebrating 30 years in business

Skywings Travel, founded by a Sri Lankan immigrant in 1994, has weathered many storms to reach this milestone, says Aruna Jayathilake, head of sales

'How agents can recognise the signs of "Holiday Head" in their clients'

Holiday Head makes us open to new experiences, cultures and people – but it can have a darker side, Safer Tourism Foundation chief executive Kathy Atkinson writes for TTG

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Red Sea Holidays hires Sarah Lavender as trade relations manager

Lavender has previously worked at Tenerity Travel, Tui, First Choice Holidays and Going Places

Kieran Shew named MD of social media-led travel brand Trending Travel

Shew joined Trending last year, bringing wide-ranging commercial experience from a range of online brands

P&O Cruises ship given makeover ahead of 10th anniversary celebration

The line confirmed design aspects from 5,200-passenger ships Iona and Arvia have been introduced on Britannia

Fresh strike threat hangs over early May bank holiday weekend

Some 35 airlines could be affected by a three-day strike by refuelling operatives starting 4 May

British Airways restarts London-Abu Dhabi service after four-year pause

Daily Heathrow service took off at the weekend (21 April)

Princess Cruises pushes back launch of new ship following review

Princess president John Padgett confirmed ‘additional time’ is required to ensure Star Princess is delivered to the ‘highest standards’

‘Spain and Britain created tourism – now we must invent sustainable tourism’

Spain’s second sustainability day brought some less commonly discussed sustainable and responsible tourism issues to the fore – TTG’s Ilaria Grasso Macola was there to find out how the two countries can continue working together

Brexit ban on overseas staff may be overturned as EU urges talks

The European Commission has said it wishes to open negotiations on allowing young Britons to work in the EU again after the right was removed by Brexit

Nine key takeaways from Abta's Adventure Travel Conference

1. The sector is thriving

In her keynote speech, Intrepid’s managing director EMEA Zina Bencheikh said she had witnessed massive growth for adventure travel in the 14 years she has worked for the adventure tour operator: “It was niche, but it’s becoming more mainstream.”

The Homeworker: 'I'm living my best life now I've returned to travel'

Emma Gibson started out in travel in the 1980s aged 14, but while the skills she learned stood her in good stead during a varied career, it wasn’t until she returned to the industry last year she finally found balance – and fulfilment

Travel Counsellors ups responsible travel focus with digital brochure launch

The homeworking firm has released a digital brochure with information about how customers can make changes to their usual holiday plans

Star Clippers to host biggest-ever agent fam this month

Star Flyer will depart Malaga on 26 April, calling in Ibiza, Majorca and Bonifacio before reaching Rome on 4 May

Aito brings HQ team back up to full strength with two new hires

Christina Brazier joins the association as head of industry affairs while Emma Taylor joins as head of membership

Valladolid to host 2024 Aito conference in November

The event will be held over 21-24 November

Abta sustainable travel conference to explore social and environmental successes and challenges

The full-day Abta event in London on 15 May will give delegates insights into the success and challenges that travel businesses have faced in ensuring growth that benefits communities and the environment