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Private equity investor takes stake in villa specialist Simpson Travel

Former Hotelplan chief Paul Carter to take over as chair from founder Graham Simpson, while operations director Ed Pyke has been promoted to managing director

Sailing to success on the TTG Luxury Journey with Silversea

Five travel advisors hopped onboard Silver Moon for an ultra-luxury Silversea cruise from Athens to Istanbul on the first-ever ocean-bound TTG Luxury Journey

Intrepid Travel turns around £9 million loss to post record annual profit

Intrepid Travel’s annual report reveals its fortunes in a year of recovery with optimistic forecasts for 2024

Spain ready to pitch new tourism strategy to UK holidaymakers

Destination poised to showcase its focuses on sustainability and higher-end tourism directly to consumers

The Leinster opens in Dublin as city's first ’luxury lifestyle hotel’

The boutique getaway marks the first ’luxury lifestyle hotel’ to open in the Irish capital

Royal Air Maroc brings back Manchester-Casablanca route

Royal Maroc will offer three flights a week from Manchester on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays

Virgin Atlantic to open up east Africa with Kenya Airways codeshare

Carriers ink deal which will initially extend to Kenya Airways’ Heathrow service to Nairobi

Advantage chief hails government backing for 'grassroots talent'

Advantage chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said said she was looking forward to seeing the impact of the new reforms on travel

‘I found coastal bliss on the west coast of America’

Surfing, whale watching and a booming craft beer industry are some of the reasons to be enticed by this suntrap on the Pacific Coast.

New riads unveiled at Kasbah Tamadot plans reopening after devastating earthquake

The six new riads at the luxury Moroccan resort will each have a private pool and Rooftop Tented Suite

New rail links could open up 50 new routes at 'superhub' Manchester airport

Manchester airport has called for improved rail connections to create a ’superhub’ in the North with 50 long-haul routes

Palma airport maintenance prompts disruption warning from Jet2

The carrier told passengers that it would try and keep any disruption to ’a minimum’ while the work was being carried out

Is 2024 the year to sell your business?

After the unprecedented Covid upheaval gave rise to a stellar 2023, has there ever been a better time to sell up disappear off into the sunset? Gary Noakes assesses the M&A landscape in travel

Riviera Travel to sharpen trade focus with new team hire

Docherty will start on 8 April and will report to head of trade and partnerships Vicky Billing

EasyJet sees 'untapped potential' at Birmingham as new base opens

The low-cost carrier will offer 16 new routes from its new Birmingham base, including to Enfidha, Sharm el Sheikh, Rhodes and Kos

Celebrity adds new lounge, suites and restaurant space to ship

The revamped Celebrity Infinity will offer European departures from Greek port Piraeus until November

BA to upgrade ground support equipment as part of net-zero commitment

Flag carrier British Airways will gradually replace all of its vehicles with hybrid or electric models where available

Inspire Group recruits second BDM as expansion plans gather pace

Stacey Wilson joins Inspire Group’s homeworking division Independent Travel Associates from The Travel Network Group

Meet the TTG 30 Under 30 cohort walking to raise funds for Reuben's Retreat

With a month to go before the TTG 30 Under 30 Class of 2023 set off on a 20-mile hike in aid of Reuben’s Retreat, we meet some of the hikers to get their views on the challenge ahead.

Expert advice to help you build sustainable travel itineraries

Learn how to build a sustainable travel itinerary, with advice from this year’s TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes.

How does B Corp benefit travel businesses and their customers?

Two Travel by B Corp members tell us about the benefits of being B Corp Certified to their businesses - and to their agent partners and customers

Four Seasons to expand Mexico portfolio with new Cabo hotel

The luxury resort will offer guests a ’traditional’ experience of Cabo when it opens this May

HX sales chief plans to boost agents' 'niche within a niche' cruise bookings

HX’s Nathaniel Sherborne talks about his plans for the cruise line, his expanded remit and the blueprint to boost agent sales in the growing expedition cruise sector

Discover the charms of an underrated Canadian culture capital

This year is a good time to discover the underrated appeal of Manitoba’s capital city as the ‘Gateway to the West’ marks a historic milestone.