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Two-thirds of Brits don't know about the EU's new border rules

The European Union’s entry-exit system is scheduled to launch in October and will replace the current manual stamping of passports

Travel Seen founder Jen Atkinson launches podcast after life-changing event

The new travel podcast by the former boss of ITC explores the life-changing impact one holiday can have on people

Australasia specialist Anzcro names Luke Ingram as new northern BDM

Hailing from Leeds and now based near Manchester, Ingram will lead the Australia and New Zealand specialist’s trade expansion effort in the north of the UK

InteleTravel unveils long-awaited IntelePerks rewards scheme

The homeworking agency will give its network of more than 18,000 travel consultants the opportunity to earn luxury goods, electronics and holidays

Virgin Voyages reveals cash incentive programme to help boost booking levels

Agents can earn up to £30 for selected bookings during the incentive period and £5 thereafter

‘They're not all sustainable’: Green groups sceptical about forthcoming SAF mandate

Environmental campaigners have spelled out their concerns about the government’s forthcoming SAF policy, which is due to be confirmed by the end of the month

Marella Cruises scraps Middle East and Asia programme amid Red Sea conflict

The Tui-owned line is offering impacted passengers either a £200 discount on another cruise or a full refund

The TTG 30 Under 30 doing his late father proud

Morgan Hartley shares how he came to run the family business, Goodlife Florida Villas, aged just 26, after his father passed away unexpectedly

Tui to expand presence in Vietnam with new hotels and Robinson brand debut

Tui brings its Robinson Club all-inclusive concept to Vietnam and adds more Tui Blue hotels

APT launches new small-group touring product with India itineraries

The company will initially offer Small Group Journeys itineraries in India between October 2024 and December 2025

Lata to put UK market at heart of its new responsible tourism vision

Lata’s new vision centres around good-quality, responsible tourism with a reinvigorated focus on the UK market and a new partnership with Queer Destinations to promote LGBTQ+ rights

‘Becoming B Corp Certified will be a minimum standard in travel’

Not in the Guidebooks boss Carol Savage tells TTG about the latest milestone in the four-year journey and how travel agents remain the core of the operator’s growth plans

‘Europe's newest sleeper train made me feel like a child again’

TTG joined the inaugural service for a new sleeper train connecting Prague with Brussels, which adds an extra dimension to your clients’ European travels

New ships ‘will help us stand out even more’, insists Windstar's UK sales lead

The small-ship operator will launch Star Seeker in December 2025 and Star Explorer 12 months later in December 2026

Aer Lingus to put on extra Manchester-Orlando flights over Christmas and new year

Irish carrier will up its Manchester-Orlando service to four-times-weekly from 18 December 2024 to 8 January 2025

Association of Women Travel Executives names new chair and five new board members

Michelle Laverick to take over from Lindsay Garvey-Jones as chair of the association

‘It's a win – but we're still short-changing the people of Sri Lanka’

After leading a successful campaign to have the Foreign Office soften its travel advice for Sri Lanka, Experience Travel Group chief executive Sam Clark tells TTG why he believes so strongly in the country’s cause – and why there is still more to push for

Industry veteran returns to travel to lead new luxury agency brand

Prior to leaving the sector to take up a role at a property management firm, Dave Osborne had worked for Exsus Travel, Tui, Sunvil Holidays and RB Collection, among others

Next-gen scanners halve security waits at London City airport in a year

London City airport was one of the first airports in the UK to complete its transition to new CT security scanners, allowing passengers to pass through security without removing liquids or laptops from their hand luggage

Passport fees to rise again this week as government insists it doesn't profit

Passport fees will increase again from 11 April – the second increase in 14 months

EasyJet cabin crew in line for 20% pay boost from next month

EasyJet and Unite union reach agreement on a major pay deal for the airline’s cabin crew

First-ever TTG Riviera Fest to offer eight fam trip places

TTG Riviera Fest will take place for the first time 13-17 May and offer attendees the chance to win one of eight places on a fam trip

G Touring brands launch new donation scheme backing Planeterra projects

Just You and Travelsphere will match every £5 donation made by customers to support Planeterra’s projects around the world

£150m ‘agency to the stars’ snapped up by private equity firm

With the backing of ECI Partners, TAG – which books trips for stars like Jay-Z and Rihanna – said it was poised for further expansion