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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

Fresh safety claims place Boeing's long-haul aircraft in the spotlight

A whistleblower has raised new safety concerns about manufacturing processes of Boeing’s long-haul aircraft

Cunard promises agents 'invaluable insights' on 2024 fam trips

The ocean cruise line plans to take up to 80 agents on four sailings between August and November 2024

‘Don't bank on hand luggage rules changing this summer’ – Abta

Association publishes new airport security advice after the government admitted some airports would struggle to meet its June deadline to install next-generation scanners

New women-only agents’ collective set to shake up industry with unapologetic ‘feminine energy’

Travel Sisterhood empowers female luxury travel agents by encouraging members to work together, rather than against one another.

Scenic Group reveals third Emerald Cruises luxury yacht

Emerald Kaia will be the largest of Emerald Cruises’ yacht collection with expanded state rooms and a number of other enhancements

Dramatic drone footage captures full extent of Luton airport car park fire

The airport said more than 60% of the car park has been dismantled and that 75% of the 1,300 vehicles affected by the fire have been removed