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Intrepid Travel introduces female-led tours of Saudi Arabia

Tours will start in the Saudi capital of Riyadh and wind up in Jeddah and will be female-only

Caroline Burroughs returns to travel with Not in the Guidebooks

Experience specialist names former Wendy Wu Tours trade support manager Burroughs its new trade sales development manager

Hurtigruten welcomes world's first ‘chief aurora chaser’ to Northern Lights cruise

The renowned astronomer will bring a wealth of cosmic knowledge to 12-night sailings in the Arctic

Delayed end to liquid rule risks ‘significant’ disruption, trade warned

Advantage boss Julia Lo Bue-Said urged passengers to ‘keep to current 100ml rules’ to ensure they won’t face any disruption

Virgin Voyages: 'Epic voyages are coming!'

SJ Walker, director of sales at Virgin Voyages, highlights the array of new sailings your clients can enjoy this year

HAL redraws Grand World Voyage itinerary to avoid Red Sea

The 2025 itinerary on Zuiderdam departing from Fort Lauderdale, US, will now include calls in Africa and Europe, rather than the Middle East

Visit Gibraltar to host trade fam programme to support rebrand

Agents will be offered opportunities to visit the destination, with a new summer campaign under way

Rosewood to open second Austrian property in fairytale Salzburg castle

The 15th century castle in Salzburg was once home to Austrian nobility and will now be managed by the global hotel brand

Premier Holidays names Nicky Bird as new southern BDM

Nicky Bird, who joins from Red Sea Holidays, has replaced Karen Milward at the Cambridgeshire-based operator

Globus restructures and expands trade team to give agents more support

New key account manager Jayne Lambert will support agents selling Globus’ touring brands, while Kelly Calver will work with river cruise-selling agents to boost Avalon Waterways sales

Why expedition cruising is not just for polar waters

Antarctica and the Arctic have long been the pin-up twins for adventurous types, but there’s an assortment of voyages in tropical waters to entice the boldest of cruisers

Brand USA reveals new president and chief executive

NYC Tourism + Conventions chief Fred Dixon to take up top role at Brand USA

British Airways to increase capacity to Barbados this summer

BA will operate its Heathrow-Barbados service this summer using a larger Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft

Government concedes airports not ready to end liquid rule this summer

Airports to be given extensions to June 2024 deadline to install new scanners on ’case-by-case’ basis

UK's largest OTA adds more than one million seats to its Atol

Loveholidays has cemented its position as the UK’s biggest OTA and third-largest Atol-holder with a big leap in licensed capacity added during the spring renewal period

Virgin Atlantic 'on track' for 2024 profit despite another year of losses

Virgin Atlantic will return to profit this year as it celebrates its 40th birthday, its chief executive promises

TravelCorp Midlands branches join new consortium

Five of the group’s six agencies have joined The Travel Network Group’s Worldchoice proposition

Why Sri Lanka is the next big safari destination agents need to know about

Safari specialist Mahlatini is branching out with the launch of its first product outside Africa, featuring 18 itineraries in Sri Lanka

Phil Gardner to leave Ambassador Cruise Line after two years

Gardner joined Ambassador in February 2022, shortly after the line’s launch, and has been hailed for his efforts to drive its growth

American Cruise Lines buys four river vessels from failed rival

The American Queen, American Duchess, American Countess and American Empress vessels will change hands as part of the deal

Spring Atol renewals indicate ‘growing demand for packages’ – CAA

CAA says the March round of Atol renewals indicates healthy demand for package travel

Grand Hyatt Barcelona opens in city's La Alta district

The Grand Hyatt Barcelona offers 465 guest rooms with an Art Deco style and is the fifth Grand Hyatt hotel in Europe

Virgin Atlantic adds second daily Heathrow-Mumbai service

The new frequency will launch 27 October, with tickets going on sale next week

AmaWaterways shifts to flight-inclusive pricing following agent feedback

AmaWaterways will offer UK guests flight-inclusive pricing as well as cruise-only options in response to agents’ wishes