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South African Airways ‘here to stay’, troubled carrier's boss insists

South African Airways will continue to fly despite the collapse of a privatisation deal, its chief executive has said

Tui expands summer 2025 programme to more than 10 million seats

Operator adds 345,000 seats for summer 2025 and will base an extra aircraft in Exeter

UN-focused sustainability coalition welcomes first cruise industry ‘champion’

Carnival Corp’s Jan Swartz said it was ‘an honour’ to be a part of the Champions 12.3 coalition and help accelerate progress

Your clients don't need to be on honeymoon to love Fiji

Our solo-travelling writer thought the tropical island nation was a high-end honeytrap for romantics, until she experienced its carefree shores and jungly interiors for herself

MPs demand airlines ‘be held accountable to green pledges’

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has said the government must do more to ensure airlines achieve net-zero emissions by 2050

AE Expeditions to launch third ‘purpose-built’ vessel next year

The line’s Douglas Mawson ship will join Greg Mortimer and Sylvia Earle in the fleet from December 2025

EasyJet relaunches Alicante route from Newcastle airport

Twice-weekly service took off on Tuesday (2 April) and will operate through to the end of October on Tuesdays and Saturdays

‘Clear shift’ towards spring getaways, says Barrhead Travel boss

President Jacqueline Dobson noted how passenger numbers at the travel agency giant had jumped 20% over Easter year-on-year

Agents to hike Inca Trail in support of cancer survivor colleague

A band of Not Just Travel consultants will walk the 25-mile Inca Trail to Machu Picchu later this year in support of cancer charity The Pink Ribbon Foundation

Former Royal Caribbean sales director Stuart Byron joins Royal Mail

Byron becomes the latest travel industry figure to defect to Royal Mail after Heathrow chief operating officer Emma Gilthorpe was named the postal service’s new chief executive

From gastronomy to golf, this Spanish hideaway has it all

Where in Spain can you find world-class golf and gastronomy at the same resort? We tee off and dine out at famed Finca Cortesin

Greece firms up 'free holiday' offer for wildfire-hit Rhodes tourists

The Rodos Week initiative is aimed at all tourists who resided in hotels evacuated during last summer’s wildfires

Heathrow operations chief Emma Gilthorpe to head up Royal Mail

Gilthorpe will take over as chief executive of Royal Mail on 1 May, with Heathrow chief financial officer Javier Echave stepping into her chief operating officer role

St Kitts appoints new UK trade lead to up sales through agents

Silva’s Suzy Trott to lead travel agent training, represent the destination at UK roadshows and accompany agents on fams to the island

Jet2 confirms resort flight check-in, flight deck and cabin crew redundancies

Consultations with affected employees under way following the airline and operator’s review of its operations in Spain

St Giles Hotel to provide hospitality training for 20 rough sleepers

Participants have also been guaranteed job interviews after they complete the programme

'There is far more to see and do on the island than I ever envisioned'

Not Just Travel’s Jenifer Compton was blown away by her discoveries on St Helena, when she visited the remote British Overseas Territory with the tourist board.

Oceania boss: 'Middle East conflict could prompt more UK deployment'

Frank A. Del Rio tells TTG conflict could drive deployment west, and highlights how the line has ’opened up a bit more to the UK agent community’

AmaWaterways recruits 'experienced' new BDM to support trade

Anna Borrer will support agents in the south east of England and will work in the trade sales team led by sales director Andrea Stafford

Hundreds of Border Force officers to walk out for four days next week

More than 600 Border Force officers at Heathrow airport will stage strike action over 11-14 April

Short watch: Hawaiʻi In The Spotlight

Discover how your clients can travel to and between the Hawaiian Islands, and get heaps of selling tips in this short In The Spotlight video

New Barbados hotel shines light on island's south coast

The Rockley on Barbados’s south coast is now taking bookings following a major refurbishment of the former South Beach Hotel

Classic Collection to be consolidated into ‘single’ B2B sales brand

It comes after Classic Collection chief executive Andy Freeth and product and commercial director Alex Gavalda left the company earlier this month

Silversea to offer expedition sailings from UK and Ireland next year

The ultra-luxury cruise line’s Silver Wind will depart from ports in the UK and Ireland in summer 2025