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Over-50s specialist seeking to double homeworking headcount

Silver Travel Advisor is recruiting more home working specialists after exceeding its own trading targets

Louis Hotels to bring luxury to Zakynthos with King Jason Zante launch

King Jason Zante will embrace ’the art of slow living’ when it opens this coming June

Luxury cruise brand launches for over-55 solo female travellers

The luxury cruise brand offers ’Fully Hosted Journeys’ specifically for mature women travelling solo.

Agents reap rewards of strong demand amid stiff competition – at least for now

After peaks continued well into February, there’s no doubt 2024 has got off to a strong start – but could over-capacity dampen the feelgood factor?

Hurtigruten pauses expansion into West Africa owing to regional ‘instability’

Group’s expedition brand, HX, had previously added voyages to West Africa to its 2023/24 programme but these have been suspended

SPL Villas expands trade team and secures distribution with Hays and ITE

SPL Villas has secured distribution with Hays and Independent Travel Experts and added another member to its trade team

First look at Tui's newly refurbished Cardiff city centre store

The team were joined by two of the store’s most loyal customers to mark the occasion

Foreign travel topping consumers' spending list – Barclays

Bank’s latest consumer spend report makes for encouraging reading for travel agents, with consumers willing to prioritise holidays over other discretionary purchases

JetBlue admits defeat in quest to merge with Spirit Airlines

JetBlue has formally withdrawn its application to merge with rival budget carrier Spirit Airlines after a judge ruled plans were anti-competitive

British Airways brings back Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur and reveals £7 billion product revamp

British Airways confirms reinstatement of two long-haul routes as it reveals a £7 billion investment in product

‘Significant stake’ in AmaWaterways sold to US private equity firm

The river line’s founders will retain ‘meaningful ownership’ of the company despite the investment by L Catterton

11 of the best kids' clubs to win over your littlest clients

Kids’ clubs have changed beyond recognition, says our family travel expert, highlighting some of the ways in which hotels are innovating in this space.

Stansted gains new four-times-weekly service to Jordan's capital Amman

Royal Jordanian’s Stansted route took off on Sunday

Royal Caribbean names Aaron Langford new sales director UK&I

Langford named Royal Caribbean International senior sales director UK and Ireland, while Nicki Lewis has been promoted to sales enablement director for Europe, Middle East and Africa

Explora Journeys chief executive to leave line after five years

Michael Ungerer to depart for personal reasons, but will advise the brand through to the end of August

Is this what sets Greater Palm Springs apart from the rest?

Visit Greater Palm Springs’ director of sustainability and community engagement, Lauren Bruggemans, rounds up the region’s approach

Cruise isn't for the ‘newlywed, overfed or nearly dead’: Florida cruise-and-stay tips

Hear from two top Florida and cruise experts on the growth of cruise-and-stay, itinerary tips, hidden gems and what’s new from their brands

Holiday for two among prizes in TTG and Visit Florida’s new Easter Countdown competition

Visit Florida and its regional tourist board partners are giving away a holiday, hotel stays, shopping vouchers and more in the run-up to Easter weekend

London-based travel agency ceases trading as Atol holder

Trivoyage Travel, which was licensed under a franchise arrangement with Protected Trust Services, has been struck off

‘Travel's voice has been heard, but don't expect too much from Wednesday's Budget’

Abta’s director of public affairs, Luke Petherbridge, looks ahead to Wednesday’s Budget – the last before a general election

TTG Luxury Travel Awards 2024 winners revealed at record-breaking event

The best in luxury travel were celebrated in a glittering ceremony at Raffles London at The OWO, one of London’s newest hotels

Advantage members seek help with Covid debts and high interest rates in spring Budget

Nearly half of Advantage members are still servicing Covid-19 debts, while just shy of a third said high interest rates were impacting their businesses

EasyJet to up Palma and Paris capacity at Southend this summer

Extra peak season flights will increase eastJet frequency to up to eight weekly flights to the Majorcan capital this summer

This is how you completely reinvent Benidorm for your clients

It’s time to shake off any pre-conceived and outdated ideas about the Alicante resort, as Teresa Machan discovers during a late-autumn jaunt to this underrated destination.